Catchment Nutrients Officer

We are looking for Catchment Nutrients Officer to project manage, develop, coordinate and deliver the nutrient neutrality partnership project in four Cumbrian SAC catchments (River Derwent, River Kent, Esthwaite Water, River Eden). What's it like to work here? We've moved to hybrid working combining working from home and days at our office base in Wayfaring House, Murley Moss. You'll be provided with a laptop to enable you to access our secure IT network when working remotely. The role The Cumbrian nutrient neutrality partnership project has achieved a significant funding award to accelerate the delivery of nutrient mitigation solutions to unlock stalled development in the county. Working in the Strategy and Environment Team, this role will help us deliver a project to:

• Approve new planning applications
• Assist the delivery of the Cumbrian Authorities' spatial strategies, particularly in respect of housing and tourism provision
• Create mitigation strategies options for each affected catchment
The post holder will line manage a Graduate Strategy Planner, Catchment Ecologist and Administrator to work closely with and support specialist advisors, rangers, partners and contractors. It is a rewarding role, working with, and being supported by an experienced and talented team of colleagues and partners.

We need a project manager with strategic awareness, who is confident working with multi-faceted complex projects and information sources. You'll also be an excellent communicator with a great track record in stakeholder engagement and managing effective relationships, facilitating the delivery of mitigation strategies and the development of mitigation schemes. The role requires a consistent focused effort on effective project management including forward planning, risk management, communications and engagement planning and delivery, benefits tracking, budget management, project monitoring and reporting. As well as an ability to work in a structured, logical and often time pressured way, focussed on delivering the project plan. This is a great opportunity to take an established partnership project and develop it into its next phase of delivery. We're looking for someone with project management experience and understanding of catchments, evidence of partnership working, knowledge of the planning system and associated processes as well as a good understanding of national policies as they affect the environment., We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. By 'minimum criteria' we mean that you must provide evidence in your application which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required under each of the essential criteria, as well as meeting any of the qualification, skills or experience defined as essential. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

The Lake District National Park Authority looks after this unique corner of England and UNESCO World Heritage Site. We encourage people to enjoy and understand its beauty and helping those who live and work here. Our staff include rangers and field workers, advisers at our visitor centres, planners and ecologists.

Working with us, you'll enjoy
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Paid time off so you can volunteer
• Subsidised healthcare scheme
• Commitment to wellbeing
We're happy to talk about flexible working - let us know if you want to find out more.