Sustainability including Green and Environment jobs
Many vital green jobs involve working directly with the natural environment, you'll find these roles here.
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Coastal Officer - Tir Canol - RSPB
Location: Dyfi Estuary or local surroundings
Salary: £26,397.00 - £28,319.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract: 20 months
Hours: 4 days per week.
This is an exciting opportunity. The role is fixed-term for 20 months and will deliver the Changing Tides—a Community Guide to a Resilient Coast project funded by the Heritage Fund. You will focus on creating a handbook for coastal adaptation based in the Dyfi Estuary but with wider applications. This project will use a series of co-design and co-production workshops.
Temporary part-time position of 0.5FTE (17.5 hours per week) until 30th September 2025
We are recruiting two part-time project officers, one to work in the Mid Wales area with a focus on the areas of Welshpool and Llanidloes and one to work in the South Wales area with a focus on the areas of Swansea, Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil. Are you passionate about invasive species and biodiversity? Are you confident at public-facing events? We have developed two new roles with the Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN) project team helping to raise awareness and management of invasive species across Wales.
Ecologist - Senior or Principal - RSK Group
Senior Ecologist - Up to £39,000 per annum, dependent on skills and experience.
Principal Ecologist - Up to £45,000 per annum, dependent on skills and experience.
ADAS, part of the RSK Group, is seeking a Senior Ecological Consultant / Principal Ecological Consultant to join our highly skilled ecology team on a full-time permanent basis (we are happy to consider part-time applicants). This is a hybrid home and office-based position with flexibility in the split. We are seeking applicants across the whole of the UK, our main offices are located in Aberystwyth, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Leeds, Oxford, Scotland & Wigan but we are happy to consider people based in other areas.
Nature Recovery Officer - Gwent Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,827 – £28,414 Depending on experience
Contract type: Permanent full time contract
Working hours: Full Time. Some evening/weekend work may be required
Location: Working across Gwent. Working flexibly from home and any GWT Office.
If you would like to be part of a friendly team, working towards ensuring our nature reserves are managed as well as they can be for wildlife, then this could be the role for you. As Gwent Wildlife Trust’s Nature Recovery Officer (NRO), you will oversee practical action for wildlife and engagement activities for volunteers at our nature reserves, as well as working with partners and neighbours to help support further action to help ensure nature is in recovery.
Project Manager – Upper Irthing PRISM Landscape Recovery Project - Forestry England
£29,863 - £31,526
2 Year Fixed Term appointment
North District Office, Eals Burn, Bellingham, Northumberland, NE48 2HP
The Project Manager will have oversight of the whole PRISM (Peatlands, Rivers, Invasives, Species Recovery and Meadows) project programme and team. They will be the primary point of contact for all project related matters, especially for project partners (including local FE teams) who are key to the effective development of the project.
Project Delivery Officer – Upper Irthing PRISM Landscape Recovery Project - Forestry England
£29,863 - £31,526
2 Year Fixed Term appointment
North District Office, Eals Burn, Bellingham, Northumberland, NE48 2HP
The Delivery Officer will work closely with the Project Team during the initial 2-year funding development period to develop detailed delivery plans for long term management of the project area. The successful candidate will report back to the Project manager and the project partnership (comprised of landowners and other key stakeholders) on their own key areas of work.
Species Recovery Partnership Manager - RSPB
Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract: until mid-January 2027.
Location: RSPB Northern Ireland HQ Belfast, Home Hybrid
Rethink Nature is a partnership of seven leading species conservation organisations whose aim is ‘to combine their extensive knowledge and experience to catalyse the action that species need across the four nations of the UK’. We are looking for a highly organised and passionate individual with a good working knowledge of priority species in NI, the mechanisms needed to deliver for them, and the ability to bring stakeholders together. You will be responsible for managing the project to sure that that the following key outcomes are delivered within budget and on time.
Forest Works Supervisor - Forestry England
Salary: £27941
Contract Type : Fixed Term 24 months
Yorkshire and the Humber
Your focus will be on ensuring the successful establishment of the new woodland sites. This will involve overseeing the on-the-ground operations of the new sites as work begins. You will be responsible for managing and coordinating contractors to complete works to a high health & safety and quality standard, ensuring targets are met within a given time frame.
Community Engagement Officer - Greater Sedgemoor Landscape Recovery - RSPB
Location: Sedgemoor Grassland Reserves
Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract: Fixed Term contract until March 31st 2026 / Hours: Part Time, 30 Hours per week
The role will help develop an innovative landscape-scale 'Landscape Recovery Scheme' across the Southern part of the Somerset Levels and Moors and maximise the project's positive social impact. You will work closely with local communities, building relationships, problem solving, and bringing creative ideas to the table.
Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today, but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.
We are currently seeking a Restoration Manager to join our Restoration team here in Land and Natural Resources.
Path Builder - A.C.T Heritage Ltd.
We are an independent environmental construction company specialising in Upland and Lowland footpath construction, Bridge and Boardwalk infrastructure, machine works and Access Management. Due to continued development we are seeking to expand our capacity by finding the right person to join our experienced team.
We are looking to expand our upland footpath team. Successful applicants will work as part of a highly experienced team with the predominant task of constructing and maintaining hand-built mountain footpaths.
Project Manager (Species Survival Fund) - WWT
£20,643 (FTE £34,405)
Part time 22.5 hours per week
Fixed term until 28th February 2026
Steart Marshes, Somerset
We have an exciting opportunity to oversee the management of a 2 year funded project: Wetter For Waders: Enhancing Somerset’s Coastal Wetlands. You'll be part of our team based at the Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserves. A predominantly capital based project which will include the coordination and management of internal resources, contractors and consultants. You will oversee the management of consultants and contractors, take responsibility for projects and prioritise resources accordingly whilst working alongside the site manager.
Green Farm – Engagement Officer - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Salary: £24,960 FTE (0.6 FTE)
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
Location: Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip, Worcester WR3 8SZ with regular travel to Green Farm adjacent to Monkwood Nature Reserve to the north of Worcester.
We're looking for someone who can inspire communities to love and take action for nature in and around our Monkwood nature reserve. This role will enable you to make a real difference to nature’s recovery and to be part of our vision to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030. The project is one year in and we have already achieved a great deal of engagement with the local community, especially in delivering nature improvements such as tree planting on the nature reserve and building links with the local schools. The new officer will continue to lead on the great work that has already been achieved and build on those local connections to strengthen our roots into the community.
Senior Project Officer - The Conservation Volunteers
Salary: £24,024 per annum, pro-rated to £14,414.40.
21 hours per week, to include weekend and evening work.
Based at the Wealden District Council office in Hailsham and working along the Cuckoo Trail but attached to the TCV Office in Hastings. This exciting role supports TCV in enabling people and communities to improve their health, prospects and outdoor places. We have an outstanding track record of delivering conservation, community and health projects across Sussex and we want to build on this whilst continuing to meet the needs of our diverse communities, existing and potential partners and becoming a beacon of best practice for us nationally.
Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Forsinard Flows
The Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve consists of a huge expanse of designated blanket peatland, which is part of the largest terrestrial Special Area for Conservation in the UK, and part of the tentative World Heritage Site bid. This post will help with the running of the Field Centre, education facilities and a laboratory, in order to help facilitate the continuation and growth of research work in the Flow Country, under the auspices of the Flows Research Hub.
Site Manager - Galloway Reserves - RSPB
Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 Per Annum
This is a permanent, full-time role for 37.5 hours per week.
Location: Dumfries and Galloway Office
Are you looking to combine your passion for nature with your land management and communication skills? If so, this may be the perfect role for you! We are looking for an organised, dynamic, and passionate Site Manager to lead the team and deliver the work programmes on these varied and exciting nature reserves. Key elements of reserve management include managing the team, budgeting/financial management, H&S, compliance, project management, management planning, reporting and public relations.
Conservation Manager - Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust
Salary: £31,638 to £36,252
Contract: Full time, permanent.
Location: IoSWT office, Trenoweth, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, TR21 0NS
We are looking for an experienced and talented nature conservationist with leadership experience or potential, who excels at project development and partnership working. Ideally you will also have substantial ecological knowledge. We need an inspirational and collaborative person who will contribute a great deal to the Trust team. We seek someone who is excited by the opportunities – and challenges – of life in Scilly, and who shares our passion for keeping Scilly special.
Assistant Warden - North-East Scotland Coastal Reserves - RSPB
Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract: 9 months
Hours: Part Time 30 hours per week (4 days)
Location: Loch of Strathbeg based + work at other reserves
An amazing opportunity to work on a fantastic range of reserves on some of the most important areas for wildlife within the North-East of Scotland. The group of five reserves cover lochs, a range of associated wetland habitats, farmland, dunes systems, seabird cliffs and woodlands that are home to a diverse range of wildlife and we need your help to keep them special. We are looking for someone enthusiastic with good practical and communication skills, and who will become a key part of our small, friendly, dedicated team.
Green Finance Manager - Surrey Wildlife Trust
Salary c£38,000 pa dependent on experience & skills
Our offices are in Pirbright, Leatherhead and Wisley and our hybrid working policy aims to provide a good work/life balance which can incorporate partial home working
If you are passionate about nature’s recovery and want to work within our Business Development/Nature Based Solutions Team with others who are creatively and systematically looking for solutions which will connect Surrey’s wildlife at a landscape level, this is your perfect job! This role sits in the Trust’s Business Development/Nature Based Solutions (NBS) team, an innovative new team focused on county wide recovery and green finance investment within the county of Surrey. This role will also manage the Trusts internal and external processes around Green Finance and drive forward investment in nature at a landscape level.
Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer - Staffordshire County Council
Salary: £36,648 - £41,418
Full Time
Fixed Term until 31st March 2025
Location: Stafford
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join the Cannock Chase National Landscape Team to help deliver the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme.This is an opportunity to make a real difference to farming and land management in the National Landscape and to help conserve and enhance the natural beauty of this nationally important landscape.
Severn Treescapes Trees and Woodland Advisor - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Starting salary £25,000 - £27,000
This is a fixed term post that ends 31st March 2025.
Location: Lower Smite Farm, Smite Hill Hindlip , Worcester & Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR3 8SZ
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic person to help deliver our Trees Call for Action Fund, Severn Treescapes: Wye to Wyre, connecting nature and people project. This is a well-established collaborative partnership with Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Wildlife Trusts and the successful applicant will help us to deliver a 60 mile corridor of enhanced tree cover to connect two of England’s largest semi-natural woodlands, from the Lower Wye Valley to the Wyre Forest.
Senior Policy Officer – Water - RSPB
Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Flexible in UK
An outstanding opportunity to help turn around the alarming state of England's freshwater habitats. You will work with a diverse range of teams across the RSPB to drive forward our policy and advocacy work on water and coastal policy issues and influence important debates and decisions across the England.