Environment Officer

An exciting vacancy has arisen for an Environment Officer, working for Black Sluice IDB in Lincolnshire. The IDB is an independent statutory authority providing flood risk management and land drainage services within our catchment area.

The Environment Officer will be the responsible lead for all environmental projects and schemes. Working in a small team working to conserve and enhance the environment, you will work with partner organisations (for example Environment Agency, Rivers Trust, Wildlife Trust, councils and other IDBs) to achieve greater benefits.

We are looking for a highly motivated person with the knowledge, skills, experience, and personal qualities necessary to progress environmental schemes and projects, conduct habitat surveys, maintain and develop databases and spatial information. You will represent the IDB in county-wide forums, promoting the IDB’s work and projects. You will have skills in working with environmental enhancement projects and analysing data using GIS.

You will also manage and develop datasets, used together with environmental records to inform decision making and produce a range of products and services for public, private and third sector partners. These include; biodiversity data, asset data, GIS layers, web mapping and other spatial data. Taking ownership and having a high regard for the integrity of data throughout our systems and processes, you will be able to demonstrate a personal commitment to biodiversity conservation and will thrive on the challenges offered through working for our organisation. It is a requirement that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK by the start of their employment.

The IDB’s offices are based in Swineshead, Boston. Our primary role is to provide a frontline
drainage and flood protection service within the greater Lincolnshire community. We protect land, critical infrastructure, commercial and residential property from flooding and ensure good land drainage. Much of this work involves the maintenance and improvement of watercourses and related infrastructure. The Board supervises all matters relating to water level management within our district whilst supporting and promoting sustainability, the environment, agriculture, industry and commercial assets.

This is a full-time post which requires someone who has experience of working in a comparable environment or situation.

Information about Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board and further information regarding this post, including full job description, person specification is available on the Board’s website.