Head of Project Delivery & Monitoring

🌿 We’re Hiring: Head of Project Delivery & Monitoring

Location: Llangollen, North Wales
Salary: £35,000–£42,000 (depending on experience)
Contract: 2-year fixed term, with potential to become permanent (dependent on funding)
Working hours: Full-time or part-time considered
Deadline for applications: Midday, Monday 13th January 2025
Reports to: CEO

💧 Make a Difference to One of the United Kingdom’s Most Biodiverse Rivers

Are you ready to lead meaningful environmental projects that protect and restore the River Dee? As our new Head of Project Delivery & Monitoring, you'll be at the forefront of designing and delivering practical, high-impact solutions—working with farmers, landowners, communities, and agencies to improve the health of this precious river.

This is a strategic leadership role where you’ll manage multiple conservation projects, support a passionate team, and take the leading role in delivering ambitious targets within our 2027 strategy like:

• Restoring 40km of riverbank habitat
• Improving 150 polluting drains
• Supporting healthier soils across 1,800 acres of farmland

You’ll also play a key role in shaping our next five-year strategy (2027–2032), helping us go bigger and bolder in our mission.

🐟 About Us – Welsh Dee Trust

We’re a small, dynamic charity and part of the wider Rivers Trust movement, working to secure a River Dee free of Pollution and Full of Wildlife

We are currently in year 3 of a 5-year strategy.

• Water Wise Farming – supporting sustainable land management
• Restoring River Habitat – repairing damaged ecosystems
• It Shouldn’t Be in the Dee – tackling pollution at the source

We're based in beautiful Llangollen and work in close collaboration with local communities, landowners, and stakeholders across the catchment.

Find out more about our strategy: www.welshdeetrust.com/strategy-and-impact

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

• Lead the successful planning, execution, and delivery of all Welsh Dee Trust projects within our 3 delivery programmes
• Fulfil the role of safety manager for the trust, ensuring health and safety policies are correct and implemented.
• Manage project staff, consultants, and delivery partners
• Oversee project budgets
• Ensure delivery of key targets from our current five-year strategy
• Secure and manage funding to support our work
• Foster relationships with key partners, including NRW, Environment Agency, water companies, landowners, and government bodies
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement in project delivery
• Undertake the role of acting CEO, undertaking day-to-day operations in the absence of the current CEO.

📋 What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Experience in designing and delivering environmental projects
• Strong project management skills, including budgeting, procurement, and risk management
• Experience in line managing staff, including supporting professional development.
• Excellent communication skills—including public speaking and stakeholder engagement

Desirable:

• Welsh language skills
• A solid understanding of an area of river ecosystems e.g. hydro geomorphology, water quality testing, community engagement, water company treatment etc.
• Experience in fundraising and bid-writing
• Knowledge of CDM (Construction, Design & Management) Regulations

🎁 What We Offer

• Salary in the range of £35,000–£42,000, depending on experience
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme (5% employee, 9% employer contributions)
• Friendly, supportive team environment
• Based in Llangollen, with potential for flexible or hybrid working (if appropriate to the role)
• Opportunity to shape the next phase of an ambitious conservation charity

Deadline: Midday Monday 2nd June 2025

Interviews: A first round of online interviews will take place during the week commencing 9th June, successful candidate will be invited to a second in-person interview.

If you are interested in the role and have questions please feel free to reach out to [email protected]