Salary: £36,769 - £44,028 (Band D)
Location: Grantown on Spey
Job Type: 3 year fixed term contract
Hours: Full time; 35 hours per week
Closing Date: 23:59pm, Tuesday 11 March 2025
Interview Date: Monday 24 March 2025
About Us:
The Cairngorms National Park is an incredible place to live and work. The UK’s largest national park is a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. It is also home to 25 percent of the UK’s rare and endangered species. It is a truly unique place to work, with our dedicated and passionate nature and climate change team who are committed to achieving the best for both conservation and land management, every day. Furthermore, there is access to some of the most beautiful countryside straight from our Headquarters office door.
The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great opportunities to grow your career. The Park Authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not-for-profit companies to work for. We’re dedicated to both this amazing place and our employees.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Peatland Science and Monitoring Officer to join the CNPA, working with colleagues, land managers, and contractors throughout the National Park to implement essential surveys and scientific monitoring of peatland restoration sites, thereby increasing the rate and scale of peatland restoration, which aims to reduce carbon emissions, promote carbon storage, restore peatland functions, improve habitats, and benefit biodiversity.
The Role:
As our Peatland Science and Monitoring Project Officer, you will work with colleagues, land managers, and contractors throughout the National Park to implement essential surveys and scientific monitoring of peatland restoration sites, thereby increasing the rate and scale of peatland restoration. You will lead on coordinating the collection, analysis, and reporting of data relating to the programme.
As the postholder, you will lead on the development and delivery of new survey methodologies that support the work and coordinate scientific work to answer key operational research questions. You will also develop and implement systems for robust data management, interpretation, and presentation as well as working closely with the GIS Officer in the development of the GIS systems to support the team’s work. Collaboration with Peatland ACTION delivery partners and the wider scientific community will be essential to this role.
CNPA Benefits:
* Civil service pension scheme with member contribution rates among the lowest in the public sector
* Generous employer contributions
* Secure, inflation-proof pension for life
* 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays
* Professional development
* Flexible working
* Cycle to work scheme
About You:
To be considered as our Peatland Science and Monitoring Project Officer, you’ll need:
* Good knowledge of upland land management practices and related challenges
* Practical experience of organising and carrying out upland surveys and ideally peatland specific surveys
* An excellent understanding of peatland ecology, with relevant botanical knowledge of upland and mire species
* An understanding of the hydrology and geomorphology of peatland systems
* A highly competent GIS analyst with the skills to guide the work of others
* Experience of supervising or managing contractors
* Experience of developing and maintaining positive working relationships
* Proven ability to manage workloads, achieve targets, and deliver projects on budget and on time
* Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
* Good time-management skills
* A full UK driving licence
* Flexible approach to working hours
* Physically fit and able to walk into remote locations
* Permission to work in the UK
How to apply:
To apply, please click here. Please note, we do not accept Curriculum Vitae (CV).
If you require more information, or if you require any adjustments to be made to the application process due to disability please contact us on 01479 873535 or email: recruitment@cairngorms.co.uk.
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