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Non-remunerated – volunteer role – expenses paid Term: 3 years  Circa: 2 days per month Start: Summer 2024   The Canal & River Trust is the proud guardian of over 2,000 miles of historic inland waterways which touch millions of people across England and Wales. The Trust is among the UK’s largest and most complex charities, set up in 2012, and its income now exceeds £200m.  The Trust seeks a new Regional Advisory Board Chair, for the East Midlands. With strong connections to their region, the Chair will lead the Regional Advisory Board, guide and support the Trust’s Director for the Region, serve on the Trust’s Council and act as an ambassador for the Trust.    Location coverage: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Derby, Derbyshire, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Newark, Northampton, Northamptonshire   To learn more about the valuable and impactful work of the Trust visit our website at:About Canal & River Trust - our cause Find out more about the impactful work we deliver across England & Wales here:Our impact - view Impact report here Interested?  Keep reading below or click Candidate brief template_RAB Chair EAST MIDS_LIVE for full details  

Job Title: Waterway Operative Advertised Salary:£27,242 Inlcusive of Inner London Allowance, with salary progression + benefits Working Hours: 1931.4 annualised hours Monday-Sunday Location: Docklands, E14 9ST. We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. As an Operative most of your working time is spent in our unique and wonderful outdoor environment and your daily tasks will vary and will contribute to the maintenance, conservation, and improvement of the South regions waterway network.    Our Operatives work an annualised hours system which includes working statutory holidays and weekends on a rota, you must be happy to work in an on call rota. You will also be working with other staff and volunteers, Operatives to undertake maintenance and repair works, operate assets and providing information to customers, as directed by your Team Leader.   Flexibility is very important in order to be certain that we can respond to critical needs when they occur. Please only apply if you are happy to work on a rotating shift pattern, with some emergency call out expected.    Location & coverage   Reporting to the base in Docklands.   Occasionally you will also be required to work in other areas of the South.   See our network here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network      

Job Title: Waterway Operative Advertised Salary:£23,242 with salary progression + benefits Working Hours: 1931.4 annualised hours Monday-Sunday Location: Fradley, DE13 7DN. We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. As an Operative most of your working time is spent in our unique and wonderful outdoor environment and your daily tasks will vary and will contribute to the maintenance, conservation, and improvement of the West Midlands regions waterway network.    Our Operatives work an annualised hours system which includes working statutory holidays and weekends on a rota, you must be happy to work in an on call rota. You will also be working with other staff and volunteers, Operatives to undertake maintenance and repair works, operate assets and providing information to customers, as directed by your Team Leader.   Flexibility is very important in order to be certain that we can respond to critical needs when they occur. Please only apply if you are happy to work on a rotating shift pattern, with some emergency call out expected.    Location & coverage   Reporting to the base in Fradley.   Occasionally you will also be required to work in other areas of the West Midlands.   See our network here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network      

Job Title: Senior Engineer Advertised Salary:£43, 000 - £45,500 + car cash allowance (£5,100 p.a.) + benefits Location: Remote, with regular travel across our southern section North West network (Cheshire) required.  *** Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2025 ***   We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.   We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer to join our Asset Management team in the south of our North West region (Cheshire) on a initial fixed term contract until 31st March 2025.    The role of the Engineer in the asset management team is to maintain, the Trust’s infrastructure through their entire life cycle to enable visitors to safely enjoy our canals and rivers and safeguard them for future generations. Our asset engineers do this by inspecting and assessing the condition of our built assets, prioritising repair and renewal works specifying works that are required, and support of the operations team on minor repairs and reactive repairs.      Working as part of a team of Engineers and Inspectors, our Senior Engineers provide an important role inspecting and assessing the condition of the Trust’s infrastructure, prioritising future works and acting as client throughout the project lifecycle and providing technical support to other Trust departments.   We are an ICE approved employer, providing structured learning and professional development support.    Location & coverage Administratively based from our Ellesmere Port hubs, this vacancy will be offered on a remote working basis,with a requirement to attend our hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings. It is therefore essential that applicants are able and willing to work effectively from home.   This role will involve regular travel to and along the reservoirs, canals and river navigations of the networks and occasionally you may also be required to work nationally too. The regularity and distribution of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.    See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network 

Salary: £39,588 + car cash allowance (£425 per month) + benefits Location: Remote, with regular travel for collaborative meetings at Gloucester Hub.   The Canal & River Trust is a charity entrusted with the care of over 2000 miles of canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs in England and Wales. These historic, natural and cultural assets form part of the nation’s strategic and local blue-green infrastructure network, linking urban and rural communities as well as habitats. Our waterways contribute to the health and well-being of local communities and economies, creating attractive and connected places to live, work, volunteer and spend leisure time. They also play an important role in mitigating the impact of climate change and provide valuable habitats and much-needed biodiverse corridors for wildlife.   We are currently recruiting for an Enterprise Manager to generate resources to support the Trust’s objective of being a waterway and wellbeing charity. To identify sources of funding and support for the development and delivery of the Region’s priority projects and initiatives. Work creatively with colleagues to shape the Region’s activities into fundable projects and deliver sustainable funding sources to meet these objectives. Generate resources for a range of activities, such as improving waterway infrastructure, visitor destinations, learning, participation and engagement opportunities that deliver health and wellbeing outcomes for visitors and customers.   Location & coverage This Enterprise Manager role will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces e.g. Gloucester as and when required for team working a collaborative meetings.   The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.    See our canal network here:(https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).   

Internal job title: Cost Engineer Advertised Salary: £36,500 + benefits  Location: Remote working with hub allocated when required.   Remote working -  base location flexible within easy access to any of our current main Hubs:  Leeds, Liverpool, Burnley, Newark, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Gloucester, London.    Our plans to deliver a substantial increase in expenditure on our waterway network to improve its resilience, given the growing impact of climate change, demand that we make improvements in our approach, making changes to how we organise the development, planning and delivery of our work. Drawing from the best examples in the wider industry, we have identified the changes to our processes and organisational structure we need to achieve our ambitious plans. As a result, we have created a new Programme Management Office (PMO) and Cost Intelligence team.  The PMO will define the standards of programme delivery and provide governance, oversight and assurance around the delivery of our expanded work programme.   Working within the Cost Intelligence team, the Cost Engineer role is responsible for a number of activities including the capture and analysis of costs at various stages throughout the project lifecycle and identifying trends and areas of efficiency to enable the Trust to make informed decisions around the delivery of works.   Location & coverage The role will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings. Travel throughout the regional waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits, liaise with team members, and to assess/conduct necessary improvements.    The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.    See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).

Job Title: Engineer Advertised Salary: £35,250 - £39,000 + car cash allowance (£4,680 p.a.) + benefits Location: Remote, with regular travel across our North West & Yorkshire & Northeast network required.    We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.   We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Engineer to join our Asset Management team in the North West & Yorkshire North East regions; covering Ashton, Huddersfield Narrow, Huddersfield Broad & Rochdale Canals & associated reservoirs (between Manchester & Brighouse).    The role of the Engineers in the asset management team is to maintain, the Trust’s infrastructure through their entire life cycle to enable visitors to safely enjoy our canals and rivers and safeguard them for future generations. Our asset engineers do this by inspecting and assessing the condition of our built assets, prioritising repair and renewal works specifying works that are required, and support of the operations team on minor repairs and reactive repairs.      Working as part of a team of Engineers and Inspectors, our Engineers provide an important role across the Trust supporting works delivery and the implementation of the asset strategy.  See more about our specialist teams here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/engineering).    We are an ICE approved employer, providing structured learning and professional development support.    Location & coverage This role will involve regular travel to and along the reservoirs, canals and river navigations of the networks and occasionally you may also be required to work nationally too. The regularity and scarcity of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.    See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network   

Job Title: Programme Planner (North West coverage) Advertised Salary:£39,588 + car cash allowance (£5,100 p.a.) + benefits Location: Remote, with regular travel across our network required.    We are the Charity for waterways and wellbeing, who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays it's part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.   Our Infrastructure and Programmes Directorate, Programme Planning Team, are looking for new Programme Planner to join their team.    Your focus will be to establish, maintain & deliver programmes of works for our Northwest regions. Working in close collaboration with our Area Operations Managers and Regional Operations Managers, your remit will cover both reactive and planned works.    Whilst the nature of programme planning is all about looking ahead and ensuring effective planning of works to optimise budget and resources, we also expect that every day unscheduled urgent tasks arrive and we need to asses and prioritise those activities alongside our planned works to turn ensure our accessibility of our waterways and safety of our users/visitors.     To find out more about our organisation and the fantastic and varied work we do, visit our website by clicking here (or search for https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us)   Location & coverage This Programme Planner vacancy will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working a collaborative meetings. Travel throughout the regional waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits and to help conduct improvements.    Relevant Hubs include: Burnley & Ellesmere Port.    The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.    See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network). 

Job Title: Environmental Compliance Manager Advertised Salary:£48,500 + Car Cash Allowance (£450 per month) + benefits. Base Location: Home-based with requirements for national travel.   We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions. We currently have an opportunity for an Environmental Compliance Manager within our National Environment & Climate Action Team within the Strategy & Impact Directorate. The S&I directorate analyses current and emerging policy and sets the Trust’s strategy and standards for regional delivery across all the Trust’s activities. The Environment and Climate action team is responsible for delivering the Trust’s strategy and policy on all environment and climate related sustainability issues, including environmental compliance as a minimum and achieving biodiversity net gain.   Reporting to the Head of Environment and Climate action, the Environmental Management and Compliance manager role will be responsible for the Trust’s Environmental Management System and its associated policies, commitments, and standards, linked to the Trusts evolving sustainability and organisational strategies. The role will require establishing good relationships with other teams in the Trust to drive sound environmental practice from our operations and 3rd party activities.   Location The role will be home-based, with the expectation to attend main regional hubs either at Milton Keynes, Birmingham, or Little Venice (Paddington), for collaborative working. This is a national role, requiring collaboration with teams in all six of the Trust’s regions. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout the regional waterway network. See our network here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).      

Job Title: Nature Recovery Manager Advertised Salary:£48,500 + Car Cash Allowance (£450 per month) + Benefits Base Location: Home-based with requirements for national travel Overview: We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.   We currently have an opportunity for a Nature Recovery Manager within our national Environment ＆ Climate Action Team within the Strategy and Impact Directorate. The S&I directorate analyses current and emerging policy and sets the Trust’s strategy and standards for regional delivery across all the Trust’s activities. The Environment and Climate action team is responsible for delivering the Trust’s strategy and policy on all environment and climate related sustainability issues, including environmental compliance as a minimum, improvement of our protected sites and achieving a net gain in biodiversity across our canal network.   Reporting to the Head of Environment and Climate action, the Nature Recovery Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring the Trusts position and progress on nature recovery. The role includes delivering a long-term action plan to move more of our protected sites to favourable condition and collaborating with other teams across the Trust to develop, fund and deliver projects that increase biodiversity and the abundance of protected species across the network.   Location The role will be home-based with an expectation to attend main regional hubs either at Milton Keynes, Birmingham or Little Venice (Paddington) for collaborative working. This is a national role, requiring collaboration with teams in all six of the Trust’s regions. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout the regional waterway network. See our network here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network)    

Job Title: Ecologist Advertised Salary:£32,427 Base Location: Home-based with requirements for national travel.   We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions. We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Ecologist to join our Environment and Climate action team within the S&I Directorate and is responsible for delivering the Trust’s strategy and policy on all environment and climate related sustainability issues, including environmental compliance as a minimum, improvement of our protected sites and achieving a net gain in biodiversity across our canal network.   The Ecologist will be responsible for providing professional technical input into the Trust’s strategic activities around nature recovery. This includes collecting and analysing information and data to support a long-term action plan to move more of our protected sites towards favourable condition and support projects that increase biodiversity and the abundance of protected species across the network.   The Canal & River Trust is in an ideal position, as a large landowner with blue and green corridors connecting habitats across the landscape, to carry out environmental enhancements using our local volunteer workforce to ensure that we improve habitats and support biodiversity. Planting the right trees in the right places, reconnecting old hedgerows and restoring or creating wildflower meadows and linear species-rich grasslands to provide a safe haven for wildlife and a destination for people to retreat to from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Reconnecting people with the nature on their doorstep and offering them opportunities to get involved in looking after ‘their patch’ through guided walks and talks.   Our aim is to support the work of the Trust as a whole, while conserving and enhancing the environment of the inland waterway network. Finding simple and innovative solutions/methods of work to ensure that the modern-day use of the waterways, their historical importance, the Trust’s legal obligations and strategic priorities are met through sustainable development, conservation and enhancement of the natural environment.   Location The role will be based working from home, with the expectation to attend main regional hubs either at Milton Keynes, Birmingham, or Little Venice (Paddington), for collaborative working. This is a national role, requiring collaboration with teams in all six of the Trust’s regions. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout the regional waterway network. See our network here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).      

Job Title: Supporter Care Assistant Advertised Salary:£24,000 + benefits Location: Birmingham Hub Location.   We are the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.   We are looking for a Support Care Assistant to join the Trust to assist the Supporter Journey Manager to administer all aspects of the supporter care and retention programme. The role holder will help set up and run the supporter retention programmes, in particular, but not exclusively, Friends, helping the Supporter Retention and Engagement Manager will all aspects of this work.  

Job Title: Principal Project Manager  Advertised Salary:£49,500 - £54,000 + car cash allowance (£5,400 p.a.) + benefits. Location: Remote, with regular travel across our Midlands and London & South East network. See here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals-and-rivers   Are you an experienced Project Manager interested in putting your project management expertise into practice to ultimately benefit millions of people? We are the Charity for waterways and wellbeing, who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and enjoy the unique experiences offered by our historic infrastructure.    We are currently looking for a Principal Project Manager to join our team in the South of our network. With significant investment over the next decade in our amazing historical heritage waterways we are very pleased to offer these new opportunities nationally as we grow our team. As one of our Principal Project Managers within our Infrastructure and Programme Delivery (IPD) Team, you will play an important role in supporting our vision and delivering our Waterways and Wellbeing strategy across England & Wales, ensuring our national waterways, reservoirs and infrastructure are managed & maintained as well as new developments and improvements are in place for our visitors, customers & service users to benefit from.    Join us in the delivery of our £360m project delivery planned spend over the next 7 years.  You don't need to have worked in a charity before, but must be open to engaging in exciting and impactful environmental projects that will test your project management skills. Seehow we make a difference(https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-make-a-difference).   Location & coverage Offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings.  Travel throughout the regional waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits and face to face meetings. Hubs include: Birmingham, Hatton, Newark, Milton Keynes, London Paddington.    The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.    See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network   

Job Title: IT Contracts Manager  Advertised Salary: £48,000 + car cash allowance (£5,100 p.a.) + benefits Location: Remote, with travel across our network required.  Average travel 2 days per week to engage with stakeholders and suppliers. Most travel at this current time is within the North (Northwest and Yorkshire) and West Midlands regions.   Are you a motivated Procurement Professional looking for a new senior role that offers development, responsibility, autonomy, flexibility and prioritises well being?   We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.   Procurement are a highly engaged team and are responsible for both tendering and supply development at the Trust.  Procurement influence over 80% of the Trust non-payroll spend, in excess of £100 million, and drive significant saving efficiencies in collaboration with suppliers and stakeholders.  Our maturity has grown over the last 5 years which has resulted in a changing focus in activity from cost savings realised through tendering to driving efficiencies through supply development.   We have an exciting vacancy within our Procurement team for an IT Contracts Manager, who will manage delivery of IT contracts ensuring they give excellent service and value for money. Through use of reporting dashboards and metrics, governance and management, you will drive continuous service improvement with IT suppliers; managing competitive tendering, ensuring most economically advantageous recommendations whilst minimising risks.    The ideal applicant would have experience in contract management, tendering, and supplier development (optimisation).     See our annual report here:  https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/annual-report-and-accounts    Location The role will be based working from home, with the allocation of a nearby Hub for collaborative working in either our Leeds, Birmingham, Hatton, Milton Keynes offices. Average travel 2 days per week to engage with stakeholders and suppliers. Most travel at this current time is within the North (Northwest and Yorkshire), West Midlands regions and Milton Keynes.     Some travel to other Trust locations, including in-person collaboration with colleagues, can be expected but will be ad hoc and on an ‘as required’ basis.    

Job Title: Craft Operative Advertised Salary:£26,904 with salary progression + benefits Location: Remote, with regular travel across our regional networks required. See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).   Available opportunities: x1 joiner based at Worksop Yard (Worksop, S80 3EZ); x1 bricklayer based at Norton Yard (Long Buckby NN6 7PE).    The Canal & River Trust is one of the UK’s largest charities, we maintain 2,000 miles of historic canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs, along with museums, archives and the country’s third largest collection of protected historic buildings – preserving them for future generations.  Our waterways are exciting, vibrant places to work.   We are looking for a two Craft Operatives (x1 joiner, x1 carpenter) to join our East Midlands team.  As a Craft Operative for our waterway you will play an important role applying to help us improve, maintain, and preserve our wonderful network for our customers to enjoy today and into the future. This will involve undertaking the, refurbishment or repair of canal infrastructure including locks / bridges/ aqueducts / towpaths and associated equipment, working efficiently to defined safety /environmental and heritage standards at all times.   The post holders will be required to work an annualised hour’s system which includes working a rota'd system including statutory holidays and weekends. Our Craft Operatives look after specific stretches of our regional waterways, however the team are naturally called upon to support work in other areas as required, so you need to have your own transport and valid UK driving licence.     Location & coverage Based in at either Worksop Yard (Worksop, S80 3EZ) or Norton Yard (Long Buckby NN6 7PE), these roles will require regular travel across the East Midlands region, supporting other regions when required. This will include the parts of the Trent & Mersey& Grand Union canal network.   

Job Title: Project Manager Advertised Salary:£32,000 - £38,000 + car cash allowance (£4,860 p.a.) + benefits. Location: Remote, with regular travel across our Wales & Southwest network. See here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals-and-rivers   Are you an experienced Project Manager interested in putting your project management expertise into practice to ultimately benefit millions of people? We are the Charity for waterways and wellbeing, who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and enjoy the unique experiences offered by our historic infrastructure.   We are currently looking for a number of Project Managers to join our Infrastructure and Programme Delivery (IPD) team; playing an important role in supporting our vision and delivering our Waterways and Wellbeing strategy. You will be involved in a range of projects that will ensure our existing national waterways, reservoirs and infrastructure are managed and maintained, as well as being fundamental in bringing new developments and improvements to life for our visitors, customers, and service users.   See how we make a difference (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-make-a-difference)    Location & coverage Offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings. Travel throughout the Wales & Southwest waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits and face to face meetings.   Hubs include: Gloucester, Hatton, or Birmingham.    The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.    See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network 

Job Title: Craft Operative Advertised Salary:£26,904 with salary progression + outer London allowance (£2,000) + benefits Location: Remote, with regular travel across our regional networks required. See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).   The Canal & River Trust is one of the UK’s largest charities, we maintain 2,000 miles of historic canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs, along with museums, archives and the country’s third largest collection of protected historic buildings – preserving them for future generations.  Our waterways are exciting, vibrant places to work.   We are looking for a Craft Operative (Joiner/Carpenter) to join our London & Southeast team.  As a Craft Operative for our waterway you will play an important role applying to help us improve, maintain, and preserve our wonderful network for our customers to enjoy today and into the future. This will involve undertaking the, refurbishment or repair of canal infrastructure including locks / bridges/ aqueducts / towpaths and associated equipment, working efficiently to defined safety /environmental and heritage standards at all times.   The post holders will be required to work an annualised hour’s system which includes working a rota'd system including statutory holidays and weekends. Our Craft Operatives look after specific stretches of our regional waterways, however the team are naturally called upon to support work in other areas as required, so you need to have your own transport and valid UK driving licence.     Location & coverage Reporting to the base at Leighton Buzzard Depot (LU7 4RW) this role will involve regular travel along the regional canal network - from Cosgrove down to Boulbourne in Tring including the Aylesbury Arm with occasional work on the South Oxford canal   Occasionally you may also be required to work in other areas of London & Southeast region (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/london-and-south-east).   

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor   Advertised Salary:£40,000 - £43,950 + Car Cash Allowance (£425 per month) + benefits Location: Remote, with regular travel across our regional networks required. See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network). Number of opportunities available:x3; x1 North (covering Northwest, Yorkshire & Northeast & some of East Midlands); x2 South (covering some East Midlands, West Midlands, Wales & Southwest & Gloucester)   We are one of the UK's biggest charities and what we do is possible because of the many different people and organisations make it work – from our grant from Government, fees from boat owners and businesses, our investment and commercial income, lottery funds, corporate and local authority partnerships, and donations from the public, including their volunteer time.   We have a vacancy for a self-motivated Quantity Surveyor to assist in the delivery of our Civil Engineering, Dredging, MEICA and various other contracts in England and Wales.   We have a busy and ambitious commercial function and are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to assist within our Commercial & Contracts Team in providing an independent, expert resource to oversee the commercial aspects of contracts across the Trust. The Trust has a diverse and dynamic workforce and offers a great working culture. It carries out circa £70m per annum on civil engineering construction related projects,£10m on dredging, £7m on MEICA and various other contracts.   The majority of these are delivered under the NEC3 and NEC4, ECC, ECSC and PSC Forms of Contract through our Framework Suppliers, for which this role will assist the delivery teams in their delivery, as well as from time to time, dealing with our in-house delivery team and other contracts under various other forms of contract. We aim to ensure that the Trust ascertains value for money, and to protect the Trust and individuals within it from adverse risk.   Location & coverage Our QS will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings. Travel throughout the regional waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits, liaise with team members, and to assess/conduct necessary improvements.    The allocation of region (north/south) and the location of travel will be based on your home location. Staffordshire and above = North // Birmingham and below = South    The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.    See our canal network here: (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network).