Waterside Specialist (Reservoir Surveillance Inspector - Harthill & Pebley Reservoir)

Canal & River Trust; Harthill; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team of volunteers with Canal & River Trust, aiding in the inspection of reservoirs and helping sustain our waterways. Training and collaboration with experienced team members will enrich your experience while enhancing your skills in a practical outdoor environment.

Benefits

Time outdoors

Maintaining fitness

Full training

Meeting new people

Qualifications

• Suitable for individuals with specialist skills in various professional disciplines.
• Experience in monitoring and reporting on environmental conditions is desirable.
• Willingness to share expertise and collaborate with others.

Responsibilities

• Support reservoir inspections and perform towpath surveys.
• Conduct heritage or environmental assessments and risk evaluations.
• Maintain equipment at museums and attractions.

Skills

Monitoring skills

Reporting skills

Environmental awareness

Safety inspection skills

Job description

We are looking for volunteers to join our existing team to help us complete regular reservoir inspections. There will be a shadowing and training period, where you will be paired with volunteers or colleagues already carrying out inspections, before being able to do so independently.

Harthill requires inspections 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Pebley requires 2 days. We are seeking volunteers available on one of these days per week, able to spare around 4 hours for the inspection.

Activities include:

1. Monitoring the integrity of the dam, crest, and toe of embankments
2. Identifying changes to the condition of structures, including wave and other damage to riprap bank protection
3. Identifying new leaks
4. Monitoring the state of vegetation
5. Identifying evidence of Blue Green Algae
6. Checking the serviceability of culverts and inlet/outlets
7. Monitoring the water level in the reservoir
8. Reporting via a smartphone app

Why we want you

Our Waterside Specialists help maintain the sustainability of waterways by sharing their skills through volunteering.

Volunteering with the Trust encompasses various roles, welcoming individuals with a wide range of skills from practical tasks to surveying, indoors and outdoors. These skills may include working alongside existing specialists or bringing new skills to our team. We offer a variety of skilled activities you could participate in.

What you will be doing

• Supporting reservoir inspections
• Towpath surveys
• Heritage or environmental surveys and assessments
• Supporting major construction works or stoppages
• Carrying out CAATS assessments (internal qualifications)
• Conducting Visitor Risk Assessments
• Maintaining equipment at our museums and attractions
• Safety and service inspections

The skills you need

This role is suited for individuals with specialist skills in various professional disciplines. While we support skill development within the Trust, we particularly welcome those with existing experience and expertise they are willing to share.

What's in it for you

• Time outdoors
• Maintaining fitness
• Full training
• Meeting new people