Assistant Warden - North Wales Wetlands Reserves - RSPB

Scotlink; Wales; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental conservation organization in the United Kingdom is looking for an individual to manage nature reserves in Wales. The role involves habitat maintenance, volunteer management, and wildlife monitoring, including practical experience in estate management and the operation of various machinery. Candidates should possess a valid UK driving license and have experience in managing teams and volunteers. The position offers a full-time contract with a salary ranging from £27,123 to £28,956 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in habitat and estate management is required.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Experience in managing volunteers and seasonal staff.
• Comfortable with birdwatching and conducting biological surveys.
• Full, manual driving licence valid in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Maintain fences, hedges, and habitat conditions.
• Manage weekly volunteer work parties effectively.
• Line-manage seasonal wardens and assist with their training.
• Conduct environmental monitoring and control invasive species.
• Assist with predator control to protect ground-nesting birds.

Skills

Practical habitat and estate management

Team collaboration

Birdwatching knowledge

Biological surveys

Volunteer management

Chainsaw operation

Tools

Tractor

Chainsaw

Brushcutter

Job description

Reference: OCT20255067
Location(s): Cors Ddyga + North Wales Wetlands Reserves Travel
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 Per Annum

We are offering a chance to join a team developing and looking after six nature reserves on the glorious Isle of Anglesey and the coastal fringes of Snowdonia.

This role is focused on the physical upkeep of the wetland habitats and the reserve infrastructure, and physical and biological monitoring. Key activities include:

• Maintaining anti-predator and livestock fences and hedges.
• Field work using a tractor, Softrak and herbicide applications.
• Controlling scrub in the reedbeds using a chainsaw.
• Controlling invasive plants such as Himalayan Balsam in the summer.
• Monitoring water levels and graziers’ livestock numbers for our records.
• Monitoring breeding birds such as 4 visit CBC transects, and at other times monthly WeBS counts or winter roosts.
• Monitoring other wildlife such as Water Voles and Mink.

This role requires working on land that may be flooded, muddy or uneven, also clambering over uneven rocks. It also involves the use of machinery such as brushcutters and chainsaws.

You will manage and develop our weekly volunteer work parties, who help with many of the above tasks, ensuring they are trained and properly equipped to work safely on any of the reserves in the area.

You will also line manage the seasonal wardens at one of the tern colonies. This involves assisting with their recruitment and induction, line managing them during the breeding season, joining them with tern counts and ringing, and occasionally doing night patrols when they need a break. Finally ensuring they produce a good annual report before they leave.

At times you might be asked to assist with predator control to help benefit the success of ground nesting birds.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• You will have knowledge and experience of practical habitat and estate management.
• You will have a proven track record of completing work alone and working within a varied team.
• Comfortable line-managing two seasonal tern wardens and managing volunteers from a range of backgrounds
• Reasonable birdwatching knowledge and experience of biological surveys
• Be willing to assist with predator control to benefit ground nesting birds
• Full, manual driving licence that is valid in the UK.

Closing date: 23:59, Fri, 2nd Jan 2026

Interviews from 16 January.

Apply HERE