Environmental Assessment Officer - Freshwater Fisheries

The role We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic professional to join our Environmental Assessment and Advice Team as an Environmental Assessment Officer (Freshwater Fisheries), based in North West Wales. In this role, you''ll play a vital part in monitoring and assessing freshwater fisheries across the region, providing high quality technical advice that helps protect and sustainably manage our natural resources. The post offers a rewarding mix of field and office-based work, with the main field season running from June to October, allowing you to see the direct impact of your work on rivers and fisheries across Wales. You''ll bring strong experience in fisheries monitoring, along with excellent data analysis and report writing skills. Comfortable working outdoors and in or around water, you''ll also be confident travelling to remote sites and driving a range of vehicles, including four-wheel drive vehicles. As part of this role you will work with others to plan and deliver the annual electric fishing monitoring programme, including training new staff and managing kit maintenance, provide advice and guidance, archiving data and supporting other fisheries activities across the organisation. You will be analysing and interpreting data and reporting on findings for statutory and other purposes such as Water Framework Directive, the Eels Regulations Directive, issues of local importance, producing evidence that informs the sustainable management of our ..... full job details .....