Park Ranger

Job Description

Park Ranger

Permanent

Base Location Pitsford or Draycote

Salary: from £25,000 per annum

Join our team and make a difference!

We are looking for a Ranger to join our team here at Pitsford & Draycote Water. As a Ranger, most of your time will be spent outside, undertaking inspections and maintenance of the Water Park facilities and infrastructure including fishing boat fleets, signage, buildings. You will be responsible for managing and looking after our customers at our game and coarse fisheries and wider park visitors across Pitsford, Draycote, Ravensthorpe and Hollowell. You will complete practical land and countryside management enhancing the natural environment for the benefit of our visitors and wildlife. You will supervise volunteer work parties and work closely with our retail and café teams and on site partners.

You'll be responsible for all aspects of safety and security of the facilities for customers and staff, including supervision of the safe use of leisure equipment, security of all assets and the operation of security systems.

You’ll assist with use of site facilities, providing tuition on operation of boats and equipment, advising on permits and enforcing bylaws. You’ll also support in the management of fisheries by maintaining appropriate level and quality of stock, reporting variances to the Head Ranger/Manager, reporting on weekly catch data, and ensure compliance with relevant permit and hire bylaws and safety policies.

This role will see you working at both our Northamptonshire Parks (Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell Waters) and Draycote Water Fishery. Work base will be Pitsford Water and Draycote Water.

What does it take to be a Park Ranger?

• Experience in the management and maintenance of country parks and/or fisheries

• Advantageous if you have a land management and/or water based practical qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and strive to deliver outstanding customer service at our waters

• Knowledge of angling particularly fly fishing and predator fishing.

• Practical maintenance skills and a can do, positive attitude.

• If successful in your application, you will have access to a company vehicle to use whilst on site, so a full driving licence is essential.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.

Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

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