Conservation Work, Jobs in Cambridge (with Salaries)

Parks Manager - Grafham Water
Anglian Water Services Ltd —Huntingdon
- £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Continuous improvement
- Budgeting
- Annual leave
13d
Assistant Ecologist
Brown&Co —St. Neots
- Full-time
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Trainee Laboratory Technician
Cambridge Natural Solutions —March
- £12.71 - £13.50 an hour
- In-person
- Free parking
Quick apply
13d
Education & Engagement Officer
Hamerton Zoo Park —Huntingdon
- From £12.71 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Social media management
- Customer service
- Experience working with children
Quick apply
Research Associate in Large Language Models for Biodiversity Data Extraction (Fixed Term)
University of Cambridge —Cambridge
- £37,694 - £46,049 a year
- Doctoral degree
- Computer Science
- University
5d
Programme Coordinator – Central Asia
International Union for Conservation of Nature —Cambridge
- Management
- English
- Analysis skills
Sustainability Innovation Analyst
BSI —Cambridge
- Full-time
- PMP
- Analysis skills
- Agile
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Consultant Opportunity - Design and Development of a Website for the EcoTéla Conservation Trust Fund in São Tomé & Príncipe
BirdLife International —Cambridge
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- English
8d
Research Associate x 2 in Deep Learning for Population genomics and biodiversity Forecasting (Fixed Term)
University of Cambridge —Cambridge
- £37,694 - £46,049 a year
- Remote
- Doctoral degree
- University
- Mentoring
5d
Editorial Manager
BirdLife International —Cambridge
- £43,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Spanish
- No degree
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
6d
Ecologist, Ashwell, Hertfordshire
CSA environmental —Baldock
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- Training & development
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Ecologist, Brighton, East Sussex
CSA environmental —Baldock
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- Training & development
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Paid Wellbeing Internship (18-25 year olds)
Limitless Futures CIC —Bury St. Edmunds
- £13 - £15 an hour
- Part-time
- Experience working with children
- Psychology
- In-person
Quick apply
23h
Property Sustainability Assessor
Sanctuary Group —Ely
- £38,156 - £43,902 a year
- Temporary
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Environmental Permitting Specialist
Anglian Water Services Ltd —Huntingdon
- £44,000 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- IT
- Annual leave
2d
Assistant Sustainability Consultant
WestonHomes —Takeley
- Life insurance
Quick apply
6d
Environmental Consultant
Seed Environmental —Newmarket
- £30,000 - £34,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Travel
- Mentoring
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance
Quick apply
Teaching Associate (Fixed Term)
University of Cambridge —Cambridge
- £35,608 - £46,049 a year
- Call to connect
- Doctoral degree
- University
- Communication skills
5d
Consultant Opportunity - Social Marketing Capacity Building Training
BirdLife International —Cambridge
- Writing skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Training & development
5d
Principal Ecologist
Brown&Co —St. Neots
- Full-time
- Business development
- Mentoring

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Parks Manager - Grafham Water

Anglian Water Services Ltd -
Huntingdon

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Job details

Full-time
£45,000 a year
13 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension

Qualifications

Venue and attractions experience
Driving Licence
Customer service
Health and safety inspection
Health and safety audits
Continuous improvement
Health and safety experience
Budgeting
Financial management
Safety compliance inspections
Cash handling
Operations leadership experience

Full job description

Salary: Circa £45,000, depending on skills and experience

Full-time, with flexibility for part-time.

37 hours per week/permanent

Location: Grafham Water, near Huntingdon

Private health care

Double-matched pension

Life assurance at 8 times salary

Lead One of the Region's Premier Outdoor Leisure Destinations

Grafham Water is one of the UK's largest reservoirs and one of East Anglia's most popular outdoor recreation destinations. Welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, the park offers an exciting mix of cycling, walking, fishing, water sports, mini golf, soft play, nature conservation, events, catering outlets and visitor experiences.

We're seeking an exceptional Park Manager to lead the operational, commercial and people performance of Grafham Water Park. This is a high-profile leadership role with responsibility for delivering outstanding visitor experiences, driving commercial growth, maintaining exceptional safety standards and inspiring a multidisciplinary team to achieve success.

If you're an experienced leader who thrives in a fast-paced customer environment and has a passion for outdoor leisure, hospitality, visitor attractions and operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As Park Manager, you will take ownership of all day-to-day operations across Grafham Water Park, ensuring every visitor enjoys a safe, memorable and engaging experience.

Reporting to the General Manager, you'll provide visible leadership across the site, working closely with operational managers, support functions and key stakeholders to deliver commercial growth, operational excellence and continuous improvement.

You'll be responsible for balancing the needs of a busy visitor destination while protecting the special environmental and community value of Grafham Water.

What You'll Be Doing

Driving Commercial Performance You’ll be responsible for driving commercial performance across the park, managing budgets, financial controls and cash handling processes, while identifying opportunities to grow visitor numbers, participation and income.
Creating Outstanding Visitor Experiences You’ll bring teams together to deliver excellent customer service, maintaining high standards across facilities and public spaces, using feedback and insight to drive improvement, championing relevant quality accreditations and promoting Grafham Water as a leading leisure destination.
Leading High-Performing Teams Recruit, coach and develop permanent and seasonal colleagues, building an accountable, engaged team with effective workforce planning, clear objectives and regular feedback to deliver consistently high standards.
Delivering Operational Excellence Own operational performance across all park activities and services, using reporting, meetings and continuous improvement to strengthen systems, processes and procedures while supporting teams through peak periods and operational challenges.
Championing Safety Lead a strong “Safer Every Day” culture, ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance through effective audits, inspections, risk assessments, incident investigations and close collaboration with safety advisors and operational teams.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience & Qualifications

Qualified to diploma level or equivalent professional experience in leisure, recreation, hospitality or a related discipline.
Proven experience in outdoor leisure, visitor attraction, tourism or hospitality operations, working over a 7 day week operation.
Demonstrable success managing commercially focused operations.
Experience managing budgets and financial performance.
Experience in facilities management and health & safety compliance.
Strong customer service focus and attention to detail.
Full UK Driving Licence.

Why Join AVH Parks?

This is a unique opportunity to lead one of Anglian Water's flagship visitor destinations. You'll have the autonomy to shape the future of Grafham Water, influence business performance, develop talented teams and make a real difference to the experiences of thousands of visitors every year.

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

Personal private health care
Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
Double-matched pension (maximum 7% employee / 14% employer contribution)
25 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
Bonus scheme
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

If you're ready to combine commercial leadership, operational excellence and a passion for the great outdoors, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help make Grafham Water an outstanding place to visit, work and enjoy.

Closing date: Wednesday12th August

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