Join Our Team: Hydrometic Assistant opportunity
Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.
The Water Management Team at the Canal & River Trust is responsible for understanding, monitoring, and managing water across the canal and river network to keep it safe, sustainable, and resilient. They analyse river flows, rainfall, groundwater and water levels to support flood risk management, drought planning, asset safety (such as embankments, reservoirs, and culverts), and inform operational and strategic decisions. Their work helps ensure enough water is available for navigation, protects communities and infrastructure, supports environmental outcomes, and strengthens the Trust’s ability to adapt to climate change.
As a Hydrometric Assistant, you’ll be applying your technical knowledge and expertise, focussing on data management and production. You’ll be supporting our hydrologists and internal customers operationally, helping them to meet navigational and other water demands, whatever the weather! You’ll build great relationships, supporting our internal and external customers on a variety of projects. You’ll also help to ensure the Trust is compliant with legal, environmental and operational constraints.
Find out more about our Water Management team: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/our-cause/looking-after-canals-and-rivers/managing-our-water
This role follows 37 hours, Monday to Friday working pattern. The vacancy will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required.
The concentration of works means our relevant regional hubs include Leeds, Ellesmere Port, Burnley, Birmingham, Hatton, Govilon, Newark, Gloucester, London.
Applicants would ideally be accessible to Hatton for intermittent catch ups with the wider team. This role will also involve regular travel to and along the reservoirs, canals and river navigations across the canal network. Occasional overnight stays may be required to facilitate site visits across our network.
See our network here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals-and-rivers
Role Overview
You’ll be exposed to diverse hydrological problems on our canals, navigable rivers, network of over 1,500 locks and 72 reservoirs, amongst other infrastructure. You’ll be able to visit our network first-hand through site investigations and surveys when required. You’ll need to enjoy working with data and a degree in a relevant subject; however we’ll train you in canal hydrology.
About You
You have strong technical experience in hydrology & water resources, with a proven ability to apply modelling, manage data and deliver practical solutions. You communicate complex information clearly, manage your work effectively, and take a positive, problem‑solving approach. You are likely working towards, or have achieved, professional chartership and are keen to keep developing in a unique operational environment.
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Contact & Application
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. We encourage early applications as we may close the vacancy once we receive enough suitable candidates.
In addition to your annual base salary of £31,250 – £33,250, we a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a range of employee benefits. For a full breakdown of our benefits, check out our brochure here: EVP - 1.
Learn more: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits
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