Project Officer – Innovative Coastal Flood Resilience

Lancashire - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 30024 - 32061

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Project Officer Innovative Coastal Flood Resilience

37 Hours per week

Grade 6 30024 - 32061

Fixed term contract until 31 March 2027

Are you an innovative thinker with a flair for communication and a love for our coastline Join the Our Future Coast team and help communities along the North West Coastline.

Our Future Coast is a pioneering DEFRAfunded 6m programme designed to boost coastal resilience across the North West using naturebased solutions and natural buffer strips. We are driving innovative communityled and environmentally sustainable approaches to flood risk management and were looking for an exceptional Project Officer to help deliver it.

As Project Officer you will play a vital role in delivering this highprofile programme with full leadership of Work Package 6 Dissemination. You will coordinate and manage activities across multiple teams external partners authorities and coastal communities to ensure the programmes work is shared widely with flair and maximum impact.

Youll lead the creation of digital platforms manage social media and publicfacing communication coordinate stakeholder engagement and ensure the programmes outputs are accessible and impactful. This is a unique opportunity to influence coastal resilience at a regional scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the development of a project website including interactive mapping tools.
Create and maintain an openaccess case study bank for coastal practitioners.
Organise dissemination events in collaboration with the programme team.
Produce highquality digital content and coordinate broader project communications with the communications team.
Lead on social media content creation and management of social media pages maintaining a professional presence for the project online
Coordinate external partners work groups adjacent authorities and community groups to deliver high quality dissemination products and events
Prepare reports for the Programme Board Environment Agency and DEFRA.

Skills and Experience:

Strong project management skills with experience delivering projects.
Excellent influencing negotiation and communication skills (written and verbal).
Ability to build strong collaborative networks and working relationships externally and internally.
Ability to work independently and inspire others.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively within a team and meet deadlines.

Desirable Attributes:

Understanding of government agencies RMAs and the coastal management sector.
Knowledge of innovative natural flood management approaches.
Experience working within local government procurement and procedures.
GIS experience including webbased mapping tools ESRI based.

This role requires a commitment to upholding the councils values of professionalism innovation collaboration and customer focus. The successful candidate will be expected to attend occasional out-of-hours meetings and events including weekends where required.

Whats in it for you

Flexi time and the option to work remotely part of the week as agreed with your line manager.
Generous annual leave allowance. A minimum of 24 days (pro rata) in addition to all bank holidays rising to 26 days after four years and 29 days after five years local government service.
Future development face to face and virtual courses in line with your developmental goals.
Employee wellbeing support.
Free parking on site.
A local government pension scheme with generous employer contribution.
The opportunity to work for the local community and make a difference.

To apply online and for more information about this vacancy please visit our website

Closing date: 15 February 2026

How to apply

A career in local government can be very rewarding offering a variety of roles and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Wyre Council offers this development through many of its career paths.

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Project Officer Innovative Coastal Flood Resilience37 Hours per weekGrade 6 30024 - 32061Fixed term contract until 31 March 2027Are you an innovative thinker with a flair for communication and a love for our coastline Join the Our Future Coast team and help communities along the North West Coastlin...