Working at FiveRivers

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Junior Estimator / Estimator Estimating & Tendering

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Estimator or Estimator to join our growing…

Hybrid
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Senior Environmental Consultant Design & Consultancy

Senior Environmental Consultant As a Senior Environmental Consultant at FiveRivers, you’ll be joining a team of…

Warminster / Hybrid
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Benefits

Five reasons to join FiveRivers.

What makes us the employer of choice?

Culture – The 5R Honey-Bee epitomises the hardworking groups of team players within FiveRivers, while 5R Peatland demonstrates the sustainability that is central to our core. Finally, the 5R Beaver denotes our constant journey to identify and deliver environmental improvements. In essence, we at FiveRivers are friendly, collaborative and passionate in all that we do.
Flexible working – We recognise that change is constantly afoot, and as the world moves forward, so do we. We have a variety of different employment contracts to accommodate our employee’s varying needs to be more inclusive and wider-reaching.
Annual leave allowance – We promote and support a healthy work-life balance and, as such, we offer all of our employees 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. We also have a ‘time off in lieu policy’ to allow for overtime worked to be given back.

Training & development – Training and development is heavily promoted within each department to support training that is both required to deliver our projects and support the personal development of our employees. Additionally, we host and run regular Lunch and Learn sessions to share the latest industry information and other interesting topics, as well as having an internal mentoring scheme to share knowledge from our technical experts.
Mental health awareness & support – Wellbeing and health support: We offer benefits to support our employee’s health from a pocket GP to money back for eye care, dentist, and professional therapies to name a few. We offer an employee assistance program for all things mental health, relationship advice and more. We have financial planning support via Maji as well, inhouse mental health first aiders and employee forums for sharing information and getting support, so we really have got you covered!

Testimonials

What happens when
you join FiveRivers?

“I have been working for Five Rivers since leaving University in May 2022, my career here started working as a site operative within the construction team. I have already progressed into a Site supervisor role, where I support site management and project management with the day-to-day success of a site, ensuring top quality and health and safety.

My favourite aspect of Five Rivers is our common drive to help our national ecosystems, no matter the role within the company.”

Daniel Sturgess
Site Supervisor

“FiveRivers has a great work ethos, all teams are made up of individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience to work collaboratively together….

No two days are the same and we are at the forefront of striving for improved environmental solutions; what’s not to love!”

Lucy McMeekin
Finance Assistant

“I have worked with FiveRivers for 5 years in a variety of roles. The company has offered me incredible opportunities for progression and career development. My current role as Natural Capital Consultant allows me to work closely with the internal delivery teams in the business to create and implement amazing ecological restoration projects.

To be able to work closely with industry leaders in river restoration and natural capital markets has been invaluable. As we continue to build our end-to-end offering, I look forward to seeing the company grow and continue to be the industry leader it is.”

Matt Janes
Natural Capital Consultant

“I joined FiveRivers in 2019, and over the last 5 years I have progressed through the site team to project manager. This progression route has been fantastic, as I have been able to gain a wealth of experience across different projects, and as a project manager I know the struggles and requirements of all the members of the teams I lead. Five Rivers have been amazing at providing me the platform to develop my career.

My favourite thing about working for Five Rivers, is being able to go to work every day knowing the main collective goal is to improve the natural environment whether it be on site or in the strategic decisions being made by the business.”

Sam Whittall
Project Manager

It’s in our nature

Nurturing environmental careers for 25 years.

Five Rivers Environmental Contracting is a leading industry specialist in the consultation, design, and implementation of ecological and environmental solutions. With over 25 years of working with nature, our expertise encompasses terrestrial and aquatic habitats with a specific passion for rivers and wetlands.

The company has expanded rapidly over the last 3 years, increasing by 50% since 2019 and with that growth has come a huge development in how we do business internally. Each department works collaboratively to deliver business objectives and to meet the business plan.

Our people are our most important asset, and we understand the importance of staff growth, which is why we have a programs in place (such as apprenticeships, graduate schemes, manager training and leadership development) to cover all levels within the business. We partner with our departments across the business to work out what their development goals are and how to get them there. We also know that one size doesn’t fit all, so we work to develop bespoke programs to suit different needs. We provide up-to-date and relevant policies and processes to support the growth of the business and have a no-nonsense approach to what we in HR deliver.

We also like to have fun! We host annual events, monthly staff competitions, virtual coffee mornings and have a sports and social club to get our remote workforce connected and active!

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