The Old Dairy

We are pleased to announce our expansion to larger premises at The Old Dairy, Breamore.

The Old Dairy is an historic industrial building built in 1890 on the sidings of Breamore Halt steam train station. Situated within a conservation area on the North West boundary of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire’s Avon Valley, the Old Dairy has been refurbished to create new offices with an extensive operations yard. From mid May 2013 our landline number and address will change with all mobile and e-mail addresses remaining the same.
 

SITE MANAGER
Due to expansion of the business to new premises in the village of Breamore, Hampshire, we are seeking a Site Manager for the delivery of river restoration works including erosion control and habitat enhancement.   This is a full-time permanent post. The Company operates nationally, predominantly in Southern England. When working on large-scale projects, you may be required to stay away 4 nights a week (expenses paid).

This is an ideal opportunity for the professional development of river restoration, aquatic engineering, environmental and project management skills within a committed and experienced team.

JOB PROFILE
Cain Bio-Engineering Ltd employs a team of consultants and skilled river technicians. The company operates throughout the UK providing specialist design and construction services for schemes ranging from river restoration and habitat enhancement to erosion control and river engineering works both in tidal and fresh water environments. We are an experienced Environment Agency Framework Contractor with new contracts to undertake a number of catchment-scale and nationally important river restoration schemes.

The successful applicant will play a leading role in the company’s development plan. On-going training will be given.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To lead a team of river technicians responsible for the installation of bio-engineering projects, working in close liaison with the Consultancy team.

To manage each project according to the Method Statement so that it is completed quickly, efficiently, safely and in accordance with company procedures.

POSITION IN ORGANISATION
Reports directly to Senior Consultant/Managing Director.

SCOPE OF JOB
H&S
- Responsible for Health & Safety on-site, working knowledge of CDM 2007 regulations.
- Ensuring construction conforms to all H&S legislation and updates
- Preparation of method statements and risk assessments.

Project and Programme management
- Scheduling of projects.
- Sourcing and allocation of labour, materials, equipment etc
- Supplier Management
- Ensure that projects are completed to satisfaction of client
- Organising accommodation & subsistence payments

Team Management
- Managing and motivating team members and successful communication of information, method statements and design drawings etc.

Other
- Liaise with other team leaders and consultancy department.
- Other general duties as required.

EXPERIENCE / REQUIREMENTS
- SMSTS or SSSTS Site Management Training Scheme qualification
- Team leading / management experience
- An environmental, engineering or science based qualification
- Must be physically fit and able to swim
- Large scale projects will require staying away four nights per week
- Full driving licence essential
- Must have good positive attitude and interpersonal skill
- Good team player and have the ability to work unsupervised.

REMUNERATION
Starting Salary: £18K – depending on experience
            Benefits: Pension & Health Scheme, upon completion of probationary period.

TO APPLY
Please email a CV and covering letter to: sally.obrien@cainbioengineering.co.uk, or by post to Cain Bio-Engineering Ltd, Meadow Barn, Lower Woodford, Salisbury SP4 6NQ

APPOINTMENT TO POST: Immediate.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 15^th March 2013

Project type:  Weir removal and habitat restoration
Location:  Ravensbury Park, Morden, London
Length: 30m
River:  Wandle
Client:  The Wandle Trust
Installation date:  September 2012

Project Brief

A stepped concrete weir on a side channel of the River Wandle created a complete barrier to fish.

Cain Bio-Engineering reconnected the river by breaking out the concrete weir and stabilising the bed using sweet chestnut post flow attentuators and locally sourced large gravels.

We also replaced the dilapidated oak boarding with a a geotextile revetment which is designed to fully vegetate.

The project team were great; professional, knowledgeable, skillful and ultimately provided us with the solution we wanted!  The rock ramp is novel, durable and will allow natural processes and diversity to develop.  As well as providing fish passage a variety of habitats for spawning and juvenile fish have been created in what was essentially a dead stretch of river. I cant wait to see the site mature over the next few years!

Tim Longstaff, Catchment Project Officer, Wandle Trust

 Ravensbury Park weir before removal

 Newly constructed channel with bed stabilisation

Project type:  Erosion control
Location:  Piddinghoe, Newhaven, East Sussex
Length:  50m brushwood bank protection
River:  Ouse
Client:  Environment Agency
Installation date:  April  2012

Project Brief

The River Ouse has large flood embankments on both banks for the majority of the tidal reach. This project focused on repairing a heavily eroded area of the chalk flood embankment.

Cain Bio-Engineering designed and installed a structure using sustainably sourced materials and  capable of being installed by hand to avoid the need for machinery causing further damage to the eroded embankments.

“…a project which has been a ‘thorn in our foot’ for a couple of years due to it’s difficult location (between a former meander and the main river as well as cut off by the railway line). This project was delivered well on budget using timber entirely from our own wood near Hailsham and ‘greentime for crime’ people to cut the timber down. The repair uses 3 tiers of geotextile bags containing brushwood held in place by timber stakes. As the tide goes in and out, silt is anticipated to settle across the structure. This repair reduces flood risk to the north east corner of Newhaven.”

Richard Charman, Flood and Coastal Risk Management (Sussex)

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Project type:  Erosion Control
Location:  Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset
Length: 320m
River: Chesil Fleet
Client:  Strangways Enterprises
Installation date:  2012

Project Brief

The ancient dry stone wall which had once acted as a breakwater to protect the Swannery had fallen into disrepair. This resulted in frequent tidal inundation and loss of land behind the dilapidated wall. Consequently the bank margins of the decoy pond became heavily eroded which was exacerbated by the wildfowl population. High levels of siltation were recorded within in the decoy pond, and nationally important reed bed habitat was lost.

Phase I focused upon reclaiming the bank margins around the decoy pond. An aqua-tractor was used to pump the dredged silt into the newly installed hazel faggot & geotextile structures. The reclaimed margins were re-planted with native plants including restoring the reeds. A new lagoon was dredged behind the existing sea wall, with the excavated material being used to create a new flood bund, as a second line of defence for the decoy pond and reed beds.

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Phase II focused on replacing the dilapidated sea wall defence. The substantial sea wall construction was designed to ‘float’ on soft intertidal mud. This was achieved using an innovative combination of a hazel faggot supporting base layer and contemporary geotextiles.  Local stone chippings were installed on top of the base layer, recycling waste from the estates quarry, reducing costs and CO₂ emissions.

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We are pleased to announce that we have been appointed as one of two contractors on the Environment Agency Soft Engineering and River Restoration Framework.

We look forward to being able to work with the Environment Agency to deliver Water Framework Directive objectives and build on the large number of successful projects we have undertaken for the Environment Agency.

We are pleased to announce that following assessment by an independent body our Environmental Management System for the provision of River restoration and bio-engineering solutions; Survey, Design, Build and Maintenance has been awarded ISO 14001 certification.

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Project type:  Erosion Control
Location:  Stapleford, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Length:  55m of geotextile revetment
River:  Wylye SSSI
Client:  Balfour Beatie, Mott MacDonald, Highways Agency
Installation date:  October 2011

Project Brief

This project is located on the River Wylye adjacent to the A36 west-bound carriageway.  River bank erosion was threatening the stability of the highway.

Cain Bio-Engineering Ltd designed and constructed a geotextile structure to re-claim and stabilise the entire length of affected left bank downstream of the bridge.

Winner of Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Award for Sustainability 2012

“An impressive and clever use of both innovative and sustainable materials and methods to deliver the repair with great sensitivity to both the environmental and engineering needs of the area, resulting in a project that delivers its objectives without overengineering.

The scheme gives consideration to traffic control and reduces air pollution, whilst the team under took a thorough consultation and dialogue process to ensure the project adhered to the sustainability principles of reduce, reuse and recycle.”

Judge’s Comments

“The company is highly experienced in dealing with riverbank erosion. The project was truly sustainable in the full meaning of the word, producing a negligible amount of waste, facilitating bio-diversity and delivering greater value for money for our client”

John Maddison,  geotechnical engineer, Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald

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Project type: Mill Leat Bypass
Location: Arborfield
Length: 200m of new bypass channel
River: Lodden
Client: Environment Agency
Installation date: 2011

Project Brief

On the River Lodden at Arborfield, historic mill and weir structures prevented fish passage, and had impounded the river for 4km upstream.

 A combination of civil engineering and soft engineering techniques were used to design and build a 200m weir bypass channel to reconnect 25km of the River Loddon.

Runner up prize in the Wild Trout Trust river restoration competition 2011 (professional category)

“This is a unique and exciting partnership project to create the best fish and wildlife bypass in England.”

Dominic Martyn, Fisheries Officer and Environment Agency

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Project type:  Mill leat and carrier restoration
Location:  Hampshire
Length: 500m
River:  Upper Itchen
Client:  Private landowner
Installation date:  2011

Project Brief

At this historic milling site, three off-take side carriers provided the opportunity to reconnect a perched mill leat with the main river Itchen. Because of a relatively steep fall from the mill leat down to the main river, the gradient had been previously stabilised using concrete weirs to create amenity impoundments with decorative waterfalls.

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