The Woodland Trust is looking for a Project Manager (Mourne Park) to undertake the successful delivery of The National Lottery Heritage Fund project, Mourne Park - 500 years of undiscovered natural heritage. The Role: Achieve the targets agreed with the Estate and Projects Manager, based on the programme of works, and provide monthly progress updates. Maintain full project management control and budget responsibility across the programme, ensuring all Heritage Fund/WTNI reporting and recording systems are kept up to date, work programmes are delivered on time, and confidentiality is always maintained. Direct the project team delivering all access projects and on site interpretation, ensuring alignment with the Access & Interpretation Plans and the Diversity & Inclusion report. Oversee all procurement undertaken by the project team for access, interpretation, woodland creation and related projects, ensuring compliance with Heritage Fund/WTNI requirements and agreement from the Site Manager. Provide effective management and supervision of contractors and support the project team in doing the same. Coordinate and provide leadership to the project team, overseeing implementation of heritage conservation projects identified by the wider programme, including writing management plans when required. Promote good practice in landscape design and the conservation of landscape features. Liaise closely with partners, interested organisations, local communities, visitors and the media, fostering strong working relationships. Identify, review and meet with potential partners whose objectives align with the project, and attend meetings, forums and events to promote the project, the Woodland Trust and funders. Carry out data collection, surveys, research, appraisals and information gathering, producing monitoring reports as required. Support the Conservation Officer with practical “on the ground" work and assist the Community Development Officer with engagement activities such as events and volunteer tasks. Additionally, supporting the Community Development Officer in their work with children, young people and vulnerable adults across local community and educational settings. Develop an exit strategy for the project programme to enable the Trust to continue delivering at Mourne Park following the end of National Lottery Heritage Fund support. This is a homebased role, requiring regular travel to Mourne Park and around Northern Ireland, sometimes to remote locations. Occasional travel to regional offices and overnight stays will be required. You would be expected to live within reasonable travelling distance of your area of responsibility. This is a fixed term contract until December 2029. The Candidate: You’ll have proven programme and project delivery experience across complex, multi disciplinary workstreams, coordinating internal and external expertise to deliver on time and within budget. You’ll be experienced in forestry or conservation land management, including volunteer coordination and community engagement. You’ll have a strong track record in land management and partnership projects, with strategic planning, long-term visioning and budget forecasting skills. You’ll be an experienced, motivating leader who is able to inspire, develop and hold accountable multi disciplinary teams while fostering collaboration across dispersed colleagues. You’ll be skilled in public facing communications, including consultations, media engagement, lobbying and event management. You’ll have demonstrated success delivering access infrastructure and interpretation projects on public and private land to enhance visitor experience. You’ll be commercially aware and opportunity focused, able to balance organisational benefit with cost, deliver value for money, and identify cost-effective ways to advance partnership aims. You’ll be innovative, collaborative and professionally qualified, preferably educated to HND/degree level in a relevant field, able to work across diverse teams. You will also hold a full driving licence for necessary travel across a wide area. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Background Check, as part of our pre-employment screening. About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees. Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, and we do not ask for your CV at application. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role. Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply. Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete. For queries relating to this new opportunity please email recruitment@woodlandtrust.org.uk Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams May 5th and May 6th.