Estate Manager – UHNW Heritage Estate
ESTATE MANAGER
Multi-Estate Rural Portfolio | England
A rare opportunity to join one of England’s most ambitious and evolving private rural estate businesses.
We are seeking an exceptional Estate Manager with proven estate management experience to help lead a diverse multi-estate operation spanning approximately 10,000 acres across two regions in England.
This is a senior operational leadership role within a substantial private estate business and prior estate management experience is essential. Candidates must demonstrate a strong track record operating within complex rural, landed or mixed-use estates, with responsibility across property, land, projects, infrastructure and multidisciplinary teams.
The estates include:
• Significant Grade I and Grade II* listed properties
• A major historic house restoration project
• Extensive residential and commercial property portfolios
• Farming and forestry operations
• Biodiversity and nature recovery initiatives
• Hospitality, leisure and sporting enterprises
The Role
Working closely with the Estate Director, ownership and senior leadership team, the successful candidate will help oversee day-to-day operations, strategic projects and organisational development across the estates.
The role requires an individual who is equally comfortable managing operational detail and contributing to wider strategic decision-making within a fast-moving and high-expectation environment.
Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting the overall management and coordination of estate operations
• Overseeing activities across property, projects and rural enterprises
• Leading and aligning multidisciplinary in-house teams
• Managing consultants, contractors and professional advisers
• Reviewing budgets, proposals and business plans
• Monitoring operational and commercial performance
• Supporting the development of new estate enterprises and income streams
• Maintaining consistently high standards across estate infrastructure and assets
Candidate Requirements
Applicants must demonstrate:
• Significant previous estate management experience within a comparable environment
• Strong operational leadership capability across complex estates or rural businesses
• Excellent project and programme management skills
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management ability
• Calmness, resilience and sound judgement under pressure
• A genuine interest in rural enterprise, heritage and environmental management
This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced estate professional seeking a varied, dynamic and long-term leadership role within a substantial and evolving estate business.
* Accommodation may be available, together with an estate vehicle. Regular travel between locations will be required.
A unique opportunity to shape a heritage estate for the future, combining tradition, innovation, and sustainability at scale.