We’re looking for a Lead Ranger to work across both Quarry Bank (3 days) and Cheshire Countryside East (2 days). You’d be managing a team of rangers and volunteers across both properties, and helping to shape and achieve the National Trust’s plans for land and nature. Alongside this, you'll need to be focussed on the fact that these sites welcome many thousands of visitors each year, so ensuring safe access and supporting the core visitor experience will also be critical to the role.
This is a fixed term contract for 2 years.
You'll be a key member of the Property Leadership team at both portfolios.
As part of your application, please ensure you include a cover letter.
What it's like to work here
Quarry Bank combines a giant industrial heritage cotton mill with a picturesque garden and the homes of both the mill owners and the workers. This busy visitor attraction sits within an extensive wider estate including woodlands, grassland and and river valley. The staff and volunteer ranger teams look after the whole estate supporting the daily visitor offer and the conservation work.
The east area of the Cheshire countryside group spans over 300 hectares across ten sites, from the northern tip of Greater Manchester to the Staffordshire border in the south. It includes woodlands, parkland, tenanted farms, grassland, and heathland. All with footpaths and viewpoints that are enjoyed by...