Director of Operations (EMEC)
Closing date: Wednesday 6 August 2025 Salary: £55,000 - £59,000 per annum Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time Location: The Old Ragged School, Brook St, Nottingham, NG1 1EA Apply online
Are you a passionate and enthusiastic individual looking for a new challenge?
About the Role
This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for the operational delivery, commercial performance, and organisational health of EMEC Ecology. As our new Director of Operations, you will lead a growing consultancy with a skilled and committed team, playing a central role in shaping our next chapter.
Working closely with the Managing Director, EMEC Ecology Board, and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, you will oversee project delivery, people management, systems and processes, client relationships, and governance. You’ll also be a key member of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Senior Leadership Team, contributing to wider strategic leadership across the group.
As Director of Operations, you’ll play a key role in driving the continued growth and success of the organisation, supporting our ecological consultancy, project management and land management services, strengthening internal processes, and ensuring we deliver on our mission through a clear and effective ‘Profit with Purpose’ model.
The role also includes representing EMEC externally, developing and nurturing partnerships, and supporting the development of the consultancy.
Who we are looking for
We’re looking for an experienced and ambitious operational leader with a strong track record in managing teams, systems, and organisational performance. You’ll need to be a confident and adaptable leader, capable of managing remotely, supporting dispersed teams, and creating a positive and accountable culture. We’re looking for someone who combines strategic insight with a hands-on approach to delivery and performance.
You’ll bring excellent people skills, sound judgement, and a collaborative leadership style. Financial literacy, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage risk and change are all key. Ideally, you will have worked in a consultancy, environmental services, or a similarly delivery-focused organisation, and be confident engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders
We provide our services to developers, planners, architects, power and extraction industries, utility companies, local authorities, government agencies and homeowners.
Our work includes major infrastructure contracts and large-scale ecological impact assessments for housing and industry. We provide a wide range of services for habitat creation and restoration projects, as well as urban greening and management planning for nature reserves. We also carry out bat surveys of barns and churches and habitat surveys of small-scale developments.
As a wholly owned subsidiary ofNottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, EMEC is proud to operate as a purpose-driven business — reinvesting profits into nature conservation and having donated over £1 million to the Trust over the past 30 years. We’re ambitious about growth, but guided by values and a mission that matters.
This post is subject to a Basic DBS Check
The closing date for applications is 3rd September 2025 at 9am.
Please note that only successful applicants will be notified.
EMEC Ecology is an equal opportunities employer that strives to be a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone is valued. We welcome applications from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Werecognisethat our workforce needs to represent the communities and people we work with. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups within Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the wider charity and conservation sectors, such as people from Black and EthnicMinority backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTQ+.
This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successfulapplicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal conviction.
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