Overview
You\'ll support major nature recovery projects across the estate, including large scale woodland creation (500,000 trees), peatland and wetland restoration, river restoration and hedgerow reinstatement. You\'ll lead habitat and species monitoring, carry out surveys and provide ecological advice, while coordinating contractors, specialists and partners to ensure successful delivery. Alongside this, you\'ll help improve access routes so more people can enjoy nature, manage project budgets, secure funding and ensure work is delivered efficiently. Working closely with rangers, volunteers, tenants and local communities, you\'ll play a key role in caring for habitats and supporting a thriving, resilient landscape.
Responsibilities
Lead and support major nature recovery projects; coordinate contractors, specialists and partners to ensure successful delivery; lead habitat and species monitoring and surveys; provide ecological advice; improve access routes for public enjoyment; manage project budgets and secure funding; collaborate with rangers, volunteers, tenants and local communities to care for habitats and support a resilient landscape.
Qualifications
* Practical habitat management experience.
* Strong ecological knowledge (surveys, monitoring, data analysis).
* Experience delivering large scale habitat or nature recovery projects.
* Knowledge of health & safety and environmental legislation.
* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Positive, collaborative approach and ability to work outdoors year round.
* Full UK driving licence.
* Understanding of agricultural systems and nature friendly farming.
* Experience managing contractors and budgets.
Internally you\'ll be known as \"Wildlife Manager\".
What it\'s like to work here
You\'ll be part of a passionate, collaborative team delivering landscape scale change in a unique green space used by 2.85 million people. Most of your time will be spent outdoors at Dunham Massey, with some travel to nearby NT places across Greater Manchester, Liverpool and Lancashire.
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