Senior arable leadership role | East of England
Excellent salary package + housing allowance
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Farm & Estate Manager to take responsibility for a substantial, progressive arable farming and estate operation in the East of England, working closely with professional managing agents and a resident family.
This is a hands-on, strategic leadership role for someone who combines first-class crop production skills with strong commercial, people, and organisational capability.
The Role
You will be responsible for delivering profitable, high-quality arable production while maintaining and enhancing the wider estate, its environment, and its reputation. Working within agreed farm plans and budgets, you will lead the farming operation day-to-day while contributing to longer-term business planning, investment decisions, and income diversification.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Full responsibility for crop husbandry, production standards, and cost control
2. Delivery of annual budgets, harvest plans, and contribution to longer-term (10-year) business planning
3. Leadership and motivation of the farm team, including recruitment, training, and staff welfare
4. Oversight of machinery, buildings, contractors, and capital projects
5. Accurate record-keeping, compliance, and reporting in line with regulatory and assurance requirements
6. Management of grain drying, storage, quality, and load-out
7. Close liaison with professional managing agents on performance, opportunities, and risk
8. Active stewardship of the environment, conservation areas, and public-facing estate elements
The Ideal Candidate
You will be:
9. An experienced Farm Manager or Estate Manager with a strong arable background
10. Commercially minded, organised, and comfortable working to budgets and plans
11. A confident people manager who sets high standards and leads by example
12. Technically competent, forward-looking, and open to innovation
13. Comfortable operating in a professional, reporting-led environment
14. Passionate about farming standards, environmental delivery, and estate presentation
The Package
15. Excellent salary package, commensurate with experience
16. Housing allowance included
17. Long-term, senior position with real autonomy and influence
18. Strong professional support from managing agents
This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious Farm or Estate Manager to step into a high-calibre role with real autonomy.