Surrey is a diverse county of lowland heath, calcareous grassland, woodland and wetlands which we are re-connecting using evidence-based approaches, through practical management, partnership working, community engagement, passion and drive.
We are looking to recruit a Conservation Team Manager, a strong and practical people person who can help deliver the Trust’s nature restoration objectives, combining logical thinking, project and budget management skills with the imagination and determination to expand and explore alternative approaches to how we restore nature across the county.
With a background in ecology and nature restoration across a range of habitats, we need a competent, passionate, skilled individual to manage our team of Reserves Officers in the challenging conservation delivery of the land we manage and to drive plans forward by empowering the reserves team, prioritising effectively, responding to swiftly changing demands and dealing with complex issues.
You must have previous experience of successfully working within the environmental sector matched with an out-going, personable and friendly approach, and the ability to work with a wide range of people.
Initially this role will manage all the Reserves Officers as one team working across the county; it is anticipated that in Spring/early Summer 2026, the role will be split across two areas broadly in the line with the revised Unitary Authority structure due to be put in place as a result of local government devolution.
If you believe you have the experience for the role and are able to fulfil the criteria outlined in the job profile, please complete an application form, or provide a covering letter and CV, and send it to by midday on Sunday 30th November 2025. Interviews will be held in early/mid December.
The role profile and application form can be found below.
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