An Adventure in Landscape-Scale Restoration
Full time
Dorback Estate
Imagine being at the helm of a revolutionary role amidst the vast, breathtaking landscapes of Scotland, where you’re not only managing the land – you’re reshaping it to create positive environmental and social impact for generations to come. We’re looking for a passionate environmentalist to join us on a game-changing adventure in landscape-scale restoration. This is your chance to create thriving wildlife habitats and lead the charge in revitalising extraordinary landscapes at SCALE. If you’re fuelled by passion, hungry for a challenge, and ready to rewrite the rulebook of estate management, then we want you on our team! Join us and be part of an adventure like no other.
Closing date: 26/05/2025
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At Dorback Estate, we’re seeking someone with this amazing combination of skills:
ENVIRONMENT
- Environmental Expertise: Strong and extensive knowledge in land management and conservation, acquired through education or hands-on experience.
- Rural Stewardship: A love for the natural world and rural environment in Scotland, and a commitment to its ecological restoration.
IMPACT
- Exacting Standards: Sharp eye for detail and a deep commitment to delivering exceptional service.
- Commitment to Growth: A dedication to continuous personal development and fostering growth within the wider team.
- Practical Problem Solver: Ability to think creatively to implement sustainable practices and resolve challenges.
ADVENTURE
- Passionate Explorer: Fuelled by a passion for adventure, environmental conservation, and making tangible impact.
TOGETHER
- Collaborative Relationship Builder: Ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including landowners, farmers, partners, neighbours, contractors, and regulators.
- Kindness and Approachability: And of course, you have to be really nice! Sharing snacks on long journeys or a packed lunch whilst out in the rain is mandatory!
What we’d love you to do
Estate Management: Provide leadership across all elements of work on site, including,land management, woodland creation, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and any of the hundreds of fascinating things that might pop up.
Property: Manage estate properties, utilities, and tenant relationships, overseeing maintenance and renovations in line with sustainability goals.
Ecotourism: Deliver outstanding ecotourism experiences by managing bookings, facilities, and guest engagement. Design and deliver nature-based getaway packages, ensuring a seamless guest experience, high-quality site management, and continuous improvement through feedback and insights.
Conservation: Lead landscape-scale restoration by tailoring approaches based on the unique challenges and opportunities presented by Dorback.
Health & Safety: knowledge of health and safety management in rural environments, including COSHH compliance, emergency planning, CDM documentation, lone working, team supervision, and overseeing estate vehicles, machinery, and property security.
Project Management: Project manage small and medium-sized work programmes, both conservation and property, managing site budgets, grant applications, and contractors.
Community Engagement: Build meaningful partnerships with local communities, neighbours and contractors to preserve and enhance the environment.
Global Impact: Save a part of the world for the next generation and set an example for worldwide environmental management.
What you need to be awesome
Each role is different. Your location may be different. Your needs might be different. We will work with you to create a role and package that allows you to be incredible. The below details what every role will include, and what we feel every company should provide.
Your resource pack-
Your Working Environment
As this role is based on the Estate, you must live within a reasonable distance to travel to Dorback regularly and at short notice.
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Best Teammates
We always want to ensure every member of the team has the right support needed. We are a tight knit team, always sharing, meeting and working together. Although we work remotely from one another the culture we have shaped allows you to never feel alone.
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Do What You Love
If you bring a passion for conservation and a care for the environment, we’ll support you to create your dream role.
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Tools to perform
We will ensure you are provided with the equipment you need to be incredible in your role.
Our interview process - what to expect
We hire people that are the best at what they do. And just as important as it is to discover if you're a good fit for us, you need to determine if we are a good fit for you.
1Apply
This is the first step to becoming part of the team. Simply click the ‘Apply Now’ button to complete our application form, and show us how awesome you are!
CV’s are needed, but on their own we don’t feel they tell us enough about who you really are. So, we have listed just a couple of questions to allow us to learn more about you.
2Opportunity to Shine
If your application is successful a member (or two) of the team will have an introductory call with you, to answer any initial questions you may have. After which, if successful, we will set an exciting role specific challenge for you to complete in advance of your interview. An opportunity for us to see you shine.
3Interview
We hate for this part to be too corporate and regimented. Instead, we will have a relaxed conversation to get to know one another, an opportunity to ask questions and learn more.
We recognise that this process is two way and that you will be interviewing us perhaps even more than we will be interviewing you – we promise that it won’t be a dull process.
4Decision
We will invite you to meet more of the team so you and them can explore the realities of being a part of Oxygen Conservation. If our passion for what we do aligns with yours and we think you’ll be a great addition, we will invite you to join our growing team. If you love what you’ve learnt we hope you will accept, to be a part of our mission to Scale Conservation.
