LEADING LANDSCAPE-SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
Full time
Scotland
Are you eager to make a profound positive impact on Scotland’s landscape? Do you want to push the boundaries of what’s possible in sustainable land management and conservation?
Join us in reimagining estate management as a dynamic journey of landscape-scale restoration. Create spaces for nature, wildlife, incredible ecotourism opportunities, rural homes, renewable energy, and redefine what it means to manage an estate in Scotland. This is a rare opportunity to live, work, and play in one of the most beautiful parts of the world!
Closing date: Open until we find the perfect candidate
Apply nowIt would be amazing if you have
ENVIRONMENT
- Environmental Expertise: Strong and extensive knowledge in land management and conservation, acquired through education or hands-on experience.
IMPACT
- Inspirational Leader: An ability to inspire people and a genuine passion for developing others and yourself
- Entrepreneurial Spirit: A flair for spotting opportunities that others miss and then bringing your ideas to life to Scale Conservation.
- 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.
ADVENTURE & TOGETHERNESS
- Passionate Explorer: Fuelled by a passion for adventure, environmental conservation, and making tangible impact.
- 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
Leadership: Provide inspirational leadership across the Scottish Estates and line management of the estate managers and rangers in Scotland.
Health, Safety, & Wellbeing: Embed a strong Health and Safety culture across the Estates, including but not limited to, site operations, managing contractors, and ensuring visitor wellbeing.
Operational Excellence: development of new, and improvement of existing, processes and procedures.
Project Management: Provide strategic oversight and leadership for both conservation and property projects, guiding the team to deliver incredible environmental and social impact.
Community Engagement: Build meaningful partnerships with local communities, neighbours and contractors to preserve and enhance the environment.
Insight: Supporting future acquisitions with your experience and expertise.
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 packOur 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.