An Adventure in Landscape-Scale Restoration
Full time
Kinrara Estate, Upper Speyside
Imagine leading transformative environmental projects on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park where you won’t just manage land, but help reshape it to deliver lasting impact for nature and people. We’re searching for a passionate and capable Estate Manager at Kinrara to drive ambitious conservation initiatives with energy, purpose, and vision. If you thrive on challenge, love working with people, and believe in making bold things happen, this is your next great adventure.
Closing date: 08/02/2026
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Do you want an opportunity to really make a difference? Do you want to look back knowing your work helped tackle climate change and biodiversity loss? We are looking for someone, and potentially their family, who wants to make a long-term commitment to this incredible landscape and its surrounding community.
You’ll be a passionate environmentalist, a skilled project manager, and a brilliant collaborator with a sharp eye for delivery. You’ll also bring strong knowledge and experience in Health & Safety leadership, ensuring our work is delivered to the highest standards across Kinrara and in close collaboration with Dorback Estate and our wider Scottish portfolio.
We’re looking for:
IMPACT
- Project Delivery: Demonstrable experience leading multi-disciplinary environmental projects from design to delivery.
- Exacting Standards: Sharp eye for detail and a deep commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes.
- Practical Problem Solver: Ability to think creatively and implement sustainable practices to overcome challenges.
- Compliance Confident: Familiarity with COSHH, emergency planning, lone working, and contractor oversight.
ENVIRONMENT
- Environmental Expertise: Strong knowledge of land management, conservation, and restoration, gained through education or hands-on experience.
- Rural Stewardship: A love for the natural world and rural Scotland, and a deep commitment to ecological restoration.
- Risk Management: Proven ability to lead Health & Safety management in rural environments.
ADVENTURE
- Passionate Explorer: Fuelled by a love of adventure, environmental conservation, and making tangible impact.
TOGETHER
- Collaborative Relationship Builder: Ability to create strong partnerships with communities, neighbours, contractors, and regulators.
- Cross-Estate Team Player: Committed to working closely with the Dorback team and other estates to share expertise and align delivery.
- Leadership: Confidence to guide and train colleagues to ensure a safe and positive working culture across multiple estates.
- Kindness and Approachability: And let’s be honest, you must be really nice too. Sharing snacks on long journeys or a packed lunch whilst out in the rain is mandatory!
We believe in recruiting exceptional people and creating the role that allows them to do incredible things. We are committed to having a genuinely diverse team drawn from across the country, with a wide range of lived and learnt experiences. You might have skills in some, but not all, of the areas above. Whatever your skillset, we’d love to hear from you if you think you can make a real difference with Oxygen Conservation and the communities where we’re fortunate to work.
What we’d love you to do
Project Leadership: Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of environmental restoration projects, tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities of Kinrara Estate.
Health & Safety Leadership: Champion H&S across Kinrara, Dorback, and other Scottish estates. Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, oversee estate vehicles and machinery, provide training, and embed a culture of safety.
Collaboration: Work closely with Dorback Estate and other Scottish estates to share resources, expertise, and strategies to maximise collective impact.
Community Engagement: Build meaningful partnerships with local communities, neighbours, contractors, and regulators to enhance and protect the environment.
Contractor & Supplier Oversight: Manage consultants and contractors, ensuring clear scopes of work, safe operations, timely delivery, and value for money.
Budget & Grant Management: Own estate-level budgets, contribute to funding bids, and ensure grant compliance and reporting.
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
Accommodation opportunities may be available with this role and can be discussed further during the process. Alternatively, you’re welcome to live within a 60-minute commute of the Estate if you’d prefer.
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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.
