Workplace Project Manager

Full time

Manor Farm Estate

Manor Farm needs someone who can lead ambitious environmental delivery and run a rural estate like the business it is — not simply maintain it. A live Biodiversity Net Gain programme spans both land and water here, an ecotourism offering is growing fast, and a property portfolio including listed and residential buildings needs diligent attention. This is a role for someone who thinks like a project manager, cares like a conservationist, and is ready to take genuine ownership.

The breadth of this role is intentional. No single background covers environmental delivery, property, agriculture, and hospitality all at once, so we’re not expecting you to arrive with experience in every one of them. What matters most is the ability to deliver projects to a high standard, adapt as priorities shift, and bring real care to the landscape and people involved. Estate management experience is useful, but it’s absolutely not the only route in.

Joining us as we move into this next phase, you’ll have real freedom to shape the estate’s future — from deepening the nature recovery work already underway to growing what ecotourism at Manor Farm could become next. No two days will look the same, and that’s exactly the point.

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About You

Workplace

- Land management and conservation expertise: strong, well-founded knowledge, built through education, hands-on experience or both. Experience of woodland creation, habitat restoration or agri-environment schemes is a real bonus.

- A conservation-first mindset: you believe in restoring land, not simply managing it, and you can explain why it matters to anyone who asks.

Impact

- Delivery-focused: you’re confident running small and medium-sized works programmes, juggling budgets, grant claims, contractors and timelines, and getting them over the line.
- Exacting standards: a sharp eye for detail and a commitment to doing things properly, safely and to a standard you’d happily sign your name to.
- Practical problem-solver: you find creative, sustainable ways through the inevitable challenges of estate life.

Adventure

- Up for it: being outdoors in all weathers energises you, and so does the chance to build something new for Cornwall.
- Steady under pressure: priorities here shift with the weather, the seasons, planning and partners. You keep a cool head and keep things moving.
- Self-starter: you’re comfortable working independently as Oxygen Conservation’s presence on site, with a full UK driving licence to get you around the estate and beyond.

Together

- Relationship builder: you build strong, trusted relationships with landowners, tenants, farmers, partners, neighbours, contractors and regulators, and you’re patient with those who need a little more convincing.
- Commitment to growth: you’re dedicated to your own development and to helping the wider team grow alongside you.
- 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.

We believe in recruiting exceptional people and creating the role that allows them to do incredible things. You don’t need to tick every box above, and you don’t need to look or sound a certain way to belong here. We’re committed to building a diverse team drawn from across the country, with a wide range of lived and learnt experiences.

Whatever your background, if you think you could make a real difference at Siblyback, we’d love to hear from you. What We’d Love You To Do

Project Management &

- Environmental Delivery





- Lead delivery of the estate’s live Biodiversity Net Gain programme in accordance with an approved scheme which has created one of Norfolk’s largest registered habitat banks. Terrestrial enhancement work spans nutrient stripping, wildflower meadow creation, deer management and conservation grazing.
- Lead delivery of the estate’s aquatic restoration work including a live project restoring the Stow Bedon Stream, working closely with our natural capital and ecology specialists. As this work nears completion, expect the terrestrial programme to become an increasingly central focus of the role.
- Coordinate delivery of estate capital and infrastructure projects tied to these programmes, and more widely across the estate, working closely with our natural capital and ecology specialists.
- Champion the estate’s ongoing recovery of species-rich grassland and habitat alongside its Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement supporting organic management.

Property &

- Ecotourism

- Manage existing residential tenancies and tenant relationships.
- Oversee maintenance of the estate’s built property assets including a number of listed buildings. Work with contractors to ensure that repair and maintenance demands are completed to a high standard.
- With support from our property team, engage with planning stakeholders around opportunities for residential development on the edge of the village (a planning application for around 21 homes will be submitted this summer).
- Lead the continued growth of the estate’s ecotourism offering (‘Honeypot Meadow’) and help shape what future guest experiences on the estate could look like as landscape restoration matures.
- Manage bookings, facilities, and guest engagement to deliver a consistently excellent visitor experience, using feedback and insight to continuously improve the seasonal offering.

Estate Management &

- Agriculture

- Oversee the day-to-day running of the estate, scheduling and managing planned maintenance across land, buildings, and infrastructure.
- Manage external consultants and contractors, and deliver hands-on reactive maintenance where necessary.
- Oversee conservation grazing and stewardship management across the estate’s farmland.
- Lead the continued organic management of the estate, and manage any livestock enterprise, alongside conservation-led land use.

Finance, Governance &

- Compliance

- Support the forecasting, managing, and reporting of annual budgets.
- Identify and apply for grants and funding relevant to conservation, restoration, and estate projects.
- Implement systems of work that keep the estate compliant with relevant legislation, with accurate physical and digital records.

Health &

- Safety (HSW)

- Manage contractor documentation and estate safety inspections.
- Assess and manage public access risk, particularly relevant as guest numbers grow through ecotourism.
- Ensure the safety and security of the property at all times, including safe lone working practice.

Stakeholder, Community &

- Engagement

- Act as the key interface between the central Oxygen Conservation team and local suppliers, tenants, and the wider community.
- Welcome investors and guests to the estate, managing bookings and engagement to deliver an outstanding ecotourism experience.




- Support the (re)development of homes, local jobs, and community opportunities tied to the estate.

Your resource pack
- Your Working Environment

Most of our roles, unless site specific allow you the freedom to work from anywhere in the country, should you need help with this we too will be there to support.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tools to perform

We will ensure you are provided with the equipment you need to be incredible in your role.
- Your Working Environment

Most of our roles, unless site specific allow you the freedom to work from anywhere in the country, should you need help with this we too will be there to support.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tools to perform

We will ensure you are provided with the equipment you need to be incredible in your role.
- Your Working Setting

Most of our roles, unless site specific allow you the freedom to work from anywhere in the country, should you need help with this we too will be there to support.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tools to perform

We will ensure you are provided with the equipment you need to be incredible in your role. 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

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.

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Your Resource Pack

📌 ENVIRONMENT PROJECT MANAGER (Yankalilla)
🏢 Oxygen Capital
📍 Yankalilla