Estate Manager: in Landscape-Scale Restoration

Imagine leading transformative environmental projects on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park. At Kinrara Estate, you won’t just manage land, you’ll help reshape it to deliver lasting impact for nature and people. We’re searching for a passionate and capable Estate Manager 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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Passionate Explorer:
  Fuelled by a love of adventure, environmental conservation, and making tangible impact.

• Collaborative Relationship Builder:
  Ability to create strong partnerships with communities, neighbours, contractors, and regulators.
• Cross‑Estate Team Player:
  Committed to working closely with Dorback 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.
• 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 learned 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.

As Estate Manager at Kinrara, you’ll play a critical role in delivering large‑scale restoration projects and embedding a culture of Health & Safety excellence across our Scottish estates.

Kinrara Estate sits on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park in a spectacular, ecologically diverse landscape of moorland, peatland, woodland and river systems, and is the site of Brew Dog’s Lost Forest project. A substantial tranche of native woodland creation has already begun here (phase‑one planting in 2023 established hundreds of thousands of trees). As we take stewardship forward, Kinrara represents a major opportunity to restore peatlands, expand native woodland (alongside natural regeneration), and rebuild resilient habitats at scale.

Importantly, you’ll also lead Health & Safety across Kinrara, Dorback, and our wider Scottish estates, ensuring safe, professional, and progressive practices underpin everything we do.

No day will be the same, but every single day will be an adventure waiting to unfold!

• Project Leadership
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  Lead the planning,…