Delivery Manager

We’re looking for a passionate, energetic and experienced Delivery Manager to join our team and lead for delivery and standards across the incredibly beautiful and nature-rich Sherborne Estate.

With multiple landscape and large-scale nature recovery projects planned and in progress, there’s a lot of inspiring and truly impactful work going on. If you are a great project Delivery Manager with the skills and attitude to deliver and inspire, if you’re keen to make a difference, if you have a record of delivering at pace and with enthusiasm, if you’re organised and thorough with an eye for detail, then we want to hear from you.

We’re offering a competitive salary and the opportunity to play a vital role in delivering positive change on this beautiful and important landscape. As a member of the property leadership team, you’ll work closely with the Project Manager, the Countryside Manager, and the countryside and project teams based at Sherborne. You’ll also work with the facilities manager and rural surveyor, ensuring compliance and stewardship agreement objectives are met.

Internally you will be known as 'Lead Ranger'. 

The Cotswolds is a beautiful and inspiring place to work. The Sherborne Estate covers 1,668 hectares comprising arable and livestock farms, woodland & wood pasture, historic parkland riparian habitats including floodplain meadows. The estate is rich in archaeology and has over 850 ancient and veteran trees. It really is a microcosm of the Cotswolds and inspires and delights us all, every day.

In partnership with our farm tenants, the local community and other organisations, we’re delivering lots to restore nature and fight climate change. There’s a real sense of making a difference through delivery that you can come and be part of. From grassland restoration to woodland creation, from historic landscape restoration to wetland creation, from improving access for people to increasing space for wildlife, there’s so much in progress and so much to do – you’ll find challenge and motivation in equal measure!

With projects of regional and national importance, you'll benefit from the support and expertise of consultancy colleagues, enabling you to deliver exciting and impactful work whilst developing your own skills and knowledge along the way. You'll find a positive and vibrant atmosphere where you will be able to utilise your project delivery skills to achieve great things, whilst demonstrating the National Trust's values. Constantly seeking out opportunities to capitalise on funding and partnership working, you will achieve maximise benefit for nature recovery, priority habitat creation and support through volunteering and community engagement.

You will report to the Countryside Manager and work under the Big Nature Better Access Project Manager. You’ll work closely alongside the project team and the Ranger team, as well as other property and consultancy colleagues. You’ll be responsible for delivering our ambitious projects all the way from concept to completion, utilising your great communication skills alongside effective task management and prioritisation. You’ll be confident with the use of GIS software and requirements around planning and the historic environment to enable you to contribute to project design and funding bids. You’ll be fluent in health and safety requirements, especially relating to physical works and contract management as you’ll be fundamental to every stage of delivery, from agreeing specifications, obtaining quotes, supervising work and eventual sign-off. You’ll have a can-do attitude, getting your boots on and rolling your sleeves up when needed too!

Please see attached brochure & role profile context sheet for more information about the role. 

•An excellent communicator with experience in stakeholder management, you’ll be a great champion for the property with local communities.

•Experienced in managing and delivering projects.

•Experienced in relevant land, conservation, and access management and use of GIS and office software.

•Customer aware and take pride on delivering excellent customer service.

•Organised and self-motivated, confidently able to manage a demanding workload with competing pulls on your time.

•Confident in managing budgets, finances, income generation and contracts.

•Knowledgeable in planning requirements relating to the countryside and visitor activities.

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

•Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

•Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

•Rental deposit loan scheme

•Season ticket loan

•EV car lease scheme 

•Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

•Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

•Flexible working whenever possible

•Employee assistance programme

•Free parking at most Trust places

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