Ambleside, Cumbria
National Trust
Summary We're looking for an Estate Manager to join us in the Lake District, where you will be responsible for the management of our let properties and supporting the management of our land. As Estate Manager you'll be an experienced rural practice Chartered Surveyor with a modern and progressive approach to land management. As the key link with our tenants and other collaborators, you'll manage the portfolio in a professional manner, ensuring proactive communication and industry knowledge are always present. Due to the travel required for this role, you must hold a full driving licence with access to your own vehicle, (business mileage is claimable through expenses). Contractually based at our Grasmere Hub office, we're offering this role on a hybrid basis and are happy to explore and agree working arrangements which strike the right balance for you and the Trust. Building strong working relationships with our tenants is critical to the requirements of the role and so we anticipate you needing to be onsite 2 days a week. What it's like to work here Reporting to the Senior Estate Manager, you will be part of a professional team consisting of Estate Managers, Rural Surveyors, Building Surveyors and Supervisors, and Lettings and Estate Management Officers. The team support the management of our let estate portfolio that, together with the relationships we have with our tenants, underpin our £50m national rental income which is essential to the delivery of our conservation work. The role offers you an interesting variety of work in amazing locations with no two days being the same. In addition to supporting day-to-day operations, you'll have the chance to deliver a variety of projects, offering your advice beyond your team. One of the Trust's biggest priorities is to create a healthy, resilient, natural environment for people and nature. Our portfolio has ambitious plans to achieve this and you will play a key part in making this happen and shaping the future of the UK's biggest private landowning charity and the properties we own and protect. We're proud to care for over 20% of the Lake District National Park, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, that includes 85 farms and the associated open, common land of the Lakeland Fells as well as a significant and wide-ranging collection of residential and commercial property including our own commercial holiday portfolio. What you'll be doing You will be managing a diverse and significant agricultural, residential and commercial let estate and providing our property teams with advice, guidance and support on all land management matters. As well as your own team you will draw on the advice of specialists providing agricultural and wildlife expertise, property staff and farm tenants to deliver visionary management objectives for our agricultural properties. In particular you will be focussed on negotiating significant improvements to benefit the environment, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Lake District. Through the entrepreneurial management of our residential and commercial properties you will also be generating significant income to support our wider conservation work. Within your portfolio you will lead on a programme of significant investment into our farmed estate and as well helping to drive landscape scale projects to deliver river restoration and renaturalisation, peatland restoration, increased tree cover and Landscape Recovery pilots amongst others. This is a permanent opportunity, offering a salary of circa £48,000. Who we're looking for •A Rural Practice member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors •In-depth knowledge of land use, agriculture, asset management, land management, environmental issues, conservation and sustainable development and how that translates to National Trust Strategy •Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships with fellow staff, tenants, and other stakeholders, sensitively adapting your approach and style as required; •The ability to lead a team focussed on delivering excellent results •Strong financial acumen together with the ability to take responsibility for large budgets; •MS Office literate and comfortable using GIS and finance and property management systems; •Experience in project management. The package
Summary We're looking for an Estate Manager to join us in the Lake District, where you will be responsible for the management of our let properties and supporting the management of our land. As Estate Manager you'll be an experienced rural practice Chartered Surveyor with a modern and progressive approach to land management. As the key link with our tenants and other collaborators, you'll manage the portfolio in a professional manner, ensuring proactive communication and industry knowledge are always present. Due to the travel required for this role, you must hold a full driving licence with access to your own vehicle, (business mileage is claimable through expenses). Contractually based at our Grasmere Hub office, we're offering this role on a hybrid basis and are happy to explore and agree working arrangements which strike the right balance for you and the Trust. Building strong working relationships with our tenants is critical to the requirements of the role and so we anticipate you needing to be onsite 2 days a week. What it's like to work here Reporting to the Senior Estate Manager, you will be part of a professional team consisting of Estate Managers, Rural Surveyors, Building Surveyors and Supervisors, and Lettings and Estate Management Officers. The team support the management of our let estate portfolio that, together with the relationships we have with our tenants, underpin our £50m national rental income which is essential to the delivery of our conservation work. The role offers you an interesting variety of work in amazing locations with no two days being the same. In addition to supporting day-to-day operations, you'll have the chance to deliver a variety of projects, offering your advice beyond your team. One of the Trust's biggest priorities is to create a healthy, resilient, natural environment for people and nature. Our portfolio has ambitious plans to achieve this and you will play a key part in making this happen and shaping the future of the UK's biggest private landowning charity and the properties we own and protect. We're proud to care for over 20% of the Lake District National Park, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, that includes 85 farms and the associated open, common land of the Lakeland Fells as well as a significant and wide-ranging collection of residential and commercial property including our own commercial holiday portfolio. What you'll be doing You will be managing a diverse and significant agricultural, residential and commercial let estate and providing our property teams with advice, guidance and support on all land management matters. As well as your own team you will draw on the advice of specialists providing agricultural and wildlife expertise, property staff and farm tenants to deliver visionary management objectives for our agricultural properties. In particular you will be focussed on negotiating significant improvements to benefit the environment, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Lake District. Through the entrepreneurial management of our residential and commercial properties you will also be generating significant income to support our wider conservation work. Within your portfolio you will lead on a programme of significant investment into our farmed estate and as well helping to drive landscape scale projects to deliver river restoration and renaturalisation, peatland restoration, increased tree cover and Landscape Recovery pilots amongst others. This is a permanent opportunity, offering a salary of circa £48,000. Who we're looking for •A Rural Practice member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors •In-depth knowledge of land use, agriculture, asset management, land management, environmental issues, conservation and sustainable development and how that translates to National Trust Strategy •Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships with fellow staff, tenants, and other stakeholders, sensitively adapting your approach and style as required; •The ability to lead a team focussed on delivering excellent results •Strong financial acumen together with the ability to take responsibility for large budgets; •MS Office literate and comfortable using GIS and finance and property management systems; •Experience in project management. The package
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)
- Tax free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Perks at work discounts i.e. 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 locations
- Independent financial advice
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