Habitats Operations Manager

At Origin Enterprises, we are dedicated to championing sustainable land use, and our Environmental teams support a diverse range of clients and projects—from land management and development to restoration and conservation.

Joining us means becoming part of a collaborative, purpose driven community where our collective expertise enables us to deliver high quality, fully integrated solutions and contribute to meaningful environmental outcomes across the UK and Ireland.

As a growing ecological and arboricultural consultancy and contracting business, we are an SME with a practical, intelligent and pioneering approach to advising our clients. We blend traditional ecological services with innovation, hands-on habitat creation, restoration and compliance solutions. With over 24 years’ experience, we have established a reputation as one of the few end-to-end service providers in the UK.

Since 2022, we have proudly operated as an Origin Enterprises company, an international agronomy services group focused on sustainable land use through integrated and innovative solutions. Our Origin connection provides our clients and employees with the benefits and opportunities associated with being part of a global leader in sustainability, including wider geographic, a broader service offering, and continued investment in research and development.

At Keystone we pride ourselves on a professional family feel that attracts clients and employees alike. We share Origin’s values, People, Community, Partnerships, Integrity, and Innovation, which are reflected in all that we do and lie at the very core of our business.

We operate across a comprehensive range of sectors for public and private sector clients including supporting a number of the UK’s largest Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.

Having established a first-class reputation for habitat creation, restoration, and mitigation, we specialise in conservation driven projects that focus on nature restoration and Biodiversity Net Gain at scale.

With an intelligent and sensitive approach to project planning, our Habitats team rapidly mobilise resources to deploy effective mitigation, habitat clearance, creation, restoration, and management solutions that deliver strong conservation outcomes while minimising environmental impact and delivering value for our clients.

Keystone Habitats is known for its sensitive approach to protected habitats and species as well as offering strong practical and technical knowledge, an up-to-date range of equipment and a resourceful approach to deploying it in complex and challenging situations.

The Habitats Operations Manager is a senior operational leadership role within the Habitats Team, supporting the coordination and successful delivery of our portfolio of habitat creation, restoration, mitigation and land management projects from our head office and operational yard.

The Habitats Operations Manager reports to and supports the Head of Habitats and is expected to take a department-wide view of workload, resources and operational performance, helping the team achieve its annual targets whilst maintaining Keystone’s ethos, values, standards, and approach to risk and quality management.

They play an active role in departmental planning, resource coordination, project management and client liaison. They will be tasked with quoting for work and working with the Head of Habitats and Bid Manager to bid for more complex tenders, undertaking contracts management as required upon award.

The role combines operational leadership with project and commercial management. The Operations Manager will maintain oversight of existing contracts, support the mobilisation of new projects and…