Environmental Project Manager: in Landscape-Scale Restoration

Environmental Project Manager:
An Adventure in Landscape-Scale Restoration

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An Adventure in Landscape-Scale Restoration role at Oxygen Conservation

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Imagine leading transformative environmental projects amidst the awe-inspiring Scottish Highlands. At Dorback Estate, you won’t just manage landscapes—you’ll reshape them to deliver tangible impact for nature, climate, and community. We’re searching for a passionate and capable Environmental Project Manager to drive large-scale conservation and restoration 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. Whether your background is rooted in land restoration, project management, ecology, conservation, or sustainability, you’re driven to lead bold projects from blueprint to reality.

At Dorback Estate, we’re seeking someone with this amazing combination of skills:

• Exacting Standards: Sharp eye for detail and a deep commitment to delivering exceptional service.
• Commitment to Growth: A dedication to continuous personal development and fostering growth within the wider team.
• Practical Problem Solver: Ability to think creatively to implement sustainable practices and resolve challenges.

• Environmental Expertise: Strong knowledge in land management and conservation, acquired through education or hands-on experience.
• Rural Stewardship
  : A love for the natural world and rural environment in Scotland, and a commitment to its ecological restoration.

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

• Collaborative Relationship Builder: Ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including landowners, farmers, partners, neighbours, contractors, and regulators.
• 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. We are committed to having a genuinely diverse team drawn from across the country, with a wide range of lived and learnt 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.

Ready to show the world how modern conservation can be delivered? As Environmental Project Manager, you’ll play a critical role in delivering large-scale restoration projects in a jaw-dropping location!

Nestled against the spectacular mountainous backdrop of the Cairngorms National Park, Dorback Estate boasts a magnificent landscape that sweeps you into the endless expanse of the Scottish Highlands, all while being easily accessible. Spanning over 15,000 acres, the Estate features vast moorland areas interspersed with pockets of forestry, gradually rising to the plateau of the Cairngorms massif. Inhabiting the Estate is a diverse array of wildlife and a remarkable variety of natural assets.

Once a traditional sporting Estate, it also now offers several high-quality holiday cottages, providing excellent opportunities for sustainable tourism.

Our vision at Dorback is bold and exciting! We’re transforming the landscape by undertaking a significant programme of natural capital creation and enhancement. From native broadleaf woodland creation to restoring peatlands, our efforts will not only generate new…