Land Manager, South - Bristol or Oxford or Bucks or Herts

Environment Bank • Full-time • England, United Kingdom • 1m ago

Title: Land Manager, South - Bristol or Oxford or Bucks or Herts

Salary: Competitive

About us

At Environment Bank, we’re working together to help restore natural habitats across England. With thousands of acres of new habitat creation already underway, our projects are delivering biodiversity gains and helping vital ecosystems to recover and flourish.

Our diverse team includes ecologists, land managers, habitat specialists, geospatial analysts, planning advisors, account managers, digital creatives, legal experts, and more.

From our habitat specialists to our sales and marketing teams, everyone at Environment Bank is a champion for our values, working towards our goal of reversing biodiversity loss.

Environment Bank is a market-leading organisation in a sector that’s experiencing rapid growth. We’ve already built a highly skilled team of experts and we’re actively looking to expand our team in the coming months.

We’re incredibly proud of all we achieved so far and we’re still growing. If you'd like to be part of a driven organisation that's making a real difference, find your next role with the team at Environment Bank.

About the role

The Land Manager will play a crucial role in identifying suitable land opportunities, collaborating with landowners and agents, and overseeing the process of onboarding land for Habitat Bank creation and working with our delivery Team to create and manage the Habitat Banks on farms across England.

It is important that you live in the South of England - Bristol, Oxford, Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire would be ideal.

The role requires effective communication, collaboration with internal teams, and engagement with external stakeholders such as farmers, landowners, and Local Authorities.

And there's more ...

Identify and onboard new land opportunities to establish Habitat Banks, liaising with landowners and agents.
Prioritise the creation of Habitat Banks based on Local Authority BNG (Biodiversity Net Gain) credit demand and known purchaser demand, with input from the sales team.
Conduct thorough due diligence to assess site suitability for Habitat Bank creation, coordinating with internal teams including ecology, project delivery, legal, and finance.
Take sites through an internal offer approval process, justifying and championing why it should proceed. Gather and analyse data to support targeted Habitat Bank creation, including reviewing local plan policies, agri-environment scheme information, and market sector reports.
Work as part of a collaborative project team to create the Habitat and deliver capital works and then support the ongoing management of the site, liaising with landowners regularly.

What we need from you:

Experience of working directly with farmers and landowners, in a professional capacity.
Experience in rural land management an advantage, but not essential.
Preferably possess a working knowledge of Farm Business Tenancies and relevant environmental matters related to rural land management.
Some understanding of utilising Land Registry and other publicly available legal and land management data sources.
Project management experience would be beneficial, especially in the environmental sector.
MRICS or CAAV would be useful, but not essential.
Full UK clean driving license and willingness to travel for regional site visits and events.

Benefits

As an organisation, we believe that work should be fulfilling, inspiring, and balanced, so we’re creating a space where our team can thrive, both personally and professionally – providing flexible working arrangements, mental wellbeing support, and more.

We offer...

🎁 Performance-based annual bonus up to 10% of salary

💸 Pension scheme with employer-matched contributions at 6% of salary

🏖️ 30 days of annual leave, plus paid bank holidays, birthday, and wellbeing day

➕ Option to purchase 5 additional days of annual leave after probation

🏡 Remote and hybrid flexible working options

💼 Regional and departmental team co-working days

🌞 Expenses-paid whole company meet twice a year

🎗️ Team fundraising and charity events

🎓 Ongoing career development with training and mentoring

🩺 Medical cash back scheme to cover everyday healthcare costs

‍🧠 Employee assistance mental wellbeing support

❤️‍🩹️ Enhanced sickness pay allowance

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