About the Role
Manor Farm needs someone who can lead ambitious environmental delivery and run a rural estate like the business it is — not simply maintain it. A live Biodiversity Net Gain programme spans both land and water here, an ecotourism offering is growing fast, and a property portfolio including listed and residential buildings needs diligent attention. This is a role for someone who thinks like a project manager, cares like a conservationist, and is ready to take genuine ownership.
The breadth of this role is intentional. No single background covers environmental delivery, property, agriculture, and hospitality all at once, so we're not expecting you to arrive with experience in every one of them. What matters most is the ability to deliver projects to a high standard, adapt as priorities shift, and bring real care to the landscape and people involved. Estate management experience is useful, but it's absolutely not the only route in.
Joining us as we move into this next phase, you'll have real freedom to shape the estate's future — from deepening the nature recovery work already underway to growing what ecotourism at Manor Farm could become next. No two days will look the same, and that's exactly the point.
About You
This role suits people from a range of backgrounds — project management, environmental or conservation delivery, hospitality or ecotourism, or something else entirely. You don't need direct experience in every area below; we're just as interested in transferable skills and clear potential as we are in a perfect match on paper. Whatever your background, 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.
Environment
Impact
Experience in project management, environmental delivery, or a related field — ideally with a track record of delivering projects to a high standard, or clear potential to get there.
Confidence managing estate finances — budgets, forecasting, grant applications, and compliance with relevant legislation and governance requirements.
Adventure
Togetherness
Proven ability to build collaborative relationships with landowners, farmers, contractors, regulators, tenants, and neighbors.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & Environmental Delivery
Lead delivery of the estate's live Biodiversity Net Gain programme in accordance with an approved scheme which has created one of Norfolk’s largest registered habitat banks. Terrestrial enhancement work spans nutrient stripping, wildflower meadow creation, deer management and conservation grazing.
Lead delivery of the estate's aquatic restoration work including a live project restoring the Stow Bedon Stream, working closely with our natural capital and ecology specialists. As this work nears completion, expect the terrestrial programme to become an increasingly central focus of the role.
Property & Ecotourism
Manage bookings, facilities, and guest engagement to deliver a consistently excellent visitor experience, using feedback and insight to continuously improve the seasonal offering.
Estate Management & Agriculture
Oversee the day-to-day running of the estate, scheduling and managing planned maintenance across land, buildings, and infrastructure.
Finance, Governance & Compliance
Health & Safety (HSW)
Stakeholder, Community & Engagement
Beyond these headline areas, expect the scope of this role to flex — from reporting and admin to the hundred fascinating things that pop up in any given week. You'll be backed by a team of industry-leading specialists across natural capital, habitat restoration, ecology, marketing, and logistics, and you'll work closely with landowners, farmers, tenants, contractors, and regulators, acting as the trusted link between Manor Farm and the wider Oxygen Conservation team.
About Us
Oxygen Conservation was founded in 2021 by the Oxygen House Group and Dr Rich Stockdale with a clear mission: Scaling Conservation. We acquire land at scale on behalf of asset owners to deliver transformative environmental and social impact — creating profit as a result of what we do. In just a few years, we've completed twelve transactions, assembling a portfolio of over 43,000 acres dedicated to restoring and protecting nature.
Our vision is intentionally aspirational: by 2030, we aim to have £1 billion of natural capital assets under management, enabling us to protect and restore 250,000 acres of land for people and wildlife. By combining our scale, reputation, cutting-edge data, and exceptional people, we're redefining what conservation can look like.
Our work hasn't gone unnoticed. We were named Start-Up of the Year at the Business Leader South West Awards in 2022, Team of the Year at the 2023 Edie Awards, and our nature financing agreement with Triodos won ESG Deal of the Year at the 2024 Insider South West Dealmakers Awards. Our founder and CEO, Dr Rich Stockdale, features on the ENDS Power List of the UK's most influential environmental professionals, and was shortlisted for Edie's Leader of the Year Award in 2024.
At Oxygen Conservation, we're scaling impact, creating opportunities, and leading the charge for a nature-based economy that works for people, wildlife, and the planet.
Key Information
Term: Full time, permanent
Location: Shropham, Norfolk
Accommodation: May be available on the estate for the right candidate, though this is not guaranteed
Closing date: Monday 7 September 2026