Location: Saltram, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1UH
Contract Type: Permanent / Full-time
Reference/IRC: IRC161564
Closing Date: 23rd March 2025
Salary: £28,133 pa
As Area Ranger, your love of the outdoors will inspire others as you strive to ensure that landscapes are beautifully presented and maintained.
What it's like:
Saltram House is a Grade I Georgian Mansion within a Grade II Parkland, and contains a mosaic of habitats including saltmarsh, ancient woodlands, lowland meadows and wood pasture. A high-profile cultural destination described as an ‘oasis in the middle of the city’, this magnificent mansion and parkland is a popular destination that welcomes over 900,000 visitors each year with 75% visiting our parkland.
Plymbridge Woods is connected to Saltram by being a few miles upstream of the River Plym. This peaceful ancient woodland in Plym Valley is home to otters, kingfishers and fascinating lichens.
We work closely with our partners at Plymouth City Council through Green Communities and Plymouth Natural Grid. This has enabled us to have a greater impact, bringing nature to a wider, more diverse community beyond our boundaries into the City of Plymouth.
What you'll be doing:
There are 5 Rangers in the Saltram portfolio: you'll be responsible for the daily operations and management of one ranger and the volunteer team. You’ll report to the Lead Ranger, working closely to deliver two habitat creation projects and establish a new country park.
This role is key to delivering our ambitions for nature recovery at Saltram. While some of this work is already underway with the habitat creation in the new country park, there are considerable opportunities for more. You’ll confidently plan and deliver work programmes for conservation and estate maintenance.
Your ability to build genuine, honest, long-term relationships with our farm tenant, partners, and local communities will be fundamental to exploring opportunities for habitat restoration and visitor management.
Who we're looking for:
1. Experienced in land management, nature conservation, and access for people, including running small teams and supervising contractors.
2. Used to developing and running programmes to achieve specific goals in conservation or access.
3. Strong team player, experienced in leading and managing staff and volunteers.
4. Experienced in looking after a range of habitats and landscapes, certified in chainsaw use, tractor driving, and towing trailers.
5. Able to work safely and take the lead on compliance – including writing risk assessments, and safety and environmental procedures.
6. Happy to talk, with enthusiasm and commitment, to all kinds of people about your work and why it matters.
7. A driver with a full UK licence.
Apply: IRC161564 - Area Ranger
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