Ranger / Project Manager

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 + biannual performance bonus
Location: Wimborne, Dorset; OR Winchester, Hampshire; OR Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Term: Full time
Closing Date: 15/06/2025

The Opportunity

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Ranger/Project Manager to join our growing team at Wild Capital. The position is permanent with opportunities to grow with the company. The position will be based out of one of three locations in the UK with opportunities to travel around England to our national network of nature reserves. This is an excellent opportunity for you to have exposure to an exciting, new and growing market with a leading national mitigation provider.

Who are Wild Capital?

We’re a highly regarded mitigation provider of Biodiversity Net Gain units, Nutrient Neutrality credits and other environmental offsets. We have a reputation for delivering a high-quality products for our clients.

The products we sell (environmental offsets) are driven by demand from developers which means that an impact is happening elsewhere which drives the need for our products. While a ‘net gain’ is enshrined in the methodologies to quantify our products, we strive for excellence in everything we do from financial security to committing all of our nature reserves we own for nature forever.

Whatever we do – whether we’re focusing on developers (our clients) or our nature reserves – we make it our business to create positive change, for our people, our clients and the legacy our nature reserves leave behind.

The role

We are looking for a Ranger/Project Manager with a strong independent work ethic with a combination of practical and desk based experience of creating and managing environmental projects. The role will initially focus on tendering for the establishment and capital works to create our new nature reserves, meeting contractors onsite and coordination of the projects. As nature reserves mature the role will change to also include co-ordinating management and monitoring with opportunities to expand into more senior roles with experience.

Duties will include –

• Reviewing Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (HMMPs) from a practical perspective
• Tendering for establishment works and keeping track of phased and seasonal delivery of habitats
• Regular travel to sites to meet contractors tendering for works
• Occasional support with events

Your skills

Practical skills and knowledge of land management and farming techniques. We need the successful candidate to be confident to talk to a farmer about the type of machine they are going to use for a job, understand how a hedgerow is planted or fence installed for example.

Good written and verbal communication skills.

A good understanding of ecology and wildlife legislation.

Proficient using MS Office is essential. Proficient at using other electronic tools and aids such as tablets for mapping and remote monitoring equipment is desirable.

You’ll need to hold a full, valid UK driving licence as your role may involve you travelling to various sites across the country. Trailer licence and 4x4 driving experience or qualification desirable.

We have two offices, one in Wimborne, one in Winchester and a satellite office in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. You will be applying to be based out of one of these offices.

But to enjoy your time at Wild Capital, you’ll also need to be personable, passionate, and proactive. We’re a friendly bunch but we do work hard.

Learning and Development

We’ll always invest in our people and have excellent learning and development opportunities for all our team members. This includes an extensive internal mentoring programme and a budget for learning and development to expand your knowledge. So, you can be confident you’ll grow and develop both personally and professionally when you join us.

Wild Capital Benefits

We offer a very competitive benefits package, which includes:

• 5% employer pension contributions;
• 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays);
• Biannual performance bonus;
• and much more.

Closing date: 15 June 2025. Interviews will be held at the earliest opportunity for strong candidates.