Estate Officer - South

Reports to: Estate Manager
Salary: £28,000 – £30,500 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week with a requirement for occasional weekend and evening work (Mon – Sun)
Based at: Langford Lakes South Nature Reserve Wiltshire, with daily travel to sites within central and southern Wiltshire, occasional travel to sites in north Wiltshire

As an Estate Officer you will lead in the management and maintenance of our outstanding nature reserves. This role will be based in south Wiltshire and you will work over a diverse range of very special sites, from SSSI ancient woodlands and floodplain meadows to urban nature parks. If you are looking for a role in which you will be able to use your land management skills to really make a difference, then we would like to hear from you.

This role will work closely with other members of the Farm and Estate and Conservation Team to deliver an active and diverse work programme, using your own practical skills, in addition to engaging, recruiting and supervising contractors and volunteers. The work will vary by season and habitat, and you will have projects that you will be able to see through from concept to completion.

There will be opportunities to support the farm staff, learning new skills in livestock handling and conservation grazing. You will also work closely with the Conservation Team who will be carrying out ecological surveying and monitoring to inform and direct your work.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. All WWT staff will receive safeguarding training and must ensure that they comply with WWT’s safeguarding policy.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need talented people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.

As an employee of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust you will have access to a huge range of benefits and support, including but not limited to:

• Employer pension contribution up to 7.5%
• Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 30 days in your fifth year of service plus public holidays (pro-rata)
• Staff discount at Dragonfly Cafe
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
• Two staff wellbeing days per annum

A full job description and application pack is available to download from our website.

If after reading the job description you would like to discuss this opportunity informally, please contact Andy Dunn, Estate Manager [email protected] 

Closing Date: 9am Tuesday 12th August 2025

Interviews: Date to be confirmed

(Please note we are only able to accept applications via our application form and when completing the form please ensure you use the ‘supporting statement’ section to evidence how you believe you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description. This information will be used in our short-listing process).

As a charity Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd is committed to saving costs. Therefore, if you have not received an invitation to attend an interview within three weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.