Ranger/Project Manager

Job Title: Ranger/Project Manager
Salary: £35,000 + (10%) performance bonus paid biannually
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Closing Date: 03/08/2026 @ 12:00 noon

The Opportunity

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Ranger/Project Manager who can organise and supervise habitat delivery to new nature sites? Join our growing team at Wild Capital. The position is permanent with real potential to develop with the company. Based in Ashbourne, Derbyshire (hybrid working possible) there will be opportunity 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 BNG 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 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 that 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 to assist our Habitat Delivery Project Manager. You will arrive with a strong independent work ethic and a combination of practical and desk-based experience of creating and managing environmental projects in a farming environment. The role will include tendering for the establishment and capital works to create our new nature reserves, meeting contractors onsite, co-ordination of projects, site evidencing and surveys. As our nature reserves mature the role will 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 and maintenance works and keeping track of phased and seasonal delivery of habitats
• Regular travel to sites in the Midlands and the North of England to meet contractors tendering for works (practical and ecologists), marking out works, collecting site evidence and surveying
• Supervising contractors and undertaking general/routine habitat management tasks
• Occasional support with events

Your skills:

Criteria

Proven knowledge of habitat land management, farming techniques & machinery e.g. confident discussing practical application of machinery with farmers
✓ Essential

Practical skills in countryside management e.g. planting hedgerows, installing fencing or has supervised these activities or led practical volunteers
✓ Essential

Good written and verbal communication skills
✓ Essential

A good understanding of ecology, wildlife legislation and licencing for project delivery
✓ Essential

MS Office proficiency
✓ Essential

QGIS, tablets for mapping, remote monitoring equipment
✓ Desirable

Ability to work under pressure while remaining organised; able to work and prioritise across multiple sites and habitat types concurrently – both at the desk and on sites
✓ Essential

Full, valid UK driving licence
✓ Essential

Trailer licence/4×4 driving experience/qualification
✓ Desirable

Flexibility to stay away overnight occasionally
✓ Essential

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.

We have two main offices. One in Wimborne and one in Woking. You will be applying to be based in our satellite office in Ashbourne, Derbyshire and will focus on our sites in the Midlands and the North of England.

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)
• 10% performance bonus (paid biannually)
• Private health cover
• Summer company away day
• Company dividend scheme

Closing date: Mon 3rd August 2026. Interviews will be held at the earliest opportunity for strong candidates.