Estate Manager – UHNW Heritage Estate

Estate Manager – UHNW Heritage Estate

ESTATE MANAGER

Multi-Estate Rural Portfolio | England

A rare opportunity to join one of England’s most ambitious and evolving private rural estate businesses.

We are seeking an exceptional Estate Manager with proven estate management experience to help lead a diverse multi-estate operation spanning approximately 10,000 acres across two regions in England.

This is a senior operational leadership role within a substantial private estate business and prior estate management experience is essential. Candidates must demonstrate a strong track record operating within complex rural, landed or mixed-use estates, with responsibility across property, land, projects, infrastructure and multidisciplinary teams.

The estates include:

• Significant Grade I and Grade II* listed properties

• A major historic house restoration project

• Extensive residential and commercial property portfolios

• Farming and forestry operations

• Biodiversity and nature recovery initiatives

• Hospitality, leisure and sporting enterprises

The Role

Working closely with the Estate Director, ownership and senior leadership team, the successful candidate will help oversee day-to-day operations, strategic projects and organisational development across the estates.

The role requires an individual who is equally comfortable managing operational detail and contributing to wider strategic decision-making within a fast-moving and high-expectation environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the overall management and coordination of estate operations

• Overseeing activities across property, projects and rural enterprises

• Leading and aligning multidisciplinary in-house teams

• Managing consultants, contractors and professional advisers

• Reviewing budgets, proposals and business plans

• Monitoring operational and commercial performance

• Supporting the development of new estate enterprises and income streams

• Maintaining consistently high standards across estate infrastructure and assets

Candidate Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate:

• Significant previous estate management experience within a comparable environment

• Strong operational leadership capability across complex estates or rural businesses

• Excellent project and programme management skills

• Commercial and financial acumen

• Strong organisational and stakeholder management ability

• Calmness, resilience and sound judgement under pressure

• A genuine interest in rural enterprise, heritage and environmental management

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced estate professional seeking a varied, dynamic and long-term leadership role within a substantial and evolving estate business.

• Accommodation may be available, together with an estate vehicle. Regular travel between locations will be required.

A unique opportunity to shape a heritage estate for the future, combining tradition, innovation, and sustainability at scale.