Site Manager
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £32,472.95 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2026 |
| Location: | CM11 1WT |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Essex Wildlife Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Site Manager to join us at our Nature Discovery Centre at Hanningfield.
Opened in 2012 and situated on the 11th largest reservoir in England, our Nature Discovery Centre at Hanningfield Reservoir is located between Chelmsford, Billericay and Wickford.
The Site Manager will be responsible for delivering the day -to -day operations covering administrative, retail and food and beverage, overseeing maintenance, inventory, budgets, people management, event planning and ensuring commercial targets are met as well as working alongside the project team and the conservation department to line manage the Ranger for Hanningfield.
This role is well suited to applicants with prior experience of working in a commercial, visitor attraction environment with F&B, hospitality and retail. We are looking for a site manager who can lead from the front and motivate the team to engage proactively with the audience, manage people, understand health and safety, including food preparation and storing compliance together with event planning. A passion for, or interest in wildlife would be advantageous.
The position is a permanent role working 37.5 hours per week between Monday and Sunday (five out of seven days) on a rota basis, including some weekend and Bank Holiday working and some evenings for events and activities. The starting salary is £32,472.95 per annum.
To make an application, please complete an online application form on our website by 9:00am on Tuesday 19 May 2026. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 02 June 2026. We reserve the right to close this advert early. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Our values are Impactful, Collaborative, United and Proactive.
Opened in 2012 and situated on the 11th largest reservoir in England, our Nature Discovery Centre at Hanningfield Reservoir is located between Chelmsford, Billericay and Wickford.
The Site Manager will be responsible for delivering the day -to -day operations covering administrative, retail and food and beverage, overseeing maintenance, inventory, budgets, people management, event planning and ensuring commercial targets are met as well as working alongside the project team and the conservation department to line manage the Ranger for Hanningfield.
This role is well suited to applicants with prior experience of working in a commercial, visitor attraction environment with F&B, hospitality and retail. We are looking for a site manager who can lead from the front and motivate the team to engage proactively with the audience, manage people, understand health and safety, including food preparation and storing compliance together with event planning. A passion for, or interest in wildlife would be advantageous.
The position is a permanent role working 37.5 hours per week between Monday and Sunday (five out of seven days) on a rota basis, including some weekend and Bank Holiday working and some evenings for events and activities. The starting salary is £32,472.95 per annum.
To make an application, please complete an online application form on our website by 9:00am on Tuesday 19 May 2026. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 02 June 2026. We reserve the right to close this advert early. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Our values are Impactful, Collaborative, United and Proactive.
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