TREE NURSERY MANAGER

£32,000 per annum, plus pension and benefits
Full time 40 hours per week Monday – Friday

Castle Howard Estate is located in the picturesque area of outstanding natural beauty that is the Howardian Hills in North Yorkshire. The Estate is a varied mix of arable and pastural farmland, the House and grounds, Estate villages and some of the premier traditional mixed woodland in the country. The woodland consists of 2000 acres and is a diverse mix of species and age classes. The woodlands are managed for a variety of uses including commercial timber production, sporting, landscape quality and amenity and education. With regards to the Tree and Shrub Nursery, a traditional operation is currently run and provides both hardwood and softwood tree saplings to the wider estate and regional customers throughout the season.

The Estate currently occupies a traditional Tree and Shrub Nursery totaling some 8 acres and we are a looking for a commercially driven Tree Nursery Manager to develop and expand the operation by a further 10 acres, in line with the business plan. Reporting to the Head of Estates, the successful candidate will develop and lead on this work and will also oversee the production of all orders and ensure Health & Safety procedures are in place and adhered by the team.

The ideal candidate will have extensive horticulture or nursery related knowledge, a strong foresight for marketing gaps and opportunities and effective communication and organisation skills.

This is an exciting time for the development of the tree nursery and its expansion.

For further information about any of these roles please visit our website https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/get-involved/recruitment/ or to apply please send a CV and covering letter to hr@castlehoward.co.uk.