Estates Manager - HorseWorld, Bristol

at  HorseWorld Trust

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Adept at financial management and budgeting, as you’ll need to calculate costs and keep track of what money is being spent on repairs, estate maintenance and building renovation, to ensure the estate stays profitable
• Commercial awareness
• Possess IOSH Managing Safely Certificate in Health & Safety Regulations qualification and have demonstrable sound knowledge of health and safety, creating and implementing risk assessments and safe working procedures, be diligent about health and safety, to ensure visitors and staff are kept safe
• Highly organised, as you’ll need to juggle multiple issues of varying levels of urgency and importance
• Creative at problem-solving, as not every problem will have a textbook answer and you may find occasions where a novel approach is required, especially if there isn’t much money available
• Understanding the day-to-day workings of a large-scale equine yard/agricultural environment
• Minimum 3 years’ experience of organising daily tasks, supervising people and leading and motivating a team
• Knowledge of land, farm and buildings management
• Demonstrable experience in the operation of various large agricultural vehicles and equipment

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to oversee and manage a small fleet of on and off site vehicles, providing routine checks and maintenance
• Management of the department’s Site Health and Safety regulations and have input into the whole site’s Health and Safety
• Attend bi-monthly site Health and Safety meetings
• Procurement and negotiation skills - a good negotiator, to ensure the estate gets an effective deal with contractors, or when purchasing land, equipment or property
• Ability to multitask and prioritise your workload and that of the team
• Project management skills and be efficient at managing projects, in addition to the day-to-day running of the estate
• Teamworking skills
• Able to work around large and unpredictable animals
• Clear and concise writing skills and the ability to handle long and complex documents
• Current full, clean driving licence
• Sound IT skills

DESIRABLE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience and knowledge of caring for horses
• Confident decision making
• The ability to draw information from various sources, including people
• Relevant land management/maintenance qualification
• Up to date Safeguarding training
• Demonstrable experience of GDPR
• First Aider and Fire Warden Training

KEY TASKS

• Manage department staff, any apprentices and volunteers
• Foster a collaborative working approach, with internal staff and external collaborations
• Organise land, field, hedgerow and field management with specific use in mind for our equines
• Manage contractors employed for a specific purpose, such as tree surgeons or building services engineers and various aspects of the estate
• Organise repairs and maintenance
• Project-manage buildings and renovations
• Plan, commission and manage the work of contractors
• Carry out financial planning for a project and control the budget
• Redevelopment of the site, possibly for preparation for a different use
• Oversee the development of the estate, to make sure it’s being effectively run to meet the Charity’s objectives
• Work with the Deputy CEO/senior leadership of the Charity to keep them up to date on developments or potential issues
• Keep up to date with legislation and regulations that affect the estate