Lead Soft Fruit Agronomist: IPM Strategy & Growth

MorePeople; Benington Sea End; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with employer match

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing support

On-site parking

Cycle to Work

Job summary

MorePeople is seeking an experienced Soft Fruit Agronomist to own the agronomic strategy across a large-scale protected strawberry operation in the UK. You will lead crop protection, pest monitoring and IPM, shaping decisions with senior operational teams.

Working closely with growing and production colleagues, you’ll align agronomy with irrigation, nutrition, climate control and planning to deliver high-quality, high-yield crops while maintaining sustainability standards.

Qualifications

• Strong agronomy experience in soft fruit or protected cropping.
• Knowledge of IPM and crop protection programs.
• Experience resolving pest, disease and crop health challenges.
• Budget management experience.
• Experience working with growers and operational teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to evaluate new technologies and growing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality agronomic support across protected strawberry crops.
• Lead crop protection programmes and pest/disease monitoring.
• Develop biological control strategies and IPM plans.
• Advise on irrigation, nutrition, climate management and production planning.
• Ensure compliance with sustainability standards and record-keeping.

Skills

Agronomy expertise

Soft fruit experience

Integrated Pest Management

Crop protection

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Agronomy or related discipline

BASIS qualification

FACTS qualification

Degree in Crop Science or Horticulture

Job description

MorePeople is seeking an experienced Soft Fruit Agronomist to own the agronomic strategy across a large-scale protected strawberry operation in the UK. You will lead crop protection, pest monitoring and IPM, shaping decisions with senior operational teams.

Working closely with growing and production colleagues, you’ll align agronomy with irrigation, nutrition, climate control and planning to deliver high-quality, high-yield crops while maintaining sustainability standards.