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The Green Estate; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Green Estate CIC is seeking an experienced Operations Director to lead our Nature Based Solutions division from our Sheffield site. You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, build scalable systems, protect client relationships, and drive growth across projects in landscape, horticulture and environmental services.

You will develop people, foster accountability and a high-performance culture while delivering social and environmental impact for communities and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary operational teams.
• Ability to design and optimise scalable processes and capacity.
• Track record in balancing operational excellence with client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary operational teams and activities.
• Develop efficient, resilient systems, processes and production capacity.
• Balance operational excellence with customer relationships and business development.
• Develop people, accountability and a high-performance culture.
• Understand delivering landscape, horticultural, environmental or nature-based services at scale.

Skills

People leadership

Operations management

Process improvement

Business development

Job description

Nature Based Solutions Operations Director

PLEASE NOTE: This role is based in Sheffield, S2, UK. Authorisation to work in the UK is essential.

Post Title: Nature Based Solutions Operations Director

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, predominantly 8.00am to 4.00pm Mondays -Fridays at our site on Manor Lane, but there will be occasional travel to clients and partners including Europe.

Organisation: The Green Estate Community Interest Company

At The Green Estate CIC we have one of the most impactful and innovative Nature Based Solutions (NBS) team in social enterprise. Using the turf and seed mixes of the Pictorial Meadows brand, developed in partnership with the late Nigel Dunnett, and our own specialist Grey to Green soils and substrate, our projects have ranged from installing high impact meadow fields that increase biodiversity and pollinator habitats, supporting the creation of Sustainable Urban Drainage and regenerating urban landscapes.

With aspirations to grow our impact, reach and sales we are expanding the Senior Leadership within NBS and are now recruiting an NBS Operations Director to work alongside our NBS Growth Director.

We’re looking for someone who can

• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary operational teams and activities
• Develop efficient, resilient systems, processes and production capacity
• Balance operational excellence with customer relationships and business development
• Develop people, accountability and a high-performance culture
• Understand the realities of delivering landscape, horticultural, environmental or nature-based services at scale
• Spot opportunities to improve, innovate and grow

You may come from a background in commercial landscaping, horticulture, environmental services, manufacturing, operations, parks, construction, natural capital or another related sector. What matters most is your ability to lead people, operations and commercial performance in a complex, purpose-led environment.

If you are an experienced operational leader who wants to grow a successful business while delivering tangible environmental and social impact, we would like to hear from you.

An information pack has been prepared providing further details about our organisation, its vision for the future and the full job description and person specification for the role. This is available on our website https://greenestate.org.uk/people/jobs/

Interviews will be held on Thursday 5th November 2026.

We reserve the right to close the advert early based on the number and quality of applicants.