This is a hands‑on leadership role combining frontline warden work with day‑to‑day team management.

You’ll:

• Maintain a visible, authoritative presence across protected sites, engaging visitors to raise awareness of their nature conservation importance and encouraging responsible behaviour.
• Confidently initiate conversations with site users and apply polite, assertive communication.
• Lead, support and develop a team of 5 Wildlife Wardens, setting standards, supporting effective delivery and ensuring consistent, high‑quality practice across sites.
• Collect and interpret evidence on recreation, wildlife impacts and mitigation, helping to shape operational decisions.
• Oversee rotas, absence, wellbeing and performance, with support from the Habitat Regulations Delivery Manager and HR.
• Work collaboratively with partners including Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust, RSPB and the Exe Estuary Management Partnership.

This role includes weekend and occasional bank holiday working to support peak visitor periods. You’ll also take part in operational duties, including patrol boat work on the Exe Estuary (training provided).

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