Site Manager (Thameside)

Site Manager (Thameside)

Closing date: Tuesday 24 March 2026
Salary: £32,472.95 Per Annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time

Location

Thameside Nature Discovery Park, Mucking Wharf Road, Mucking, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 0RN

About the Nature Discovery Centre

Our Centre is located on top of the former Mucking Marshes Landfill in Thurrock, and is a reserve home to many species including barn owls, short eared owls, water voles, harvest mouse, skylark, cuckoo and shrill carder bee, in addition to local cattle that graze the grassland during the year.

Role Overview

The Site Manager will be responsible for delivering day to day operations covering administrative, retail and food & beverage, overseeing maintenance, inventory, budgets, people management, event planning and ensuring commercial targets are met. The role also involves working closely with the project team and the conservation department to line manage the Ranger for Thameside.

Qualifications & Experience

This role is well suited to applicants with prior experience in a commercial visitor attraction environment with F&B, hospitality and retail. We are looking for a site manager who can lead from the front, motivate the team, engage proactively with the audience, manage people, understand health and safety including food preparation and storage compliance, and plan events. A passion for or interest in wildlife is advantageous.

Working Hours & Salary

The position is a permanent role working 37.5 hours per week between Monday and Sunday on a rota basis, including regular weekend and bank holiday working and occasional evenings for events. The starting salary is £32,472.95 per annum.

Application Process

To apply, complete an online application form on our website by 9:00 am on Tuesday 24 March 2026. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 31 March 2026. We reserve the right to close this advert early. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.