Join Our Team

Build a career restoring nature. Here at Conservefor we don’t just work in the countryside – we restore it.

Every day our teams help restore peatlands, create wetlands, build leaky dams, install coir products, improve habitats and deliver practical environmental projects that leave the landscape in a better condition than we found it.

Check out our current seasonal and permanent opportunities.

🚜 Join the Conservefor Team – Seasonal Tractor Operator

📅 Seasonal Contract: Immediate Start – March 2027

We are looking for an experienced Tractor Operator to join our team for the 2026/27 peatland restoration season.

This is a specialist machinery role working on moorland and upland restoration projects, primarily cutting and harvesting heather brash and cutting Molinia (purple moor-grass).

Our headquarters are based in Bentham, North Yorkshire, with projects taking place at sites across the North of England.

Typical Work Includes

🚜 Cutting and harvesting heather brash

🚜 Cutting Molinia (purple moor-grass)

🚜 Operating agricultural and low-ground-pressure tractors on moorland and peatland sites

🚜 Operating specialist machinery and attachments

🚜 Transporting materials across restoration sites

🚜 Working on rough, soft and uneven upland ground

We’re Looking for Someone Who

  • Has good practical tractor operating experience
  • Is confident operating tractors and machinery on rough and uneven ground
  • Holds a full UK driving licence
  • Is reliable and able to work safely as part of a close-knit team
  • Is comfortable working outdoors in upland environments
  • Is willing to travel to sites across the North of England and stay away from home during the working week when required
  • Is able to undertake some walking and practical site work on uneven upland terrain

Experience operating excavators, tracked plant, ATVs or other agricultural machinery would be an advantage.

Relevant machinery qualifications such as CPCS, NPORS, NPTC or Lantra are useful, although additional training can be provided where appropriate.

What We Offer

✅ Competitive pay (dependent on experience)

✅ Accommodation arranged and paid for by Conservefor when working away

✅ PPE, equipment and relevant training provided

✅ Varied work across some of the North of England’s most important upland landscapes

✅ Potential permanent employment for the right person

This is initially a seasonal / contract position through to March 2027. For the right person, we would be happy to consider a permanent position following the season.

If you’re an experienced tractor operator looking for something a little different from conventional agricultural work, this is an opportunity to use your skills on practical environmental restoration projects across the North of England.

📧 Apply by sending your CV to: enquiries@conservefor.co.uk

📞 Alternatively, call us on 01729 824750 for an informal discussion about the role.

 

🌿 Join the Conservefor Team – Seasonal Environmental Field Operatives 🌿

📅 Seasonal Contracts: Starting August 2026 – March 2027

We are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking Environmental Field Operatives to join our team for the 2026/27 season.

If you enjoy working outdoors, aren’t afraid of hard work and want to be part of projects that make a real difference to the environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Our headquarters are in Bentham, North Yorkshire, but our projects take place across North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Derbyshire, and other locations throughout North England.

Typical Work Includes

🌱 Peatland restoration

🌱 Habitat creation and conservation

🌱 Footpath and trail construction

🌱 Building leaky dams and installing coir logs

🌱 General environmental and countryside management

We’re looking for people who

  • Hold a full UK driving licence (essential)
  • Have a positive attitude and a strong work ethic
  • Enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions
  • Can safely undertake physically demanding outdoor manual work across remote and uneven terrain.
  • Are willing to travel throughout Northern England
  • Are happy to stay away from home during the working week when required
  • Can work occasional weekends when project requirements demand
  • Work safely and effectively as part of a close-knit team

What We Offer

✅ Competitive pay (dependent on experience)

✅ Accommodation arranged and paid for by Conservefor when working away

✅ PPE, equipment and training provided

✅ Opportunity for longer-term employment for the right candidates

If you’re looking for a rewarding outdoor role where you’ll develop practical skills, work in fantastic locations and help restore some of Britain’s most important landscapes, we’d love to hear from you.

We are happy to consider students over 18 years who may be looking for short term work during holidays.

📧 Apply by sending your CV to: enquiries@conservefor.co.uk