Farm Manager | Boorowa | NSW

We're looking for an experienced and driven Farm Manager to lead the day-to-day and strategic management of Margan Pastoral Company's operations across our three properties near Boorowa, NSW.

We've recently restructured the leadership team.

The Farm Manager will take full operational and commercial responsibility for the business, allowing the CEO to focus on strategy, growth and the property's long-term vision. This is a senior leadership role for someone ready to take ownership of a diverse, regenerative pastoral enterprise and help build something meaningful for the future.

Margan Pastoral Company runs three properties and 5,000 acres in the Boorowa region of NSW. Our enterprises span cattle breeding and trading, Merino and terminal sheep - all farmed under regenerative and biodynamic principles. We're a family-owned business with a clear direction: farm better, build a great team, and leave the land in better shape than we found it. 

This is a whole-of-business general management position. You'll carry full responsibility for farm operations, financial performance, team leadership, infrastructure, and compliance across all three properties. You report directly to the CEO, and you manage the Farm Operations Manager and station hands.  The CEO's expectation is simple: the business should operate at full capability without needing to be pulled into day-to-day operational or financial decisions. You are the decision-maker on the ground. You'll also be the link between the vision and the reality.

You'll be responsible for:

• Own the full farm and business budget - prepare, manage, and report monthly to the CEO

• Provide strategic oversight of all livestock enterprises - cattle, Merino, and terminal sheep

• Lead the graze plan - work with the Operations Manager on grass budgeting, seasonal priorities, and regenerative pasture outcomes

• Lead, develop, and performance-manage all direct reports

• Oversee all farm infrastructure, maintenance schedules, and capital planning

• Maintain complete WHS, biosecurity, and compliance standards across the business

• Manage key external relationships - agronomists, contractors, suppliers, and advisors

• Deliver a clear monthly Business Performance Report to the CEO

We're looking for someone who owns their work completely - when things go well and when they don't.

You'll need to be as comfortable reading a P&L as you are reading a paddock. 

This role suits someone who is:

• Accountable - the CEO should never be surprised

• Commercially sharp - you see the numbers behind the decisions

• A developer of people - your team improves because of how you lead them

• Steady under pressure - you don't pass the problem up or down

• Deeply aligned with regenerative values - not just as a practice, but as a personal conviction

• Honest about what you don't know - and active about closing the gap

• Senior leadership package - salary negotiated based on experience and qualifications

• On-site accommodation and vehicle use available

• A property that practises what it preaches on regenerative and biodynamic agriculture

• Real authority and a genuine seat at the table

• Support from a hands-on CEO who is invested in the business succeeding

APPLY NOW with a short note - not a formal cover letter - answering two questions: 

1. Tell us about a time at work when something went significantly wrong under your watch. What happened, what was your role in it, and what did you do? 

2. Walk us through how you'd approach your first 90 days in a business you'd just taken operational leadership of - what would you do first, and why? 

Attach your resume. Applications that don't answer both questions won't be reviewed. 

    Closing: 31 August 2026     Questions: Michele Justin 0488265122

PLEASE NOTE:

• These are permanent positions and NOT open to Working Holiday Visa Holders (Backpackers) or overseas applicants. Nor do we offer sponsorship for overseas job seekers.

• Applicants without the required skills and experience listed in the ad may not be considered.