A fantastic opportunity for an Arboriculturist to join our team as a Green Estate Supervisor on our flagship TfL HMF contract. This role will involve managing a team of subcontractors and developing a team of employees. The works will involve managing all aspects of Green Estate delivery including cyclical and reactive arboriculture and horticultural maintenance. This is a permanent, full-time position based from our Beddington Lane depot in Croydon, South London.
The duties of the Green Estate Supervisor role will include:
-Managing the cyclical activities such as grass cutting, hedge cutting, weed control, shrub and planted area maintenance, annual tree & shrub surveys, tree planting as well as any arb/hort reactive works
-Ensuring that the Operations Manager and client are kept up to date and informed of all matters relating to the delivery of the contract
-Supporting clients and internal departments from the pre-planning and pre-programming of works through to their completion
-Assisting in the application and management of the permitting process on TfL/Borough roads and liaising with stakeholders
-Overseeing the programme management of the green estate core service works
-Managing various sub-contractors carrying out work on behalf of FM Conway, providing task instructions, monitoring performance and reconciling accounts
What skills and experience do you need?
We are looking for an experienced Green Estate Supervisor with excellent horticulture and arboriculture knowledge as well as experience with NEC, JCT and ICE contracts. You will be a NRSWA qualified Supervisor, with SMSTS and CSCS gold or above. A full UK driving license is required.
What benefits will you receive?
At FM Conway we offer various career development opportunities, and we support our employees towards studying for formal qualifications. You will receive 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, a car allowance, contributory pension scheme and life assurance. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.
A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Transport for London – HMPF Contract Division
FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.
FM Conway has a longstanding relationship with TfL and we have demonstrated a proven capability to support TfL in maintaining a safe and functional highway network, while importantly minimising disruption to road users and communities across the capital. We support TfL in its drive for ‘healthy streets’, including a reduction in carbon and improved air quality. The business is already demonstrating its commitment to carbon neutrality through a range of initiatives such as ‘low carbon sites’, electric plant and vehicles, electric cargo bikes and low carbon asphalt solutions.
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