Post Title: Landscape Manager (one year fixed term with potential to become permanent)
Salary: £23,100.00 - £26,574.00 per annum
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, standard working hours are Monday to Friday, 8.00am – 4.00pm but the role includes delivery of projects across the UK. This can include overnight stays which are supported with overtime payments.
Organisation: The Green Estate Community Interest Company
Would you like to join a passionate team of Landscape Managers in delivering transformative projects with adaptation and resilience at their heart?
The Green Estate CIC is an award-winning company, recognised by the King’s Enterprise Award for Sustainability Development and the Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards. We also host the Pictorial Meadows brand, a collection of wildflower meadow seeds and turf that create long lasting high impact displays that are climate resilient and increase pollinators.
As a customer facing Landscape Manager you will form part of the landscape products and services team and be responsible for the establishment, maintenance, and delivery of high-quality planting including meadows, green roofs and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) across the UK and occasionally into Europe. You will provide specialist knowledge and expertise along with excellent customer service to ensure our customers are able to achieve meadows that are right for them.
We are pleased to confirm that we have won a significant contract in Mansfield. Please be aware that the successful candidate must hold a current UK driving licence and be prepared to travel regularly from Sheffield to Mansfield.
Minimum Requirements:
* Either a degree level RHS or environmental qualification or significant industry experience.
* A full driving license and ability to drive company vehicles.
* Experience in landscape maintenance, whether as part of an industry placement or direct employment.
* Confidence in good health and safety practice and safe operation of machinery.
They would also be able to demonstrate the following:
* Effective leadership
* Successful project management
* Commercial awareness
* Adaptability
* Excellent written and verbal communication
In return we can offer you a friendly and supportive working environment within a unique and diverse organisation. We are a growing business with a professional and focused team who are highly supportive of ongoing training and development. This role is based at our Sheffield site but will require travel to sites across the UK based on client need. Benefits include 31 days annual leave (including bank holidays), free parking, company events and opportunities to join programmes of research and development.
Closing date: 8.00am, Wednesday 9th October 2024
First stage interviews will take place on Tuesday 15th October 2024.
An information pack has been prepared providing further details about our organisation, its vision for the future and the full job description and person specification for the role. This is available on our website here.
To apply please submit your cover letter and CV to recruitment@greenestate.org, giving examples of how you meet the essential criteria detailed in the person specification.
We reserve the right to close the advertisement before the advertised deadline, if we meet suitable candidates. Please do not delay in applying.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £23,100.00-£26,574.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Sheffield, S2 1UL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
* Essential requirements include the following - please see Person Specification for full details before applying:
* RHS or environmental qualification to degree level or equivalent work experience
* Experience with operating tractors and machinery
* Experience and confidence in using landscape machinery such as hand mowers, hedge cutters, use of strimmers and their maintenance
* Experience in landscape maintenance, whether as part of industry placement or direct employment
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 09/10/2024
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