Landscape and Estates ManagerJanuary 2020

Our Ref: Recruitment/LEM/2020

Dear Applicant

Landscape and Estates Manager

Thank you for your interest in the above post. This letter encloses the following:

Information about the Post Application Declaration Form

To Apply

If you are interested in applying, please complete and return the following: Curriculum Vitae Completed Application Declaration Form

Please send your application by email to recruitment@tep.uk.com or by post marked ‘Private & Confidential’ to Kate Goodban, TEP, Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7BH.

Please note that we will always acknowledge each application and if an email response hasn’t been received within 3 working days please contact Kate Goodban at kategoodban@tep.uk.com

Closing Date

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm Friday 14th February 2020.

Interviews

Following review of the applications, a shortlist of candidates will be contacted for interview.We are hoping to hold interviews for the position; week commencing 24th February 2020.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please do not hesitate to contact Stuart Burke on 01858 383122.

Yours sincerely

Stuart BurkeAssociate DirectorTEP

Landscape and Estates Manager

About TEP

TEP is an award-winning multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy employing environmental planners, landscape architects, urban designers, landscape and estates managers, ecologists, urban foresters and other professionals working on a wide-ranging portfolio.

TEP is run by 7 Directors and employs around 140 professional and technical staff. Our head office is in Warrington, with a further three offices in Gateshead, Market Harborough, and London. We also employ home-based staff in other parts of the country. We are all passionate about creating quality places for the benefit of people, nature and business.

Our client base is very diverse and includes Homes England, Forestry Commission, United Utilities, National Grid, many Local Authorities, National Trust, major energy infrastructure firms, house builders, Groundwork Trusts and a number of Community Forests. Our work takes us across the British Isles. Please look at our website www.tep.uk.com to see the breadth of our commissions.

TEP Values

As an environmental consultancy, TEP has a particular responsibility to help shape a sustainable and equitable environment for life in the 21st century and beyond. TEP’s work is underpinned by its shared values. In short, TEP aims to be:

Honest: We keep our promises and are accountable and transparent to our staff, clients and suppliers

Supportive: We are courteous and respectful to each other, to our clients and to the communities where we work.  We want to be the best we can, and we challenge behaviour that lets us down

Passionate: We work to create and manage places which benefit society, enhance biodiversity and celebrate heritage

Forward-looking: We invest in our future by continually improving our skills and services and keeping abreast of latest thinking.  We maintain profitability to allow us to invest in our future

Enterprising: We collaborate with our clients and stakeholders to provide high quality, sustainable, pragmatic and creative solutions

Responsible: We respect and consider the aspirations of the communities and the environments in which we work

Landscape and Estates Manager

The Opportunity

TEP is recruiting a Landscape and Estates Manager for our Market Harborough office. As the role involves both office and site based work in the Midlands and South East, we are happy to consider flexible home based working arrangements. This is an exciting consultancy opportunity which offers a chance to develop TEP’s landscape and estate management services, working on extremely stimulating and challenging projects and sites and furthering your own career and expertise in a supportive multidisciplinary practice. The role would suit those with industry experience in landscape and estates management; health and safety management; contract and grounds maintenance experience; and property and facilities management, particularly in the context of brownfield land and development. The position is full time and permanent.

The Role

The successful applicant will be largely, but not solely, working on projects for Homes England.

Our Land Management Team play a critical role in TEP’s overall delivery of the Homes England Estates Management Services Framework. Homes England are responsible for an extensive and diverse portfolio of land across England. Sites range from green-field land; woodlands; brown-field land; and derelict building complexes such as former hospitals. The role will entail regular site visits to assess, identify and mitigate hazards, managing maintenance contracts, and procuring and monitoring works identified through the site inspections. There may also be opportunities to work on management plans to support development and ensure long term management of green spaces and their benefits to people and wildlife. The site portfolio is continually changing with new sites being acquired that require prompt assessment with subsequent de-risking strategies put in place and managed.

In addition the Land Management Team are responsible for the production of Landscape and Habitat Management Plans, Open Space Assessments, Green Infrastructure Strategies, and Endowment Calculations as part of land transfer agreements. Once established, the Landscape and Estates Manager may support these roles and work on cross-disciplinary projects across the Design, Ecology, Planning and Historic Environment Teams.

Landscape and Estates Manager

Person Specification

Essential:

Landscape, estates and/or property management or other appropriate qualification; Understanding of health and safety legislation and risk assessment; Awareness of local and national environmental and planning policy; Ability to undertake site visits, occasionally requiring overnight stays away from home; A high level of verbal and written communication skills; Ability to independently manage workloads to ensure projects are completed on time

and within budget; Computer literacy in MS Office, Excel (especially), Word and Outlook; Attention to detail; Able to work well alone and also as part of a team; and Full driving licence.

Desirable:

Experience in a consultancy or similar commercial environment; Site and contract management experience involving liaison with contractors,

inspecting works, and financial administration; Skills in GIS and GIS Databases; Membership of a relevant professional institute (such as LI, IEMA, IOSH), and/or

working towards a professional qualification.

TEP Benefits

Below is a list of some of the benefits available working at TEP:

TEP is IIP Gold accredited providing in house workshop training sessions and external training days in new technologies;

Competitive salary, annual salary review and opportunities for progression; 20 days holiday (increasing to 25 after 2 years), plus bank holidays, and 5 day bonus

each 5 years of TEP employment; Access to study days and a volunteer day; Flexible working hours policy in reference to start and finish times; Attractive company pension with employer contributions; Professional membership subscription; Season travel ticket loan; Free eye tests and vouchers;

Landscape and Estates Manager Tax Free Childcare scheme; Employee assistance; Income protection insurance; and Death in service benefits.

Remuneration

Salary will be negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Personal Details

Name

Address for correspondence(incl. postcode)

Telephone Number

Email address

National Insurance No.Current Salary

Additional InformationHow did you hear about the post?

Are you eligible to work in the UK? Yes NoComment:

Do you hold a full valid UK driving licence, with 6 or fewer penalty points? Yes No

Comment:

Have you undergone a DBS check* (Basic Disclosure) in the last 12 months? Yes No

If Yes, please give date:

Have you undergone a screening test for Drugs & Alcohol* in the last 12 months? Yes No

If Yes, please give date:

We are only able to consider candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.

It is a legal requirement for us to confirm your eligibility and therefore if your application is successful, we will ask you to provide proof, in the form of a UK Passport. If you do not have a UK Passport please contact me for details of other documents that will suffice in place of this

Landscape and Estates Manager

* Due to client requirements, if successful in your application you may be required to complete a DBS (Basic Disclosure) check. You may also be required to undertake a drugs and alcohol screening test, this is in accordance with TEP’s Alcohol and Drugs Policy. If you have this information already, you will need to provide copies of the results to be held in your personnel file.

References Please provide a name and contact details for two referees who can comment on your professional skills and work experience. One should normally be your present or most recent employer.

By signing below you agree for us to contact your referees once an offer of employment has been accepted.

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Equal Opportunities – TEP is an Investor in People. We operate an Equal Opportunities Policy and seek to ensure opportunities for everyone to work safely and maximise their abilities.

Do you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term health condition? Yes No

Could we make any special provisions to assist during interview or in your work if successful? Yes No

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I confirm that the information I have provided on this form, my CV and other documents as part of the recruitment process are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I give consent to contact my referees if/when an offer of employment is accepted.

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Please send the completed form above, together with a recent copy of your CV marked ‘Private & Confidential’ to Kate Goodban, TEP, Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7BH or email a copy of each to recruitment@tep.uk.com

Please note that we will always acknowledge each application and if an email response hasn’t been received within 3 working days please contact Kate Goodban at kategoodban@tep.uk.com.