Environmental Contract Officer

My client, a national social housing provider, seek an experience Environmental Officer to start an ongoing booking asap!

This is a Lead role within a region for environmental services, including the provision of environmental services expertise for planning and decision making purposes, ensuring the effective maintenance and enhancement of green spaces and communal grounds in line with the Asset Services Strategy and effective management of grounds maintenance contracts delivered by third parties.

Accountabilities or “What You Have to Do”

 Provide an effective Environmental Services offer for assigned regional neighbourhoods, including the provision of professional advice, expertise and technical support for the full range of environmental services.

 Successfully manage the Group’s green spaces, working closely with the regions Asset Services team to ensure consistency of service between internal and externally delivered grounds maintenance services.

 Contribute to the development of regional plans and contribute towards the successful delivery of individual neighbourhood plans.

 Assist in the development and delivery of regional ‘Place Bids’ offering technical support and advice during the application process.

 Provide contract management support to the Group’s external grounds maintenance providers, acting as the lead for monitoring service delivery, performance management and customer satisfaction.

 Hold regular performance management meetings with external grounds maintenance providers, ensuring contractors are effectively fulfilling their contractual requirements, and challenging under performance as required.

 Act as a point of contact for regional environmental services, working closely with Group stakeholders and other external organisations to ensure the effective management of green spaces in accordance with industry standards, identifying opportunities to improve biodiversity wherever possible.

 Utilise project management methodologies to ensure regional priorities are effectively planned, costed and delivered in a timely manner and in line with wider Group priorities.

 Prepare and monitor the annual budgets for income and expenditure, in line with Group financial protocols, determining service priorities and quality control for services received

This is predominantly contract management role where a majority of time will be spent on site auditing grounds maintenance service and reviewing site plans.  Ad hoc inspections may also be required for maintenance and tree related enquiries.

Sites will be spread across a large geographical area, such as Derby, Stoke & Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Essex, London, Kent & South West.  Ideally the candidate will be based centrally to these areas.

We are looking for candidate with previous grounds maintenance/tree/horticultural contract management experience.

The role may require over-night stays which will be fully expensed as will mileage as role requires a car driver - expenses also covers ULEZ, tolls and road related costs (not PCNs) and some sustenance.

Immediate start

Ongoing temp booking

Hourly rate £17.58 PAYE  /  £21.73 LTD UMB