Landscape and Estates ManagerJuly 2019

Our Ref: Recruitment/LEM/2019

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

Cover Letter

Completed Application Declaration Form

Your Cover Letter should include a summary (300 word max.) on your career to date, how you meet the person specification, and your salary expectations.

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 Monday 12th August 2019.

Interviews

Following review of the applications, a short list of candidates will be contacted for interview.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please do not hesitate to contact Alistair McGregor on 07725 446783.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

Alistair McGregorAssociate DirectorTEP

Landscape and Estates Manager

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

TEP is run by 7 Directors and employs around 130 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 ValuesAs 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 ManagerThe OpportunityTEP is recruiting a Landscape and Estates Manager to be based in its Gateshead office. The role would suit a recent graduate or those with some industry experience, and all necessary training will be provided by TEP. This is an exciting consultancy opportunity which offers a chance to develop TEP’s landscape and estate management services in the North East, working on extremely stimulating and challenging projects and furthering your own career and expertise in a supportive multidisciplinary practice. The position is full time and permanent.

The RoleOur Land Management Team play a critical role in TEP’s overall delivery of the Homes England Estates Management Services (a four year framework which runs from 2019-2023). Homes England are responsible for an extensive and diverse portfolio of land across England. Sites range from greenfield land, to woodlands, brownfield land, and derelict building complexes such as former hospitals. The role will entail regular site visits to assess, identify and mitigate any hazards, managing maintenance contracts, and procuring and monitoring works identified through the site inspections. Part of the role is to undertake site access and waterbody surveys utilising the bespoke Procura system to protect the client from Commons Applications and to fulfil their Duty of Care to those that may access the sites. 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 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.

The successful applicant will be largely, but not solely, working on projects for Homes England. Most of the sites managed from the Gateshead office are in the North East but a number are located in the Yorkshire/Derbyshire area.

Person Specification

Essential: Landscape management or other appropriate environmental qualification; 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 including report writing and

presentations; 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;

Landscape and Estates Manager Attention to detail; Able to work well alone and also as part of a team; and Full driving licence.

Desirable: Understanding and/or experience of managing contracts and contractors; Skills in any of CAD, QGIS, Photoshop or CorelDraw; Student or Graduate membership of a relevant professional institute (such as LI,

IEMA, IOSH), and/or working towards a professional qualification.

TEP BenefitsBelow 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; 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; Salary review and progression; Professional membership subscription; Season travel ticket loan; Free eye tests and vouchers; Childcare vouchers; Employee assistance; Income protection insurance; and Death in service benefits.

RemunerationSalary will be negotiable based on experience.

Equal OpportunitiesTEP is an equal opportunities employer and is positive about disabled people. We will guarantee an interview for all disabled candidates meeting the eligibility criteria.

Landscape and Estates Manager

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:

* 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.

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

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

Details:

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.

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NAME:

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Please send the completed form 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 the completed form 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.

Landscape and Estates Manager