Job Introduction
We’re seeking someone with good communication skills to join us as a Landscaping Services Officer.
Our Landscape Team are responsible for all city council landscape maintenance, working with our service partner to deliver a good quality environment for local people.
This role will specialise in working with our Housing Team, liaising with colleagues, tenants and contractors.
You’ll need to be able to help resolve potentially difficult situations, and communicate the city council’s green ambitions. Experience or qualifications in horticulture is required, but support and training for this specific role will be provided.
You’ll be based in our Bleak Hall depot and work on sites across the city.
Main Responsibility
- Monitor contractor activity within the landscape function to ensure best value, best practice and compliance with legislation at all times.
- Play a key role in ensuring the Council maintains, manages, and develops its landscape asset.
- Delivering Landscape inspections, dealing with Landscape and public realm related enquiries and ensuring local issues and priorities are identified.
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience and/or considerable knowledge in landscape maintenance and/or contractual management.
- Ability to work under own initiative and unsupervised to manage multiple demands.
- Confident communicator with strong verbal and written skills.
- Proven ability to develop and manage effective relationships, including in ‘conflict’ situations.
- Able to carry out inspections and undertake duties in all weathers enduring extremes of heat and cold.
- For this role you are required to have a full UK driving licence and provide evidence of your vehicle insurance with business cover and use of a vehicle. If you are successful, you will be required to supply evidence of your licence prior to starting the role.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
