Rural Estate Delivery Advisor

Landmarc Support Services are currently looking to recruit a Rural Estate Delivery Advisor to be based at Wathgill Camp, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL11 6AH.

Working as part of the North Region Management Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for contractual delivery across the regions, providing technical advice and strategic guidance relating to the Rural Estate to ensure compliance with the contract, Joint Service Publications (JSPs) and statutory requirements. Also bridging the rural gap between core delivery and billable works from a rural perspective.,

• Ensure that plans owned by the Head of Establishment are reviewed, updated and submitted for agreement and signature, these include the Integrated Rural Management Plan (IRMP), Rural Estate Task Schedule (RETS), Long Term Forestry Plan (LTFP and the Grounds Maintenance Plan (GMP).


• To act as the regional focal point for the management of forestry harvesting and marketing initiatives, liaising with the Billable Works team for delivery and head office for strategic direction in the first instance and contractors as required.


• To ensure all plans are delegated to regional delivery staff, managed to completion and offer support as required, this is to include but not limited to RETS, Ground Maintenance (GMP) and Snow and Ice Plan (S+I).


• To assist with the maintenance of the Asset Register and GIS as required and reporting monthly on statutory compliance of assets.


• Be responsible for compliance such as natural/historic environmental plans and long term forestry management plans.


• Identify opportunities for income generation and additional tasked works.


• To liaise with all stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of the Rural Estate


• To be a responsible member of the regional management team supporting other team members as required carrying out activities including, but not limited to, investigations, auditing, training, creating reports and analysing management information.


• Provide technical guidance and support both regionally and nationally in relation to the delivery of the contract.


• Review works arising ensuring that work is carried out by the most appropriate team, e.g. additional works, core contract, reactive maintenance, etc.


• Travel throughout the North region to support the teams.
  
  Knowledge of Rural Estate Management gained through a Level 5 qualification such as NVQ in Agriculture, Forestry, Protected Sites/Species management or equivalent and proven experience


• Knowledge of nature conservation, woodland management and sustainability


• Comprehension of Health & Safety such as COSHH, manual handling, risk assessments and safe systems of work to IOSH Managing Safely level


• Knowledge gained through membership of an appropriate professional body


• Understanding of project work and the practicalities of delivery


• Able to ensure appropriate quality standards are adhered to across functions


• Willing to travel throughout the North region without exception


What you can do

• Identify best practice and drive consistency and efficiency


• Planning and analysis skills


• IT skills including the use of planning software


• Able to produce reliable management information and coordinate information gathered by others


• Manage budgets through maximising income and controlling costs


• Communicate clearly with the client/customer and other stakeholders


• Drive continuous improvement


• Performance manage teams and outputs by utilising management tools
  
  Landmarc provides the support services that enable Armed Forces from around the world to prepare for frontline military operations across the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE). This includes maintaining and delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, managing and operating training areas and ranges and delivering multi-million pound projects to improve vital training assets., By joining Landmarc you will be supporting our vision to provide the best training experience we can for our Armed Forces. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003.
  
  Landmarc will provide you with a competitive salary; in addition to this, we also offer the following main benefits, amongst many others:


Pension

Landmarc offers all employees an opportunity to join our company stakeholder pension scheme, whereby the company will contribute up to 8% of the employee's salary.

Holiday

Employees are entitled to 25 days' pro rata during each year of employment plus public holidays. Three extra discretionary days added to our annual leave allowances at Christmas.

Annual leave allowance will increase in recognition of your continued service.

Holiday purchase - purchase up to 10 more days' holiday to use throughout the year.

Other benefits

Edenred - employee savings scheme

Annual salary review, in consultation with the recognised Trade Unions

Life assurance insured for three times your annual salary, to help the loved ones

Reimbursement of professional fees and on-going training