Land and Water Manager

Overview

In this role you lead a team of land service professionals to maintain and enhance city green spaces, facilities and water assets for public benefit. You will develop and execute a maintenance programme aligned with industry best practice and council objectives, while prioritizing safety, ecology and asset longevity. You’ll collaborate with customers, partners and agencies, communicating progress through reports and influencing decisions to deliver sustainable public spaces. This is a chance to shape city environments and public health through proactive, cross-functional leadership.

Pay / Benefits

• 29 days holiday
• LGPS
• subsidised leisure membership
• flex scheme
• employee benefits scheme
• post-probation pay increment

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of land service professionals
• Ensure maintenance of land, facilities and water assets to agreed programmes
• Develop maintenance programmes based on best practice and council objectives
• Coordinate with stakeholders and external agencies, communicating progress and outcomes
• Prepare and compile reports for internal and external audiences
• Exercise negotiation and influencing skills to secure support and resources
• Uphold safety, public health and environmental goals in service delivery
• Monitor asset longevity and ecology considerations to maximise public benefit

Key requirements

• Experience leading teams in land/water asset management
• Proven ability to develop and implement maintenance programmes
• Strong communication and report-writing skills
• Stakeholder engagement and negotiation capabilities
• Knowledge of sustainability and public health considerations in asset management
• Flexible, self-motivated and adaptable work approach

• strong communication
• negotiation and influencing
• stakeholder management
• land and water asset management
• maintenance programme development
• ecology and sustainability practices

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