Woodlands and Estates Team Leader - Bristol/North Somerset

[TAD33]

Salary - £17,000 - £20,000 p.a. depending on experience. 28 days leave, sick pay and other employee benefits.

 

Excellent opportunity for career development and personal investment. Permanent contract

 

Glendale carries out woodland & estates contracting across the southwest for clients including The Forestry Commission, The Environment Agency, The National Trust, The Woodland Trust, MOD and the quarry sector as well as private landowners, local authorities and developers.

 

Based at our established office near Bristol Airport, we now seek to recruit a Team Leader for our Avon Countryside teams. You will be required to lead the team, day to day, in a variety of different work including vegetation clearance, river work, tree planting, grounds maintenance, herbicide spraying, fencing and rights of way work.

 

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years countryside and estates experience, with associated competency certificates (brushcutter, chainsaw etc), emergency 1st aid, PA1/6 Pesticide. Work includes general maintenance (strimming, mowing etc), tree planting, fencing and invasive weed control. Experience in overseeing a team of staff would be an advantage.

 

A level II certificate in countryside management or similar and good knowledge of invasive species and wild flowers is preferable along with a strong health & safety culture and customer care skills. A driver's licence is essential, towing licence desirable.

 

Please email your CV and covering letter to: [email protected], or send it to Carole Burnett, Woodland and Countryside Manager, Glendale Countryside Ltd, Penguin Barn, Brockley Court Farm, St Nicholas Way, Brockley, Bristol, BS48 3AU. For an informal discussion about this role please call 01275 464466

 

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