Country Park and Woodland Manager

Country Park and Woodland Manager

GradeG 40 300 - 44066

Brentwood Borough Council Green Spaces

Are you passionate about conserving natural landscapes enhancing biodiversity and creating exceptional visitor experiences Brentwood Borough Council is looking for an experiencedCountry Park and Woodland Managerto lead the management and future development of our country parks woodlands and wider countryside estate.

This is a unique opportunity to shape some of the boroughs most valued natural assets deliver strategic improvements and make a meaningful impact on both the environment and community.

About the Role

As our Country Park and Woodland Manager you will:

• Oversee thedaytodaymanagement of Brentwoods country parks woodlands andarboriculturalservices.

• Develop and deliver strategic management plans to enhance biodiversity conservation value landscape quality and visitor experience.

• Manage and support theArboriculturalOfficersand wider team ensuring excellent service delivery for internal and external customers.

• Lead the development and implementation ofincomegenerationopportunities across the countryside estate.

• Work collaboratively with community groups volunteers partner organisations residents and councillors.

• Ensure robust health & safety safeguarding compliance and site management processes.

• Conduct site inspections produce digital reports cost work programmes and manage associated budgets.

• Provide a visible and approachable presence across parks and woodlands and to providepositive engagement with users and stakeholders.

• Develop and promote community programmes including environmental education conservation volunteering andnature-basedactivities.

This role plays a central part in helping deliver the Councils conservation climate and biodiversity priorities.

Wereseeking someone who brings:

• Significant experiencemanaging woodlands countryparksor similar environmental sites

• Strong knowledge of arboriculture conservation and land management
  

• Confidence engaging with contractors volunteers community groups and partner organisations
  

• Experience preparing budgetsmonitoringexpenditure and delivering projects to financial targets
  

• Ability to write and implement management plans
  

• Strong IT skills including Microsoft and bespoke tree/countryside management systems
  

• Excellent communication diplomacy and organisational skills

Essential qualifications include:

• Degree in Conservation Biology Countryside Management or equivalent

• LantraVTI (or equivalent)

• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle

• LantraPTI or willingness to work towards

• QTRA or willingness to work towards

• IOSH Managing Safely or willingness to work towards

Desirable:

• RFS Diploma in Arboriculture or equivalent

For an informal discussion please contact Teresa or Paul atto make an appointment.