Land Support Officer in London

Kick On Recruitment is working on behalf of our client to recruit a Land Support Officer to join their Land Support function at a large, multi-use outdoor site. The site includes woodland, open spaces, landscaped gardens, water features and a range of buildings and facilities. While the role is broader than a traditional equestrian position, it does involve working alongside horses and other animals on site as part of a varied, outdoor-focused role. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining, developing and enhancing the land and facilities to a high professional standard, supporting the smooth and safe delivery of essential site services. This position is well suited to someone who enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in delivering high-quality land and grounds maintenance across a diverse environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Ensure daily maintenance schedules are carried out and completed.
• Ensure any daily and weekly tasks allocated are carried out and completed.
• Ensure any building maintenance tasks are carried out and completed.
• Support any projects and developments.
• Respond to any urgent tasks that are a risk to services and service users.
• Ensure that site security procedures are adhered to, that risk assessments are carried out to a high standard and that the site management is kept as a top priority.
• Ensure all company assets, equipment and facilities are clean, tidy, well maintained and safe always.
• Ensure that any start and end of day procedures are adhered to and that the security of the company assets and materials are secured accordingly.

Team Responsibility

• Effectively work alongside the senior managers and staff.
• Report on a daily basis to the Land Support Supervisor.
• Respond to senior management requests from contracted work.
• Ensure as a team, all maintenance, tasks and projects are completed on time and to a professional standard.
• Work across teams supporting other areas of the business when required.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of procedures and produce constructive solution orientated feedback in team meetings.
• Understand business processes and supporting systems, specifically Health and Safety and Safeguarding of vulnerable children and young people.
• Demonstrate an excellent level of understanding of the company portfolio of services.
• Assist in the project management of new initiatives, activities and developments.
• Assist in the design and development of new initiatives, activities and developments.
• Help develop procedures for working practice within the Land Support Team.

Personal Development and Reporting

• Update your 4-6 weekly PDP regularly in a timely fashion for management review and attend your Personal Development Plan (PDP) meeting with your line manager.
• Attend team meetings as and when required which may be outside of your normal working hours to ensure that land support is not impacted.
• Be flexible to attend evening or weekend training that are outside of your contracted hours on occasion for CPD as required for your development within your role.
• Prepare to undertake any professional training or personal development with the very best intentions and ability to ensure passing or attaining certification.
• Ensure that all Sickness or Absence is reported according to Company Procedures.
• Ensure that Holiday Requests are processed according to Company Procedures.

Personal Development Opportunities

• Landscape Design – An opportunity to learn professional landscape designing and horticultural designs.
• Chainsaw Training – Training for arborist work on trees and large shrubs using large power tools.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years' experience working in a similar outdoor gardening‐landscaping role.
• Proven experience and understanding of working outside all year round in all weather.
• Ability to drive sit on lawnmower and or RV type vehicles.
• Ability to use power tools.
• Knowledge of plant and tree species and their care requirements.

Benefits

• £28,500 - £30,000 Salary DOE.
• Wellbeing schemes.
• Private healthcare.
• Uniform coat.
• Loyalty holiday scheme.
• Training opportunities.
• Company pension scheme.