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Job Introduction
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as a Rural Estate Supervisor, supporting the delivery of a wide range of maintenance and estate activities across both the rural and built estate.
Location
West Tofts Camp, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 5EP
Salary
£32,663.75
Responsibilities
- Lead and support a small team of skilled operatives across the East Region, providing day‑to‑day supervision, guidance and coaching while promoting high standards of safety, wellbeing and performance.
- Coordinate planned, preventive and reactive rural estate maintenance activities, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and within agreed timescales.
- Support the delivery of maintenance activities associated with built estate rural assets, assisting colleagues and stakeholders where required.
- Identify and organise the resources needed to deliver work programmes, making effective use of in‑house teams and external contractors.
- Monitor works to ensure compliance with statutory obligations, company procedures and environmental best practice.
- Supervise contractors on site, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standards.
- Promote continuous improvement, identify opportunities to enhance service delivery and support initiatives that contribute to cost efficiencies and additional income generation.
- Build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support effective rural estate delivery.
- Assist with the planning and delivery of additional works programmes, including Forestry Harvesting and Marketing initiatives and other services identified through forward planning processes.
Ideal Candidate
- Ideally qualified to a level 4 in a rural, estate management, forestry or associated discipline.
- Practical hands‑on rural experience, including plant and machinery use (hold Lantra Tractor and Chainsaw qualifications).
- Willingness to undertake required training and professional development.
- Good understanding of statutory requirements relating to the natural and historic environment.
- A strong team player with a positive, proactive approach.
- Strong commitment to Health & Safety and willingness to complete IOSH Managing Safely.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and support operational teams.
- Able to plan, prioritise and deliver work effectively, often within challenging timescales.
- Good IT skills to support the efficient operation of a modern business environment.
- Full UK Driving Licence required.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Company stakeholder pension scheme with up to 8% contribution from Landmarc.
- 25 days of annual leave pro‑rata, increasing with service; purchase up to 10 additional days each year.
- Reward Gateway Benefit Scheme.
- Annual salary review conducted in consultation with recognised Trade Unions.
- Life assurance insured for three times salary.
- Health cash plan, including coverage for up to four children under 24.
- Professional development reimbursement and support.
- Family‑friendly policies.
- Sick pay starts after 6 months of service.
About The Company
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. The company maintains and delivers safe and sustainable infrastructure, manages training areas and ranges and delivers multi‑million pound projects to improve vital training assets. Landmarc was established in 2003 and is the sole dedicated operator for the UK DTE, contracted by the Ministry of Defence as an Industry Partner.
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