Rural Estate Delivery Manager

Main Responsibility

• Plan Management: Produce, review, update, and submit essential plans for agreement and signature, including the Integrated Rural Management Plan (IRMP), Rural Estate Task Schedule (RETS), Long Term Forestry Plan (LTFP), and Grounds Maintenance Plan (GMP).
• Forestry Initiatives: Act as the regional focal point for managing forestry harvesting and marketing initiatives. Collaborate with the Billable Works team, head office, and contractors to ensure effective delivery.
• Budget Management.  Plan and manage the regional rural budget in line guidance and policy.
• Support and Delegation: Ensure all plans are delegated to regional delivery staff and managed to completion. Provide support for RETS, GMP, and the Snow and Ice Plan (S+I) management.
• Asset Maintenance: Assist with maintaining the Asset Register and GIS, and report monthly on statutory compliance of assets.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with natural and historic environmental plans and long-term forestry management plans.
• Income Generation: Identify opportunities for income generation and additional tasked works.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Liaise with all stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of the Rural Estate.
• Team Support: Be a responsible member of the regional management team, supporting other team members with activities such as investigations, auditing, training, report creation, and management information analysis.
• Technical Guidance: Provide technical guidance and support both regionally and nationally in relation to contract delivery.
• Work Review: Review works arising to ensure they are carried out by the most appropriate team, whether it be additional works, core contract, or reactive maintenance.
• Regional Travel: Travel throughout the North region to support the teams.

The Ideal Candidate

• Knowledge of Rural Estate Management gained through a Level 5 qualification such as NVQ in Agriculture, Forestry, Protected Sites/Species management or equivalent and proven experience
• Knowledge of nature conservation, woodland management and sustainability
• Comprehension of Health & Safety such as COSHH, manual handling, risk assessments and safe systems of work to IOSH Managing Safely level
• Knowledge gained through membership of an appropriate professional body
• Understanding of project work and the practicalities of delivery
• Able to ensure appropriate quality standards are adhered to across functions

What you can do

• Identify best practice and drive consistency and efficiency
• Planning and analysis skills
• IT skills including the use of planning software
• Able to produce reliable management information and coordinate information gathered by others
• Manage budgets through maximising income and controlling costs
• Communicate clearly with the client/customer and other stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement
• Performance manage teams and outputs by utilising management tools

Package Description

Join Landmarc and Enjoy a Competitive Salary Plus Outstanding Benefits!

At Landmarc, we value our employees and go beyond just offering a competitive salary. We’re proud to provide a range of exceptional benefits designed to support your well-being, career growth, and work-life balance. Here are just some of the highlights:

Pension

• Join our company stakeholder pension scheme, with contributions of up to 8% of your salary from Landmarc.

Generous Holiday Entitlement

• Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, pro-rata, plus public holidays.
• Three extra discretionary days are added to your leave over the Christmas period.
• Your holiday allowance grows with your continued service.
• Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 additional days each year for greater flexibility.

Other Amazing Benefits

• Edenred Savings Scheme: Unlock exclusive discounts and savings for you and your family.
• Annual Salary Review: Conducted in consultation with our recognised Trade Unions to ensure fairness.
• Life Assurance: Insured for three times your annual salary to provide peace of mind for your loved ones.
• Health Cash Plan: Access health benefits for you and your family (add up to four children under 24 to your policy).
• Professional Development: Reimbursement of professional fees and support for ongoing training.
• Family-Friendly Policies: Supporting you during life’s important moments.
• Sick Pay: Sick pay starts after just 6 months of service.

At Landmarc, we don’t just offer benefits – we invest in your future, your well-being, and your career. Join us today and take advantage of everything we have to offer!

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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 (DTE). This includes maintaining and delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, managing and operating training areas and ranges and delivering multi-million pound projects to improve vital training assets.

By joining Landmarc you will be supporting our vision to provide the best training experience we can for our Armed Forces. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003.