Job Title: Landscape Site Operative
Location: Kenilworth
Salary: £12.00 and £12.50 an hour.
Job type: Fixed Term Contract, initially March 2024 until Nov 2024 (With possible full-time thereafter for top performers)
About us:
We are an ecological contractor, providing solutions to compensate for loss of habitat caused by development and building works. We design, create, maintain and enhance habitats for wildlife for a wide range of clients and provide support to ecologists with protected species trapping and translocation.
The type of work that our team will undertake can include but not limited to: wildlife mitigation, newt and reptile fencing to facilitate trapping and translocation prior to construction, other fencing including stock, water vole, badger and otter fencing, badger sett exclusion and artificial sett construction, brushcutting, tree felling and general vegetation clearance, soft landscaping including planting trees, shrubs, and grass seeding, invasive species mitigation including Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam management.
Due to the varied nature of the role, the successful candidate will have experience of working in the landscape sector working on construction sites, in country parks; or in the horticulture, farming or forestry industries. You must be enthusiastic with a love for the outdoors and the environment.
Successful candidates must:
- Have a full UK driving licence and their own car.
- A valid CSCS card (or willing to attain one).
- Live within the Warwickshire, Bedfordshire or Staffordshire areas.
- Experience in Landscaping, countryside management, amenity horticulture, forestry or agriculture.
- Familiarity with construction health & safety rules and procedures.
- Confidence to work independently, and as part of a team.
- Willing to work away from home on occasion.
Ideally, the successful candidate will also have the following tickets or experience (not essential):
- Critical Safety Medical
- NTPC brushcutter
- PA1/PA6 herbicide spraying
- BBV M-Site Induction
- machinery maintenance
- This Job description is not exhaustive but outlines the main requirements.
Working with Thomson:
We promote a happy, friendly workplace and are guided by the company’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Support and Excellence. We excel at providing our people with amazing career progression and offer an extensive range of company benefits which include: 25 days annual leave, healthcare cash plan, enhanced stakeholder pension scheme, life insurance, discounted gym membership, paid professional memberships, clothing allowance, outstanding performance rewards, free parking and regular local and company social events!
One of the major advantages to working at Thomson is that our people are at the heart of everything we do. As an Employee-Owned Trust (EOT), all Thomson employees have a stake in the business and reap the reward of its success including performance-related annual bonuses. We also pride ourselves in providing market leading internal and external training opportunities which contributes to individual tailored career pathways.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Landscaper, Country Parks, Forestry, Horticulturalist, project manager, team lead landscaper, team leader skilled landscaper, Hard Landscaper, Skilled Tradesperson, Landscape Gardener, Experienced Groundworker, Landscape, Landscaper, Landscaping, Garden, Gardener, Gardening, Soft Landscaper, Grounds, Ground Maintenance Operative, General Maintenance, Project Manager, Garden Project Management, Fencer, Fencing, Carpenter, Ground Work, Multi-Skilled Operator, Building Services Operator, Skilled Labourer, labourer, Skilled Trades, Multi Trade, Grounds Worker, will also be considered for this role.
