Landscape Services Officer

As a Landscape Services Officer at Notting Hill Genesis, you will work closely with our contractors to help shape the quality and consistency of our outdoor spaces. You will make sure the day-to-day landscape services are delivered in line with the contractual timeframes. Focusing on the better places arm of our NHG making London home strategy you will drive the aesthetics on our estates. This will see you working across both elements of horticulture and arboriculture.

• Monitor and manage contractor performance across NHG's landscape services portfolio.
• Advise internal and external stakeholders, attend resident meetings, and represent NHG professionally.
• Lead on enhancement schemes and support the delivery of annual improvement works.
• Support re-tendering of contracts and ensure services represent good value for money.
• Keep up to date with health and safety, financial regulations, and best practice in landscape management.
• Collaborate with development and asset teams to protect landscaped areas and promote biodiversity.
• Ensure contractors meet accreditation standards and quality control requirements.
• Ensure compliance with maintenance schedules for green/brown roofs and tree management programmes.

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation. Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification. The role is a great chance to build on an already existing passion for both customer services and horticulture. Training will be provided to support embedding knowledge picked up through experience though a qualification would be greatly received.

• Experience in contractor management
• Experience in landscape management, including contractor oversight and delivery of improvement works.
• A passion for being outdoors with a good knowledge of plants, trees and landscape management
• City & Guilds Level 3 (or equivalent) in horticulture, or significant horticultural/parks management experience.
• A good knowledge through qualifications or experience of arboriculture

Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked invited to an interview and assessment

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
• Generous pension scheme
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan