Estates & Community Officer

The Land Trust; Dunstable; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

26.5 days annual leave plus bank & buy

Pension scheme up to 6%

Life assurance (4x salary)

Medicash healthcare cashback

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development opportunities

Enhanced family leave policies

Job summary

The Land Trust is seeking an Estates & Community Officer to manage grounds across Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, combining estate oversight with resident engagement. Based mainly at Linmere (Houghton Regis) with travel to Wellingborough and Aylesbury, you’ll help deliver welcoming green spaces and strong community links.

You’ll coordinate contractors, monitor budgets, host events, and work with partners to maintain sustainable, thriving developments.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing landscape or grounds maintenance contracts.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience dealing with residents, customers or members of the public.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage grounds maintenance and landscape contracts to high standards.
• Carry out site inspections and monitor contractor performance.
• Serve as a key contact for residents, customers and partners.
• Organise community events and engagement activities.
• Support landscape and public space enhancements.
• Monitor budgets, raise POs and process invoices.
• Help transfer development phases into long-term management.
• Collaborate with communications on site initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

MS Office

Independent working

Driving licence

Education

Relevant qualification or experience

Job description

The Land Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Estates & Community Officer to help manage and enhance a portfolio of residential developments across Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire. In this varied and rewarding role, you will combine estate management, contractor oversight and community engagement to ensure our green spaces are welcoming, well-maintained and valued by local residents. Working closely with residents, developers, contractors and colleagues, you will play a key role in delivering outstanding green space management while helping to build stronger, more connected communities., As an Estates & Community Officer, you will:

• Manage grounds maintenance and landscape contractors to ensure high standards are achieved.
• Carry out regular site inspections and monitor contractor performance.
• Act as a key point of contact for residents, customers, contractors and developer partners.
• Organise and deliver a programme of community events, meetings and engagement activities.
• Support the development and enhancement of landscapes and public open spaces.
• Monitor budgets, raise purchase orders and process invoices.
• Help oversee the transfer of new development phases into long-term management.
• Work alongside communications colleagues to promote community activities and site initiatives.
• Champion the creation of sustainable, thriving communities

No two days are the same. One day you may be reviewing landscape works on site, the next leading a resident engagement event or working with partners to improve the long-term management of a development.,

This role is primarily based at Linmere (approximately three days per week) with regular travel to sites in Wellingborough and Aylesbury. Therefore a UK driving licence and access to a car is essential. The post includes occasional evening and weekend working to support community events and meetings. Business travel expenses will be reimbursed. A DBS check may be required.

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing landscape or grounds maintenance contracts.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience dealing with residents, customers or members of the public.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business travel.

Desirable

• Horticulture, landscape or estate management experience.
• Experience working with service charge funded developments.
• Knowledge of landscape management plans and management agreements.
• Experience working with public, private and voluntary sector partners.
• Familiarity with Customer Relations Management Systems and customer engagement platforms.

At the Land Trust, we create and care for green spaces that deliver environmental, social and economic benefits for communities across the UK. Managing more than 90 sites nationwide, we are the UK's leading green space management organisation.

Salary: £26,500 - £31,500 (depending on experience)

Hours: Full-time, 36 hours per week Contract: Permanent Location: Linmere (Houghton Regis), with regular travel to Wellingborough (Stanton Cross) and Aylesbury

Help Create Thriving Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities Are you passionate about green spaces, communities and making a lasting impact where people live?,

• Salary of £26,500 - £31,500 dependent on experience
• Hybrid working and flexi-time
• 26.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Medicash healthcare cashback scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave policies