Landscape Specialist

Kier Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Gloucestershire is seeking a Landscape Specialist to join the Environment and Sustainability Team. You will oversee landscape delivery on a high-profile highways project, including woodland planting, grassland creation, and innovative features such as green bridges and wildlife crossings.

Working with the Nature and Biodiversity Lead, you will expand landscape design and nature-based solutions across the UK, joining a team that values environmental principles, quality assurance,

Qualifications

• Holder of an environmental or landscape related degree or equivalent experience.
• Member of an environmental or landscape professional body such as ISEP, LI, or similar.
• Experienced in overseeing landscape delivery on large construction projects.
• Confident in communicating technical information clearly and concisely.
• Holder of a full driving licence and CSCS card.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the delivery of landscape designs ensuring adherence to specifications, drawings and landscape environmental management plans
• Conducting pre and post planting inspections, establishment reviews and quality assurance of plant materials and site conditions
• Leading and contributing to client, stakeholder and technical meetings
• Supporting the development of landscape design and nature-based solutions services across the business
• Promoting environmental principles, best practice and innovation whilst actively supporting health and safety in the workplace

Skills

Landscape delivery oversight

Communication skills

Driving licence & CSCS

Education

Environmental or landscape degree

Job description

We're looking for a Landscape Specialist to join our Environment and Sustainability Team team based in Gloucestershire within the environmental consultancy sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Gloucestershire
Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Are you…

• Holder of an environmental or landscape related degree or equivalent experience
• A member of an environmental or landscape professional body such as ISEP, LI, or similar
• Experienced in overseeing landscape delivery on large construction projects
• Confident in communicating technical information clearly and concisely
• Holder of a full driving licence and CSCS card

What will you be responsible for?

As a Landscape Specialist, you'll be working within the Environment and Sustainability Team team, supporting them in delivering high-quality landscape outcomes and growing our landscape and nature-based solutions capability. Due to the exciting and rapid expansion of our internal environmental consultancy, we are seeking a Landscape Specialist to provide expert guidance on landscape delivery and design. You'll initially oversee landscape implementation on a high-profile landscape-led major highways project, including vast areas of woodland planting, grassland creation, and innovative features such as green bridges and wildlife crossings. You'll also collaborate with the Nature and Biodiversity Lead to expand our service offering across nature-based solutions and landscape design throughout the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your career whilst contributing to meaningful environmental outcomes.

Your day to daywill include:

• Overseeing the delivery of landscape designs ensuring adherence to specifications, drawings and landscape environmental management plans
• Conducting pre and post planting inspections, establishment reviews and quality assurance of plant materials and site conditions
• Leading and contributing to client, stakeholder and technical meetings
• Supporting the development of landscape design and nature-based solutions services across the business
• Promoting environmental principles, best practice and innovation whilst actively supporting health and safety in the workplace

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.