Machine Operator - Countryside & Landscape

Morton Pattison Ltd; England; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

28 days holiday incl bank holidays +生日

Job summary

Morton Pattison Ltd is seeking an experienced landscape construction operative to join our team. You will lead small on-site teams, set out and deliver practical work, and maintain tools and machinery safely while reading site plans and RAMS.

We value independence, high-quality work, and strong professional representation with clients and the public on projects across the south of England.

Qualifications

• Several years’ hands-on landscape, estate or construction experience.
• Confident working independently and as part of a small team, maintaining high-quality standards.

Responsibilities

• You’ll support and lead small on-site teams; set out and deliver practical work.
• Read site plans and RAMS; use and maintain tools and machinery safely.
• Coach junior colleagues and represent Morton Pattison professionally with clients and the public.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Landscape/estate/construction hands-on

Team leadership on site

Education

Several years’ hands-on landscape/estate/construction experience

Job description

Are you an experienced landscape, estates, or construction operative who wants to work in a team that takes pride in high-quality work?

Our habitat management work maintains some of the most important nature conservation sites in the country, our countryside access work enables people to explore these landscapes and our design & build work creates brand new spaces for wildlife and people.

If you’re motivated to develop in a role where you can make a tangible difference with a growing organisation then we want to hear from you.

For the right person we can offer great career opportunities: we’re growing, our client base is expanding and the range of work we undertake is diversifying. We are a skilled, adaptable and supportive team who are focussed on working together to deliver. Morton:Pattison is an equal opportunities employer with a strong focus on staff development with the goal of building and retaining a team that grows in capacity with alongside the company.

Interesting & varied work, often in stunning locations

Personalised staff training and development plans

Career and pay progression

Company pension

28 days holiday, including bank holidays, with additional leave entitlement earned accrued annually plus bonus birthday leave

Morton Pattison delivers countryside, ecological and landscape construction projects across Hampshire and neighbouring counties through specialised teams of staff – we’re currently looking to appoint the right person to our landscape construction team.

You’ll support and lead small teams on site, set out and deliver practical work, use and maintain tools and machinery safely, read site plans and RAMS, coach junior colleagues, and represent us professionally with clients and the public.

The type of work you will be carrying out includes:

Footbridges, boardwalks, access works, fencing, habitat creation, drainage and more.

Design and Build; Installation of bespoke landscape installations designed by our in-house team, for example biodiversity and educational projects in visitor centres.

You’ll need:

• A full UK driving licence
• Several years’ hands‑on landscape, estate or construction experience
• Confidence working independently and as part of a small team, maintaining safe, high-quality standards

Tickets in plant machinery operation are a bonus — we’ll help you build these if you don’t already have them.

Morton:Pattison are emerging as an industry leader in design & delivery of countryside and ecological works in the south of England. We are widely recognised for our specialist skills and experience in combining ecology, landscape and construction to deliver the best outcomes for biodiversity and people.

We work on a diverse range of projects including design & build of countryside structures, access works, large scale habitat management, renewable energy sites and ecological enhancement. Our clients are distributed throughout the private, public and charitable sectors including nature conservation charities, local authorities, green energy companies and ecological consultancies. Due to continued growth driven largely by repeat custom, recommendation and appointment to local authority frameworks, we are looking for professional and positive team players who share our values to join us and make a positive contribution to the region’s countryside.