Ranger

Severn Trent Plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: From £26,472.70

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme (up to £1,500)

Maternity and adoption leave

Leading pension scheme (up to 15% with

Sharesave – discounted Severn TrentPLC

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Two paid volunteering days per year

Job summary

Severn Trent Plc is seeking a Ranger to join our Carsington Water site team. You’ll help maintain habitats and public green space while delivering excellent customer service and supporting visitors.

The role covers 37 hours a week on a rotating four-week shift pattern, Monday–Sunday, with travel to sites and a full UK driving license required. You’ll work with volunteers, contractors and partners to deliver conservation initiatives and a positive visitor experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in Customer Service, Ground maintenance, conservation and Visitor management.
• Event organising and familiarity with outdoor sports is desirable.
• Ability to work with volunteers, contractors and partners.
• Health and safety qualification and practical qualifications (chainsaws, woodchippers, trailer towing) are helpful.
• Full UK driving license is required for site travel.

Responsibilities

• Practical grounds maintenance and conservation management using power tools.
• Be an ambassador for Severn Trent and help visitors with queries.
• Carry out H&S inspections across the site.
• Manage volunteering including recruitment, work planning, supervision and safety.
• Create conservation initiatives and liaise with partners and the catchment team.

Skills

Customer Service

Ground maintenance

Conservation

Visitor management

Event organising

Outdoor activities familiarity

Job description

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At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do.We’rein the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, andwe’reequally proud of our strong Glassdoor score — reflecting how much our peopleloveworking here.

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

We have a lovely opportunity to be a Ranger working at our Carsington Water site.

We’re seeking someone who has an interest in maintaining a wide range of habitats and publicly accessible green space. And of course, it’s important you possess a natural passion for delivering great customer service!

You’ll be joining a team of Rangers who cover our site 37 hours a week, on a rotating 4-week shift pattern covering Monday – Sunday.

An example of the shift pattern you will be working to:

('OFF' days are non-working days)

Your key accountabilities in helping us will be:

• Practical grounds maintenance and conservation management using power tools, (strimmer, brush cutter, chainsaws etc).
• Be an ambassador for Severn Trent and helping out visitors on site with any queries they may have.
• Responsible for carrying out H&S Inspections across the site location.
• Managing all forms of volunteering including recruitment, work planning, supervision and managing their safety to ensure that we have a well-motivated team.
• Creating conservation initiatives and directly liaising with partners and the catchment team.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for people that have experience in Customer Service, Ground maintenance, conservation, and Visitor management.

Event organising and being familiar with outdoor sports is desirable for this role such as fishing, cycling and walking as this is what a lot of visitors will be doing across the areas you will be helping to maintain.

Having the ability to work with a large range of different people is important such as volunteers, contractors and partners as this will vary day to day.

A health and safety management qualification as well as some practical qualification such as chainsaws, woodchippers and trailer towing would be great too.

You’ll also need to have a full UK driving license for this role as it does involve some travel to and from sites.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities.

We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too.

Here are some of our favourites:

• Salary: From £26,472.70
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500, which is subject to eligibility)
• Family-friendly policies (including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Two paid volunteering days per year

LET’S GO