Estates & Community Officer

Help create thriving green spaces and sustainable communities

Are you passionate about green spaces, communities and making a lasting impact where people live?

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.

About the role

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.

What we're looking for

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.

Please visit our website for the full job description before applying.

Why join the Land Trust?

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.

You'll be joining a passionate team committed to creating places where people and nature can thrive.

Benefits

• 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

Additional information

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.

Closing Date: Midnight, Monday 2 November
Interviews: Week commencing 9 November (MS Teams and on-site at Linmere)

The Land Trust is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.