Estate Manager Yorkshire and Midlands

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Estate Manager will work closely with the Head of Estates North to manage our existing and emerging sites. Line management responsibilities for the Estates Officer North. The role will involve collaboration with Land Trust colleagues, managing agents, partners and external stakeholders across the region.
Our managing partners are selected for their competence and ability to meet our charitable aims and are a range of organisations including Local Wildlife Trusts, TCV, Groundwork, RSPB, Woodland Trust, National Trust, local authorities, community associations, charities, greenspace contractors and Friends of Groups.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the Yorkshire and Midlands Estates team to ensure appropriate Health & Safety management for the region, ensuring the sites and all activity on them is safe, well planned and in accordance with LT policies. Implement BNG projects.
• Monitor managing partner performance in terms of impact management, site management, nature conservation, community engagement and Health and Safety through regular inspections, review meetings and reports. Agree annual budgets and monitor expenditure during the course of the year, including overseeing the processing of quarterly reports, claims and invoices.
• Review initial, interim and final proposed cash flows, and indicative site budgets, to ensure that sites can be managed within the funding available.
• Participate in the selection and appointment of Managing Partners and contractors. Develop and review management plans.
• Champion the role well maintained open spaces have in the creation and development of sustainable communities.
• Identify and recommend new project, partnership and networking opportunities, represent the Trust at a local, regional or national level

This position requires the post holder to act flexibly and undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post. Occasional evening and weekend working may be required, will be required to travel as necessary to fulfil the role effectively, the majority of sites will be based in the Yorkshire region. The post holder will need to have a current valid UK driving licence to travel to sites and meetings.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Skills:

• Relevant professional qualification
• Skills and experience in management of parks and open spaces.
• Skills in developing, implementing and monitoring management agreements, plans and contracts plus other essential mechanisms in site management
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to develop and manage relationships with partner organisations and contractors, and to engage with local people in resolving issues.
• Ability and confidence to work on own initiative, as well as part of a team, and to resolve problems as they arise, remaining calm under pressure
• Ability to balance a long-term vision with attention to detail to ensure that the vision can be successfully realised

Essential Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years experience in managing parks, woodlands, nature reserves and other open spaces for public benefit
• Experience of working with a range of partners in the management of sites including public, private and voluntary sector organisations
• Experience of setting up and running landscape management contracts
• Line management experience

SALARY AND BENEFITS

• Up to £43,000 pa
• A salary sacrifice pension scheme, with LT matching employee contributions up to 6%
• Life Insurance (4 x salary)
• Flexi time
• 26.5 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays. Rising to 31.5 days with service
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme & Health Care Cash back scheme
• Training and Development support
• Business travel costs reimbursed
• Annual performance incentive plan

ABOUT THE LAND TRUST
The Land Trust is a national charity committed to long-term sustainable management of countryside and greenspace for community benefit. Its vision is to improve the quality of peoples lives by creating sustainable, high quality green spaces that deliver environmental, social and economic benefits.
With a portfolio of over 80 sites (2,500 hectares) working with a wide range of landholders who want to pass on responsibility for the management of sites and find bespoke long-term funding solutions for land management. These solutions include service charges, section 106, endowment, contract managed, or a mix of funding. Our current endowment portfolio of over £180m provides the resources to ensure our endowed sites are well managed and contribute positively to the wellbeing of local communities. We ensure that all of our sites, however they are funded, make a lasting positive difference and deliver social value for the local community.
A full job description can be found on the Land Trust website https://TheLandTrust.org.ukAPPLICATIONS
Please apply via Total jobs.
Closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 24th October 2024Initial Interviews will take place via MS Teams 30th October 2024Second Interviews will take place in person on the 6th November 2024
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
LT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
The Land Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who has contact with its services and colleagues.

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