Country Parks Project Officer - Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council

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Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£30,298 - £31,611

Reference number
BUC08090

Contract type
Permanent

Working hours
Full Time

Level of DBS check required
No

Date posted
19 Feb 2023, 11 p.m.

Application deadline
13 Mar 2023

Overview:

Following the establishment of Buckinghamshire Council as a unitary authority, we have undertaken a comprehensive review of our parks' services.

Since 2020, visitor numbers at Buckinghamshire Council's Country Parks have grown from 1 million to 1.8 million per year.

We are now entering an exciting period of growth for the Country Parks team, with some great new projects to be delivered including the opening of a brand-new Country Park.

Andrew, Head of Parks & Green Spaces, said: "_All of our current team have secured positions in our new structure, and there are now great opportunities to come and join our team at this exciting time.

I look forward to meeting highly motivated individuals who can bring their passion and skills to our growing team"_

The Country Parks Team are dedicated to ensuring our beautiful country parks are amazing and safe places for our visitors to enjoy, and wildlife to thrive. As the Country Parks Project Officer, you'll manage and deliver a range of projects that focus on improving built infrastructure, customer experience, landscape and conservation, heritage, service delivery, and income generation for all Buckinghamshire's country parks. If you have experience of working in the Countryside and/or parks sector, are confident in running procurement exercises using systems such as ProContract and enjoy a role where every day brings new challenges, this could be the role for you._

About the role:

You'll be joining a close-knit team, based in the stunning Black Park Country Park, who will support you to get off to a great start with us.

This full-time role is predominantly based at our Black Park Offices, with opportunities to work remotely at times.

In this varied and dynamic role, just some of your responsibilities will be to:

Develop and deliver a range of small to medium scale country parks focused projects, monitor project budgets, projects risks, procurement, health and safety, project reporting and communications
Manage and monitor the work of contractors on site, ensuring correct processes are followed and all work is compliant with industry best practice, regulations and Health and Safety legislation
Work closely with Head Rangers and Lead Rangers to plan project delivery works and Ranger support as required, plus supporting the management team in the delivery of larger, more complex projects
Be the ProContract system lead for the country parks team. Upload required information to the system, using the system manage the procurement process, prepare/guide the preparation of evaluation criteria, ensuring the Councils procurement guidance and rules are always followed
Liaise with partners and stakeholders to ensure they are kept informed and involved in projects as required
Prepare business cases for new projects and bids for external funding, prepare any documentation required by potential funders.

Fixed

As a 'fixed' worker, you'll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed.

Typically, you'll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there.

About you:

You will have a range of project management skills and experience ideally from working in a countryside/parks related sector, with a good working knowledge of current trends, issues and opportunities.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships and engage with stakeholders and visitors.

You will need to be well organised and able to coordinate and prioritise your own work and that of colleagues and contractors supporting multiple projects.

Other information:

We welcome a diverse range of visitors from Buckinghamshire and surrounding counties each day of the year.

From our stunning Temple Gardens at Langley Park to our peaceful lakes at Black Park, you'll be surrounded by natural wildlife and picture-perfect scenes to enjoy.

Sam, Ranger at Black Park said:
"No two days are the same; it's a very satisfying job and a beautiful place to work"

If that's not enough reason to join us, you'll be entitled to a range of benefits from Buckinghamshire Council including a very competitive employer pension contribution; a minimum of 25 days annual leave allowance per year; a flex-time scheme; and discounts in local shops, restaurants, and gyms.

This role requires you to hold a full driving licence, have access to your own vehicle for business use.

For an informal chat about this role in more detail, please contact Amanda Mulholland on

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