Soft Landscape Technician - Fixed Term

Role Responsibility

Fixed term full-time post until the end of September 2022.

Are you available until end September 2022 and an immediate start?

Do you want to help manage and improve the landscape in the Garden of England?

Do you have an interest and understanding of landscape maintenance with experience of applying this in practical situations?

Do you have experience in customer service, quality monitoring, administration and reporting on performance data?

Do you like being out and about?

An opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual to play a key role within the Councils Transportation Soft Landscape Team for a fixed term until the end of September 2022.

This role is fundamental in providing an excellent level of customer satisfaction and contract management to maintain and improve the highway landscape.

The Soft Landscape Technician will be out and about across the county on most days to help quality and performance monitor the work of our contractors. The role may also include re-active site visits and checking our asset plans.

You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and be confident to deal appropriately with customers and contractors using the phone, at on-site meetings or writing, and be confident using maps.

You will have good computer literacy skills, be organised, accurate and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.  Training will be provided for all elements of this role.

The position can be based at our Ashford or Aylesford highway depots and hybrid working.  However, the ability to work at other depots and travel independently and be flexible to work across the entire county on a daily basis will be a pre-requisite. 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. 

Apply now, as great candidates will be invited for an early interview.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact:

Paul Woodhatch, Highways Landscape Manager, 03000 413 872

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.