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Job Title: Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Manager
Company: Fexco Property Services
Location: Hybrid
Type of Employment: Full time
The Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Manager (GIBM) is an exciting new role requiring a flexible candidate with excellent greenspace, contract management and people skills who can work alongside our Divisional Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Manager (DGIBM) to deliver sector leading greenspace and habitat management. This is a hybrid role combining office-based work with regular site inspections, audits and stakeholder engagement. Typically, you will spend four days per week visiting sites, monitoring contractor performance, assessing landscape quality, inspecting habitats and environmental assets, and identifying improvement opportunities.
Role Overview
You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of greenspaces, public open spaces and associated environmental assets within a defined geographic area. Your role will focus on ensuring landscapes, habitats, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) features, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and other greenspace infrastructure are maintained to a high standard and managed in accordance with approved management plans, planning obligations and company objectives.
Acting as the primary on-site representative, you will build positive relationships with residents, contractors, developers and stakeholders, responding to queries and ensuring concerns are resolved effectively. Supported by a central customer services team, you will deliver a visible presence across your sites and promote high-quality greenspace management and environmental stewardship.
This is a hybrid role combining office-based work with regular site inspections, audits and stakeholder engagement. Typically, you will spend four days per week visiting sites, monitoring contractor performance, assessing landscape quality, inspecting habitats and environmental assets, and identifying improvement opportunities.
You will be responsible for specifying remedial works, monitoring contractor performance, scrutinising completed works and ensuring expenditure is controlled appropriately. You will also support the review and development of landscape specifications, management plans, site budgets and maintenance programmes.
The role includes undertaking pre-handover inspections of new developments, auditing landscape installations, habitat creation areas, SuDS features, public open spaces and ecological enhancements to ensure compliance with approved plans, planning conditions, Section 106 obligations and BNG requirements before acceptance into management.
Where sites are subject to Biodiversity Net Gain requirements, you will support the implementation, monitoring and reporting of Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans, ensuring compliance with legal obligations and long-term environmental objectives.
Regular travel across your designated area will be required, along with occasional attendance at company offices, training events, meetings and industry activities. You may also provide support to neighbouring areas when required.
Key Responsibilities
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Deliver high-quality greenspace,biodiversityand estate services across your area, undertaking site inspections and specifying improvement and remedialworks.
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Ensure compliance with inspection regimes, statutory requirements,record-keepingand reporting obligations.
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Manage landscape,habitatand estate maintenance contracts,monitoringperformance, quality,complianceand value for money.
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Inspectcompletedworksagainstapprovedspecifications,managementplans,drawingsandcontractrequirements.
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Undertakeauditsofnewdevelopmentsbefore handover,ensuringcompliance with planning conditions, Section 106 obligations, approved landscape schemes, ecological mitigationmeasuresand Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)commitments.
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Inspect planting, BNG habitats, wildlife features, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), openspacesand associated estate infrastructure,identifyingand resolving defects before adoption.
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MonitorandreportonBNGandHabitatManagementandMonitoringPlanrequirements.
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InspectSuDSassetstoensuretheyremainsafe,functionalandmaintainedinaccordance withapproved specifications.
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Maintainaccurateasset records, plans,inspectionsand compliancedocumentation.
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Liaise with developers, contractors, consultants, local authorities and other stakeholders on greenspace and environmental management matters.
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Build positive relationships with residents, responding to enquiries,complaintsand estate management concerns.
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Support community engagement activities, including biodiversity projects, plantinginitiativesand nature events.
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Assistwith procurement, contractorappointmentsand specificationdevelopment.
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Supportpresentations,sitevisits,bidsandbusinessdevelopmentactivities.
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Provide technical advice and support to colleagues.
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Undertake training and development to maintain and enhance professional knowledge.
Essential Skills and Experience
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Passionforgreenspace,biodiversityandnaturerecovery.
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Knowledge oflandscape,habitatand environmentalmanagement gained through education and/or practical experience.
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Qualificationin horticulture, landscape management, ecology, environmentalmanagementora relateddiscipline. Minium of Level 3 or Higher
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IOSHManagingSafely(orequivalenthealthandsafetyqualification).
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Goodplantidentificationandhorticulturalknowledge.
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Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, managementplansand technicalreports.
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Understanding of planning conditions, Section 106obligationsand open space adoption requirements.
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Knowledge ofBiodiversityNetGain, habitatmanagementand ecologicalenhancement.
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Experience undertaking site inspections andidentifyingdefects and maintenancerequirements.
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Excellentcommunicationandstakeholdermanagementskills.
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Strongorganisationalskills withtheability to managemultiplesites andpriorities.
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Abilitytomaintainaccuraterecordsandpreparereports.
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ProficientinMicrosoftOfficeanddigitalinspection/reportingsystems.
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FullUKdrivinglicence.
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Experience managing landscape,groundsmaintenance or estate managementcontractors.
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Experienceauditingnewdevelopmentsand openspacehandovers.
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KnowledgeofBiodiversityNetGainlegislationandreportingrequirements.
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Knowledge of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) management andmaintenance.
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Understandingofplanningcomplianceanddevelopmentadoptionprocesses
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Membershipofarelevantprofessionalbody(e.g.CharteredInstituteof Horticulture, Landscape Institute or CIEEM).(D)
Please note: This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Fexco is an equal opportunities employer and is proud to foster a work environment where our people are supported and encouraged to be themselves. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and sections of society and each application is given fair consideration.
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