Business Planning Officer – Community Safety (Landscapes)

Working within the Landscapes team, you will support the delivery of services that ensure our communal and greenspaces are well maintained to create places where people want and are proud to live.

You will also help protect, promote and maintain the safety of our trees so that they can continue positively shape the character and appearance of our communities.

What you’ll do:

You will provide a Business Planning function within the Landscapes team with particular focus on:

• Ensuring compliance with all relevant tree management and legal duty.
• Overseeing the Tree Safety Management Plan.
• Managing the performance through the ‘Ezytreev’ tree asset software system. 

You will also support the performance of our Grounds Maintenance contract, using customer insight and data to help ensure all Vico communal land is well maintained and safe.

In doing so, you will work alongside internal teams to build effective working relationships, partner with external organisations and have responsibility for dealing directly with our customers on all aspects of the Landscape service.

What we’re looking for

To join the Landscapes team, we’re looking for someone with:

• An understanding of the needs and challenges involved in delivering high quality and safe local environments.
• Able to learn new performance systems and interpret data.
• Strong skills in Microsoft programmes such as excel, powerpoint, forms, power automate and experience with (or willingness to learn) the ‘Ezytreev’ tree asset management system.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage a busy and varied workload.
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer care and engagement.

For more details on what we’re looking for in this role, please see the Job Description below. 

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Mike English, Landscape Manager on 07920861914 or at [email protected]. 

Vico Homes is accredited by Investors in People, which means we recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable asset. As an employer we can offer you a great set of benefits which includes:

• 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after 5 years' service) and statutory bank holidays;
• an extra day off on your birthday;
• generous employer pension contribution;
• happy to talk flexible working, including options for reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns;
• a wide range of personal development opportunities;
• a fantastic health and wellbeing package;
• access to Vico Homes Rewards for a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme;
• one day to take part in our Volunteering Scheme; and
• "cycle to work" scheme and discounted shopping platform.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

How to apply

• Read the job description, person specification and guidance notes below.
• Complete the supporting information form below with details of how you meet the person specification.
• We also encourage you to provide your CV if you have one but please remove any information that identifies you (e.g. your name and address). 
• Email your supporting information form, and CV if you have one, to [email protected] before the closing date. Applications close at midnight on the date specified at the top of this page.

What happens next? 

• You'll receive an automatic reply to let you know we've received your application.
• We'll then score all the applications against the person specification and contact you to let you know if we're inviting you to interview. 

If you have any questions, please contact our Recruitment Team on the email address above.