Principal Landscape Clerk of Works (Landscape)
Principal Landscape Clerk of Works – within the Sustainability Function at Balfour Beatty VINCI, based on site in Birmingham.
Balfour Beatty VINCI is working on the 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 – Britain’s new high‑speed railway. This is a peak construction phase with large‑scale soft landscape delivery including bridges, tunnels and viaducts, supporting a workforce of 9,000 people across 72 nationalities.
Key Responsibilities
* Experience and knowledge of large-scale soft landscape delivery on site – soils suitability, setting‑out of soft landscape, working with subcontractors, maintenance inspection and beat up surveys.
* Understanding of landscape specifications, planting schedules, plans, master plans and maintenance plans.
* Experience of managing large-scale soft landscaping contracts from design through to construction and establishment.
* Experience of managing landscape construction programmes.
* Attendance of design review meetings with the subcontractor and client.
Qualifications & Experience
* Project management experience of budgets and construction programme.
* Site experience of large-scale soft landscape implementation (minimum 5 years) working with landscape contractors.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills – ability to consult with others and present.
* Determination to see tasks through to completion, with excellent planning and organisational skills.
* Experience of implementing landscape works from design through to construction and establishment on a large scale.
* Experience of soil handling management.
* Good understanding of Health and Safety and hazard identification.
* Good knowledge of seeding, planting and fencing materials/methods.
* Understanding of construction methodologies, operations and processes.
* Experience in records completion and organisational skills – in view of completion of site check lists.
* Experience of managing others.
* Driving licence.
Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Benefits of Working with Us
* Flexible working available for some roles.
* Travel allowance for eligible candidates.
* Family-friendly leave policies.
* Health risk assessments.
* Access to employee assistance programmes.
* Access to annual flu vaccinations.
Diversity and Inclusion
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is an inclusive employer that supports equal opportunities across all backgrounds, including people with different physical abilities and neurodivergent needs. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and encourage applications from candidates with a disability. We are working to represent the communities we work in through our workforce and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we support our people effectively.
We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and are open to discussing flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.
Seniority Level
Associate
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industry
Construction and Civil Engineering
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