Junior Trainee Contracts Manager - Tree Surgery
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title: Junior Contract Manager – Arboriculture
Location: Oxfordshire - Office based with site visits
Salary: Up to £25,000 per year
Job Type: Monday to Friday 0730-1630, full time, employed
Requirements: Some experience of construction or land-based services delivery
About Merste Consulting Limited
Specialist landscape, grounds maintenance and arborist recruiters, we have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Contract Manager to join our well established and growing client! They are a successful and expanding arboriculture, grounds maintenance and landscaping company. Keen to get the right people on board and committed to training, investing and supporting their staff with their growth and success.
Benefits of our Junior Contract Manager role:
- A rare opportunity to fast track into a Contract Manager position within Arboriculture.
- Comprehensive three month mentoring plan to develop your skillset and knowledge base + Basic Tree Survey & Inspection course.
- Working within a dynamic environment managing changing priorities.
- Successful and expanding company with great scope for career development.
Requirements of our Junior Contract Manager role:
- Some experience working office based with site visits, typically within construction, arboriculture, landscaping or grounds maintenance.
- Confident building and maintaining a positive rapport with clients and fostering a good working environment with team members.
- Be a part of further growing the business and winning new work.
- Driver’s licence as you will travel to sites for visits.
Desirable but not essential:
- Working knowledge of Tree Preservation Orders and Conservation checks.
Responsibilities of our Junior Contract Manager role:
- You will be the main point of contact for key clients, ensuring their needs are met and quality services are consistently delivered.
- You will be effective at reviewing and streamlining processes to drive efficiency, produce key documents for clients and develop performance reporting and recognition of staff.
- You will assist with managing the operational workload, ensuring there is adequate capacity for the business to operationally meet clients’ needs and deliver the agreed works.
- You will work to specific schedules and timescales with great attention to detail.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Junior Trainee Contracts Manager - Tree Surgery roles across MERSTE CONSULTING LTD's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £25,000 - £25,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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