Team Leader

Countryside Works Team Leader

Salary£30,000 – £32,000

HoursFull time, permanent

LocationSite based across Wales and beyond, with travel and occasional overnight stays

Reports toOperations Manager, Managing Director

About EnviroCulture

EnviroCulture is an environmental land management business based in West Wales, working across Wales and beyond. We deliver high quality, practical environmental work that protects habitats, improves landscapes and creates long term positive outcomes for both nature and people, including improving access to and connection with the natural environment.

Our work takes us into some of the most varied and beautiful environments in the country, places many people never get to see, let alone work in. Being trusted to work in these landscapes is something we take seriously.

We care about doing things properly. Quality matters in how work is planned, how it is delivered on site, and how we work together as a team. We focus on real impact rather than shortcuts, and we aim to leave the environments and communities we work with better than we found them.

What it is like working at EnviroCulture

People who work at EnviroCulture are part of something bigger than individual jobs. Working here means being involved in meaningful environmental work with visible, real world impact.

As a Countryside Works Team Leader, you will work hands on alongside your team across a wide range of sites and projects. Work will include countryside infrastructure, environmental civils, vegetation management, woodland works and grounds maintenance, often within sensitive landscapes and challenging environments.

You will be trusted to use your experience, judgement and leadership skills while working within a team that values preparation, safety, quality and doing things properly. The work can be physically demanding and conditions can change, but for people who take pride in well delivered work and well managed sites, it is also highly rewarding.

Our Values

How we work matters as much as what we deliver. Our NATURE values guide decisions on site, in planning and in how teams work together.

Nurture the environmentWe care for the landscapes we work in and aim to leave sites better than we found them.

AccountabilityWe take responsibility for our work, our teams and the outcomes we deliver.

Trust through communicationWe share information early and clearly so work can be planned well and problems are reduced.

Uncompromising qualityWe take pride in doing the job properly, even when conditions are difficult or plans change.

ReliabilityWe value realistic planning and people doing what they say they will do.

Expertise and safetyWe work professionally, share knowledge and look out for one another at all times.

As a Team Leader, you are expected to lead by example and embed these values within your team on a daily basis.

Where This Role Fits

EnviroCulture’s work relies on strong delivery on the ground. This role exists to ensure that countryside infrastructure, vegetation management and environmental land management works are delivered safely, efficiently and to a consistently high standard.

As Countryside Works Team Leader, you sit at the point where plans meet reality on site. You will take agreed work packages and lead their delivery, coordinating people, plant, equipment and materials to ensure work is completed properly and in line with safety, environmental and quality requirements.

You will work closely with the Operations Manager and other team leaders, acting as the main link between site operatives and management and playing a key role in maintaining EnviroCulture’s standards across sites.

Key Responsibilities

The Countryside Works Team Leader will be responsible for:

· Leading site teams delivering countryside, vegetation and land management works

Carrying out practical works alongside the team including:

Drainage works, Pond, lake and river works, Footpaths and access routes, Boardwalk construction, Fencing installation, Minor concrete works, Gabion walling, Access improvements, Vegetation management, Scrub clearance, Grass cutting and strimming, Hedge cutting, Tree and woodland management works

· Planning daily tasks and allocating work to the team

· Ensuring works are delivered in line with RAMS, drawings and job specifications

· Delivering site inductions, toolbox talks and daily briefings

· Maintaining high standards of health and safety, environmental protection and workmanship

· Monitoring quality and productivity and addressing issues promptly

· Liaising with clients, engineers, landowners, subcontractors and management where required

· Completing site records, inspections and reports accurately and on time

· Supporting, mentoring and developing team members

· Raising risks, issues or variations early and working with management to resolve them

Experience and Skills Required

Experience

The successful candidate will have:

· Hands on experience delivering environmental civils, vegetation management, woodland management, arboricultural or grounds maintenance works

· Experience leading or supervising site-based teams

· Experience working on sites with environmental, safety or public access constraints

· A good understanding of how site decisions affect quality, safety and programme

Qualifications

The successful candidate will hold:

· A full UK driving licence

· Relevant practical qualifications or tickets appropriate to countryside and land management works, such as:

· Plant or machinery tickets, for example excavator or dumper

· Chainsaw qualifications, for example NPTC CS30, CS31, CS38, CS39 or equivalent

· Brushcutter and strimmer tickets

· Chipper qualification

· PA1 and PA6 spraying qualifications

· CSCS card

· SSSTS or SMSTS

· First Aid or Forestry First Aid qualification

· Additional plant, arboricultural or specialist equipment tickets

· Relevant land based, arboricultural or environmental qualifications

Skills and Approach

You will:

· Be confident leading people and working hands on alongside your team

· Communicate clearly and calmly on site

· Take a practical, solutions focused approach

· Care deeply about safety, quality and environmental responsibility

· Be organised, reliable and comfortable adapting to changing site conditions

Who Thrives at EnviroCulture

People who do well at EnviroCulture are practical, grounded and lead by example. They are comfortable managing site based works, coordinating people and plant, and taking responsibility for delivery on the ground.

They value teamwork, communicate honestly and take pride in well delivered countryside infrastructure, vegetation management and environmental land management work.

A genuine interest in landscapes, nature and land management is important, alongside a strong commitment to safety and high standards.

A Quick Reality Check

EnviroCulture is not for everyone.

This is a site based, physically active role, working outdoors in all weather and often in remote or publicly accessible locations. Travel and flexibility are part of the job, and site conditions do not always follow neat plans.

For people who care about quality, enjoy leading teams and want to deliver work that genuinely improves landscapes and communities, this can be an extremely rewarding role.

Equal Opportunities

EnviroCulture is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.