Landscape Operatives (Highways)

Your New Role

We have exciting opportunities for Landscape Operatives to join our NMC North East contract in Perth, working in partnership with Transport Scotland to maintain and improve one of Scotland's most vital road networks.

This is a full-time, permanent and varied hands-on role, supporting the maintenance, safety and appearance of Scotland’s trunk road network.

The Role as a Landscape Operative changes with the seasons. During spring and summer, you’ll focus on landscaping and vegetation management, while autumn and winter will see you undertaking arboriculture activities including tree felling, processing and emergency response work. You’ll join an experienced highways team, working outdoors across the network and within live traffic environments, with safety at the heart of everything you do.

What You'll Be Doing

• Grass cutting and strimming across trunk roads, verges and network assets.
• Hedge cutting, vegetation clearance and general landscape maintenance.
• Maintaining planting schemes and soft estate areas.
• Weed control and invasive species management.
• Inspecting and reporting vegetation defects and potential hazards.
• Operating and maintaining landscaping machinery and equipment.
• Undertaking tree felling operations, from smaller trees through to large-scale forestry and roadside tree removal.
• Processing, dismantling and clearing felled timber.
• Removing dangerous, storm-damaged and windblown trees.
• Responding to fallen trees and vegetation-related incidents.
• Operating woodchippers, pole saws and other arboricultural equipment.
• Supporting traffic management teams during vegetation and tree works.
• Working in line with environmental legislation, ecological controls and Amey's health and safety procedures.

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for someone who enjoys practical, outdoor work and is comfortable working as part of a team in a busy highways environment.

You’ll be safety-conscious, reliable and adaptable, with a willingness to work outdoors in changing weather conditions and respond flexibly to seasonal workloads and emergency requirements.

Essential Skills & Experience

You’ll ideally have experience within grounds maintenance, landscaping, arboriculture or vegetation management, together with:

• Experience carrying out physically demanding outdoor work.
• An understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements.
• The ability to work safely within high-risk operational environments.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• A flexible approach to seasonal workloads and emergency callouts.

You will also be required to hold the following training/qualifications:

Arboriculture

• Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance, Cross Cutting and Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm.
• Level 3 Award in Felling and Processing Trees Over 380mm.
• Level 3/7 Award in Severing Uprooted or Windblown Trees, Individual.
• Level 3/7 Award in Severing Uprooted or Windblown Trees, Multiple.

Lantra

• Brushcutter / Strimmer.
• Wood Chipper.
• Hand-Held Hedge Trimmer.
• Pole Saw.

Highways & Safety

• Sector Scheme 18a Awareness.
• Manual Handling.
• First Aid at Work.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• NRSWA Supervisor.
• SSSTS qualification.
• SVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations.
• Experience delivering toolbox talks and workforce briefings.

Additional Requirements

• The role involves outdoor working in all weather conditions and physically demanding activities.
• Flexibility may be required to support seasonal workloads and emergency callouts.
• Due to the operational nature of the role and travel across the network, a full UK driving licence may be required depending on deployment.
• You must be comfortable working safely within live highway environments and following traffic management, environmental and safety controls.

What we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program:

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

Application Guidance

At Amey, we value a culture ff diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from individuals who are passionate about making a positive impact, no matter their background, gender, race, or personal circumstances. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to shine.

As a Disability Confident leader, we’re proud to offer applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

If you have any questions or need any adjustments during the recruitment process, don’t hesitate to reach out to Susan Rutherford our recruiter for this role, at susan.rutherford@amey.co.uk.

#CVL