To develop and enhance the existing plant collections within the University Parks and wider estate.
To monitor, analyse, and develop financial activity to ensure best value.
To develop a sustainable tree planting and care strategy for University and College spaces.
To manage the contract business ensuring profitability.
To provide professional advice on all aspects of horticulture and arboriculture to the wider University.
Supervisory
To recruit staff with suitable skills to undertake the range of work necessary to effectively run and develop the department.
To maintain high standards of care of all spaces within the resources that are made available to the department.
To manage and lead administrative, technical, and manual staff effectively to deal with all aspects of the efficient running of the department.
Communications
To lecture, lead tours, and provide public and internal engagement in relation to horticulture and the Parks Department.
To monitor, assess and where possible improve cost effective efficiency.
Health & Safety To be responsible for Health and Safety within the University Parks Department, and in particular to:
To engage with Parks and Departmental users to develop effective management strategies to fulfil users requirements.
Develop and oversee Health & Safety policy in relation to staff safety and working practices.
To guide staff training and education policy.
Develop safe and efficient working practices for staff, to ensure adequate training and monitoring of staff.
To lead Customer Service Excellence for the Parks Department.
To maintain and develop a working relationship with the City Council, in particular the Tree Officers regarding the activities of the University.
Ensure site user and visitor safety.
Projects relating to the Parks
Develop, implement and monitor tree, water and vehicle safety policy.
To oversee the installation of the Ginkgo Gates on West Walk/Parks Road.
Ensure adequate equipment safety monitoring.
To develop and implement the Keble Gate project on completion of the Beecroft Building.
Research pesticide development in relation to usage, to ensure compliance with the current regulations, and to implement usage in a safe and cost effective way.
Essential Selection criteria • Significant practical horticultural and arboricultural experience. • Significant experience in a technical, or managerial, role within horticulture. • Excellent proven plant knowledge - the work undertaken by University Parks, managing existing plant collections requires this if standards are to be maintained. • Proven ability to act in an advisory role and to communicate effectively with architects, work force and senior members of the University. • The ability to relate both to the academic community, colleagues, staff and the general public. • Proven ability to lead and motivate a large team of staff. • A degree or equivalent in horticulture, or Master of Horticulture RHS, or plant sciences, or arboriculture, or land management. Candidates may be considered if they hold a National or Higher National Diploma in management together with proven and significant horticulture experience. • Member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture or equivalent. • Experience of working in a customer facing role and good understanding of customer service. • Experience of managing budgets. • Experience of managing successful projects. • An excellent knowledge of H&S regulations. • Proven experience of developing health and safety policies and an up to date understanding of relevant health and safety regulations. • Proven ability to influence and a positive attitude to change. • The ability to work on own initiative, to deal with complex issues and to develop innovative solutions. Desirable selection criteria • Clean Driving Licence. • Experience of Oxford University and the Parks in particular. • Experience of working in an HE environment. 13
Ensure compliant waste handling, and develop cost effective waste handling practices with and strong understanding of all current legislation.
Equipment
To research equipment ranges to assist in the procurement of machinery that will improve the working efficiency of the department.
To procure equipment.
Horticultural & Arboricultural
To design and devise landscape plans, planting plans, and seasonal planting schemes to present the University Parks and wider estate effectively, taking into account user need, cost effectiveness, and overall presentation of University owned spaces.
To implement newly designed schemes, and to upgrade and improve existing schemes.
To produce and champion a Parks philosophy document.
To contribute to landscape design and green space management being taken forward by the Capital Projects Team, Building Conservation Team, and Residential Office.
To liaise with, and advise, the Capital Projects and Operations staff in regard to landscape design and green space management.
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