Salary: £33,705 – £37,479
Contractual Hours: 37 hours per week
Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Over 7 days, 8am – 4.30pm with 30 min unpaid lunch, but includes rota of lates and weekends.
Basis: Full -Time, Permanent
About the Role
Are you interested in working with the local community to protect and conserve beautiful and historic landscape on the fringe of Surrey and Kent? As the Site Ranger on Coulsdon Common you will be looking after ancient woodland, neutral, acid and chalk grasslands, wood pasture and ponds. Situated in an increasingly urbanised landscape, you will be working to carefully manage this fragile patch of countryside with the support of local communities. You will be responsible for supervising contractors and volunteers delivering projects to conserve the important features, maintain facilities and provide a public open space service.
Responsibilities
- Look after ancient woodland, neutral, acid and chalk grasslands, wood pasture and ponds.
- Supervise contractors and volunteers delivering conservation projects.
- Deliver annual work programmes as part of the ranger team for West Wickham & Coulsdon Commons.
- Use tools and machinery, care for livestock, ensure safe working practice and work with children and young people.
- Lead guided walks and make presentations.
Qualifications
- Appropriate qualification (minimum diploma or NVQ Level 2) in a land management discipline.
- Full driving licence.
- Proven experience of practical countryside management, supervising projects and working effectively in teams and alone.
- Excellent communication skills.
Working Conditions
The working week is based upon an average 37 hour week, including one in three weekends and some evening working. This post will be based at the Merlewood Estate Office in Caterham. You will also be on an out-of-office hours duty rota which is in addition to your shift working week rota and to occupy service accommodation near to your place of work.
Additional Information
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Please note previous candidates need not apply.
Closing date: 23:59pm on 17 June 2026
Contact Information
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV1284 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
Equal Opportunities
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Advert Terms
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.
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