Countryside Management Trainees

Countryside Management Traineeship

• Full time, seasonal contract late August 2024-February 2025 with possibility of extension
• £18,500 pa pro-rata
• Hampshire and surrounding counties
• 3-5 placements available
• No closing date (first come, first served)

Are you completing a land-based course this summer and thinking about the next steps to
kick-start your career? Would you like to work in some of the most beautiful countryside in the
south of England?

Our habitat management work maintains some of the most important nature conservation sites in
the country, our countryside access work enables people to explore these landscapes and our
design & build work creates brand new spaces for wildlife and people.

We’re opening up for applications to our Countryside Management Traineeship placements for the
winter season of habitat management works. If you’re motivated to gain practical industry
experience as part of a supportive team where you can make a tangible difference then we want
to hear from you.

What can we do for you?

For the right person we can offer great career-starting opportunities. We are a skilled,
adaptable and supportive team who are focussed on working together to deliver. Morton :
Pattison is an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that there may be barriers for some
people to work in the countryside and we are happy to work with you to overcome these.

• Interesting & varied work, often in stunning locations
• Build confidence and apply what you’ve learned in college
• On-the-job training offering invaluable experience
• Additional formal training and qualifications including Countryside Management Provisional
  CSCS card, H&S training, 1st aid
• DISC profiling and workshop to identify your communication and behavioural style, enabling
  you to get the best out of yourself and your colleagues – an invaluable tool in building
  productive teams

Role purpose

The primary purpose of the role will be to assist with the practical delivery of countryside
and ecology contracting work, primarily chainsaw work to maintain biodiversity conservation
sites. During the traineeship placement there will be opportunity to become involved in other
types of work that may include:

• Countryside infrastructure/access projects; boardwalks, footbridges, pond dipping
  platforms, paths, agricultural drainage & water supply, river bank stabilisation, fencing.
• Habitat creation and management; small tree felling and scrub management, planting &
  seeding, pond creation and improvements, control of non-native plant species/herbicide
  application, hibernacula creation, installation of bird and bat boxes.
• Installation of bespoke landscape installations designed by our in-house team, for example
  biodiversity and educational projects in visitor centres.

This role will be ideal for someone with some training in landscape- or countryside-based work
with chainsaw qualifications looking to develop further in the countryside and ecology area of
the landscape sector. Full in-house training will be provided.

About us

Morton : Pattison are emerging as an industry leader in design & delivery of countryside
and ecological works in the south of England. We are widely recognised for our specialist
skills and experience in combining ecology, landscape and construction to deliver the best
outcomes for biodiversity and people.

We work on a diverse range of projects including design & build of countryside structures,
access works, large scale habitat management, renewable energy sites and ecological
enhancement. Our clients are distributed throughout the private, public and charitable sectors
including nature conservation charities, local authorities, green energy companies and
ecological consultancies.

Due to continued growth driven largely by repeat custom, recommendation and appointment to
local authority frameworks, we are looking for motivated team players who share our values to
join us and make a positive contribution to the region’s countryside.

For further information please see the detailed role description and person specification on
our website.

To apply please send an up-to-date CV to [email protected]