Job Description
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 ..... full job details .....