The Royal Parks
Richmond, Surrey
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year. We are now looking for a Building Surveyor (Boundary Walls) to join us on a full-time, two-year fixed term contract, working 36 hours per week. The Benefits Salary of £46,000 - £52,000 per annum, depending on experience 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution) Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders Learning and development opportunities Cycle to work scheme Offices in a beautiful location The Role A rare opportunity to work for TRP and take ownership of approximately 17.5km of historic boundary walls across some of London's most iconic parks, helping to protect and conserve these significant heritage assets within a unique and varied estate. As Boundary Wall Surveyor, you will lead the inspection, prioritisation and repair of listed and non-listed brick boundary walls across Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Greenwich Park, Brompton Cemetery and Primrose Hill. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will see projects through from initial survey and defect diagnosis to repair scope, delivery and completion. This client side role offers the chance to shape a risk based inspection programme, manage repair works ranging from smaller remedial schemes to projects of up to approximately £150,000, and work closely with specialist heritage contractors, Conservation Architects and internal and external stakeholders to deliver practical, proportionate and well considered repair solutions. This role would suit an experienced, practical surveyor who enjoys working outdoors, is confident working independently and has a strong interest in traditional buildings, heritage brickwork and conservation repair. We are looking for someone with sound practical building surveying experience, particularly in brickwork, defect diagnosis and condition reporting, who can make clear repair recommendations, prepare practical scopes oversee conservation led works on site. Formal qualifications or chartership are not essential. The right candidate will bring strong practical knowledge, relevant experience, sound judgement and the confidence to manage our boundary wall assets independently. This role may particularly appeal to someone looking for a more purposeful position within a charity, where their skills can directly contribute to the care, protection and long-term stewardship of a historic public estate. About You To be considered as a Building Surveyor, you will need: Experience with planning, listed building practice, and heritage conservation Proven contractor and stakeholder management skills Excellent report writing and communication abilities Other organisations may call this role Chartered Building Surveyor, Chartered Surveyor, Commercial Surveyor, Residential Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, Building Control Surveyor, or Planning and Development Surveyor. We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed so if you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch. The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year. We are now looking for a Building Surveyor (Boundary Walls) to join us on a full-time, two-year fixed term contract, working 36 hours per week. The Benefits Salary of £46,000 - £52,000 per annum, depending on experience 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution) Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders Learning and development opportunities Cycle to work scheme Offices in a beautiful location The Role A rare opportunity to work for TRP and take ownership of approximately 17.5km of historic boundary walls across some of London's most iconic parks, helping to protect and conserve these significant heritage assets within a unique and varied estate. As Boundary Wall Surveyor, you will lead the inspection, prioritisation and repair of listed and non-listed brick boundary walls across Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Greenwich Park, Brompton Cemetery and Primrose Hill. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will see projects through from initial survey and defect diagnosis to repair scope, delivery and completion. This client side role offers the chance to shape a risk based inspection programme, manage repair works ranging from smaller remedial schemes to projects of up to approximately £150,000, and work closely with specialist heritage contractors, Conservation Architects and internal and external stakeholders to deliver practical, proportionate and well considered repair solutions. This role would suit an experienced, practical surveyor who enjoys working outdoors, is confident working independently and has a strong interest in traditional buildings, heritage brickwork and conservation repair. We are looking for someone with sound practical building surveying experience, particularly in brickwork, defect diagnosis and condition reporting, who can make clear repair recommendations, prepare practical scopes oversee conservation led works on site. Formal qualifications or chartership are not essential. The right candidate will bring strong practical knowledge, relevant experience, sound judgement and the confidence to manage our boundary wall assets independently. This role may particularly appeal to someone looking for a more purposeful position within a charity, where their skills can directly contribute to the care, protection and long-term stewardship of a historic public estate. About You To be considered as a Building Surveyor, you will need: Experience with planning, listed building practice, and heritage conservation Proven contractor and stakeholder management skills Excellent report writing and communication abilities Other organisations may call this role Chartered Building Surveyor, Chartered Surveyor, Commercial Surveyor, Residential Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, Building Control Surveyor, or Planning and Development Surveyor. We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed so if you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch. The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
The Royal Parks
About Us The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year. We are now looking for a permanent Retail Assistant to join our team in our first flagship shop, the Boat House. The Benefits Salary of £25,927 per annum (£13.85/hour) 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays Learning and development opportunities Working in a beautiful location This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, customer-focused individual looking for a role in a stunning location with our flourishing organisation. You ll play a key role in driving our retail ambitions whilst forging a rewarding career, all within our first flagship store amidst the peaceful and historic backdrop of Hyde Park as well as being at the forefront of the mobile and pop up activities we will be launching this year across the central Royal Parks. Found beside the Serpentine lake, our Boat House shop offers a wide range of sustainable, high quality products and product ranges with a modern twist. From keepsakes to outdoor accessories, we are proud of our ethically sourced ranges and products from UK manufacturers, the majority of which are recyclable or have re-purposed elements. We will be taking these ranges out into the Parks as we explore new opportunities for mobile and pop up retail. We ll provide you with excellent initial training when you join our welcoming and dedicated team, not to mention all the support you need to get you started. The Role As a Retail Assistant, you will support our retail operations, covering our retail shop, pop up and fulfilment roles primarily at the Boat House in Hyde Park and potentially progressing to other outlets. Supporting the Retail Manager and Supervisor, you will help to meet sales targets, provide excellent customer service and ensure exemplary visual merchandising and housekeeping standards. You will also process deliveries, fulfil eCommerce orders, support the management of team rotas and create opportunities for upselling, encouraging donations, and support our mobile retail and pop up activities. Please note, this role will involve lifting and manoeuvring stock. About You To be considered as a Retail Assistant, you will need: Excellent customer service standards Excellent time keeping skills A good level of numeracy Resilience, energy and a passion for selling A proactive, can-do attitude To be happy to travel to work in one of the other, central Royal Parks if required. Other organisations may call this role Retail Customer Assistant, Shop Assistant, Store Assistant, Retail Sales Assistant, or Customer Service Assistant. The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Retail Assistant, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
About Us The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park. We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year. We are now looking for a permanent Retail Assistant to join our team in our first flagship shop, the Boat House. The Benefits Salary of £25,927 per annum (£13.85/hour) 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays Learning and development opportunities Working in a beautiful location This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, customer-focused individual looking for a role in a stunning location with our flourishing organisation. You ll play a key role in driving our retail ambitions whilst forging a rewarding career, all within our first flagship store amidst the peaceful and historic backdrop of Hyde Park as well as being at the forefront of the mobile and pop up activities we will be launching this year across the central Royal Parks. Found beside the Serpentine lake, our Boat House shop offers a wide range of sustainable, high quality products and product ranges with a modern twist. From keepsakes to outdoor accessories, we are proud of our ethically sourced ranges and products from UK manufacturers, the majority of which are recyclable or have re-purposed elements. We will be taking these ranges out into the Parks as we explore new opportunities for mobile and pop up retail. We ll provide you with excellent initial training when you join our welcoming and dedicated team, not to mention all the support you need to get you started. The Role As a Retail Assistant, you will support our retail operations, covering our retail shop, pop up and fulfilment roles primarily at the Boat House in Hyde Park and potentially progressing to other outlets. Supporting the Retail Manager and Supervisor, you will help to meet sales targets, provide excellent customer service and ensure exemplary visual merchandising and housekeeping standards. You will also process deliveries, fulfil eCommerce orders, support the management of team rotas and create opportunities for upselling, encouraging donations, and support our mobile retail and pop up activities. Please note, this role will involve lifting and manoeuvring stock. About You To be considered as a Retail Assistant, you will need: Excellent customer service standards Excellent time keeping skills A good level of numeracy Resilience, energy and a passion for selling A proactive, can-do attitude To be happy to travel to work in one of the other, central Royal Parks if required. Other organisations may call this role Retail Customer Assistant, Shop Assistant, Store Assistant, Retail Sales Assistant, or Customer Service Assistant. The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Retail Assistant, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
