Experience

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  Glasgow city council

  Nov 1995 - Jan 1998

  Parks development officer

  To encourage positive usage of parks in the Greater Easterhouse area of Glasgow by building relationships with appropriate user groups, enhancing existing parks features and staging events and leisure programmes within the parks

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  Douglas corporation isle of man

  Feb 1998 - Nov 2000

  Parks superintendent

  Head of Parks, public open spaces, recreational facilities, cemetery and crematorium.50 Plus staff and £2m budget

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  Greenbelt group

  Sept 2001 - now

  Since I joined in 2001, land management, technology and the regulatory law have changed considerably, but my role remains to ensure we keep evolving and remain at the forefront of quality service delivery.✳️ 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩? I provide advice to 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 on how to best design their open spaces and more importantly provide solutions to ensure they will be sensitively managed in perpetuity. This allows the Developer to dispone all liabilities associated with their newly formed open spaces in a responsible manner. They can leave their project with peace of mind that it will be well looked after for a very long time. I also help 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 by providing them best practical advice and feedback on the viability of their proposals from a long-term management perspective. This can provide the assurances that Local Planning Authorities require in order to purify planning conditions or discharge planning agreement obligations. ✳️ 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐭?◉ 1,000+ Developments managed, protecting wildlife and nature◉ 25+ Year’ experience and expertise in Public Open Spaces◉ 100,000+ Households under our expert stewardship or contract◉ 15,000+ Tonnes CO2 absorbed annually by our Public Open Spaces◉ 20,000,000+ m2 of natural environments managed, enhancing homeowners’ wellbeing◉ SMAS Worksafe Accreditation◉ ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001✳️ 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss any aspect of open space design, establishment and management. [email protected] Show less

  • Director Of Services

    Oct 2018 - now

  • Operations Director

    Jul 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Head of Operations

    Jan 2008 - Jul 2016

  • Group Lands Manager

    Sept 2003 - Sept 2008

  • Lands Supervisor

    Sept 2001 - Sept 2003