Contracts Manager - N903
Our client is a leading Grounds Maintenance Company, which carries out work for commercial clients throughout the UK. They currently require a Contracts Manager to take responsibility of their grounds maintenance operation within the southwest London region.
Job Description:
You will be expected to generally operate from home, managing the day-to-day running of the service function within your district, supervising the work of 10 mobile maintenance teams carrying out regular grounds maintenance on commercial sites throughout their region. Each team is equipped with their own van and equipment. The prime role is to ensure that service delivery to the client is to the highest standards and to ensure that financial targets are achieved through the proactive and safe management of staff and resources.
Your duties will include: -
- Regular site visits and meetings
- Control, motivate, and discipline members of your team.
- Recruitment, training and development of team members.
- Ensuring work is completed to required KPI’s and quality standards.
- Full budgetary accountability for wages, consumables, hand tools and work wear etc.
- Planning work schedules.
- Responsible for the maintenance and safe use of company vehicles, equipment etc.
- Health and safety issues in line with Company H&S manual.
- Working with customer service department.
- Assessment of new sites.
Must haves:
Applications are invited from candidates who either have strong experience as a Contract Supervisor and are looking for increased management responsibilities, or from existing Contract Managers who have worked within a similar environment and have good commercial and operational experience. It is important that you have excellent communication skills coupled with strong leadership qualities able to plan and delegate work effectively making the most economic use of resources.
If this Contracts Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Contracts Manager vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Contracts Manager vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Sports Ground Operative - A928
Are you an experienced Sports Ground Operative?
Have you got experience with cricket pitch maintenance?
Are you based in South West London?
Would you like to work for an established company specialising in setting out, marking and maintaining sports pitches and fields?
Key points
The general duties will include:
- Working effectively as part of a small team marking out and maintaining sports fields
- Ensuring quality standards are consistently upheld;
- Following health and safety policies, procedures and guidelines;
- Acting responsibly and appropriately towards other team members, clients and members of the public;
- Complete administration correctly and submit paperwork on time.
- Hours of work: 8.00am – 4.30pm, Monday – Friday + occasional overtime
Tasks will include:
- Line marking
- Setting out
- Mowing
- Aeration
- Scarification
- Application of fertiliser and top-dressing
Must haves
Essential:
- A full UK driving licence
- Experience in preparation of cricket pitches
- Practical experience of sports ground maintenance
- Practical experience of line marking and setting out
- Experience in using a broad range of horticultural machinery and equipment
Desirable:
- PA1 & PA6 spraying tickets
- Towing entitlement
- Level 2 qualification in Grounds Maintenance, Sports Turf, Groundsmanship or Amenity Horticulture
Benefits:
- Training, development and career progression opportunities
- Uniform and PPE provided
- 28 days holiday
- Occasionally weekend short days 1-4 hours paid at double time or more
- Flexible hours
If this Sports Ground Operative vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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To apply for a position with horticruitment you will need to complete a candidate registration form, please see Candidate Registration.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Sports Ground Operative vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Sports Ground Operative vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Skilled Hard Landscaper - S177
Skilled Hard Landscaper required
Our client is an established family run landscaping and garden maintenance company that has been in operation since 2005, building a team of professional and experienced individuals to implement and maintain gardens to the highest standards. The owners of the business have a huge amount of enthusiasm and passion for the projects and services the company provides, quality of the work carried out by a company is often measured in terms of repeat and continued relationships with clients which is what our client has achieved over the years.
Job Specification:
Duties will include a variety of tasks such as;
- Brickwork
- Block paving
- Decking
- Slabbing
- Be able to work from plans/drawings
- Knowledgeable of irrigation systems
- Material care and maintenance
- Tool care
- Liaise with clients
- Working hours are 07:30 to 5pm Monday to Friday
Person Specification:
- Several years hard landscaping experience
- A zest for your profession and the satisfaction of customers.
- Excellent plant knowledge
- Speak fluent English
- Hold a full driving licence
- Be able to work autonomously
- Have a desire to learn and progress
If this Skilled Hard Landscaper vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
To view more Landscape jobs, click Landscape.
To apply for a position with horticruitment you will need to complete a candidate registration form, please see Candidate Registration.
If you would like more information regarding horticultural qualifications and colleges, see our Career advice.
You will need to be registered with horticruitment to find out where and how your personal data is used whilst using our work finding services please view our privacy policy.
Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Skilled Hard Landscaper vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Skilled Hard Landscaper vacancy will have been unsuccessful.