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Grounds Maintenance Team Leader
Onward Homes
Not‑for‑profit provider of affordable homes, managing 35,000 properties across North West England.
Lead and manage in-house environmental services teams and contracted services across a region, ensuring high-quality customer satisfaction and performance targets.
Health and Safety Ensure safe methods of work are adopted and all colleagues are suitably qualified and trained to deliver the work required. Ensure records are available for monitoring compliance.
Line Management and Leadership Provide line management to an Environmental Services team, acting as a point of escalation, providing leadership, guidance, and support to ensure organisational and team objectives are achieved.
Performance Measurement Deliver in-house services to the agreed standards of productivity, safety and quality with a commercial focus to budget costs. Produce management information and reports on all aspects of environmental services.
Customer Service Work with the Customer Service Team and other internal service areas to deliver a collaborative customer service approach. Review performance information and regularly assess operations with customer service improvements in mind. Oversee the handling of enquiries and complaints within EST, being the point of escalation as required.
Data Management Ensure information is up to date relating to environmental services contracts, compliance, and risks. Support the development of appropriate data management systems by accurately recording all standards and inspection regimes.
Resources Manage internal resources and budgets effectively and efficiently to deliver agreed performance targets and high levels of customer satisfaction. Promote and lead a best-in-class Environmental Services team. Drive culture change across the organisation based on our values.
Partnership Working Identify, build and develop an extensive network of internal and external partnerships to deliver environmental service objectives successfully in the region. Be an ambassador for the organisation and an advocate for customers.
Contract Management Monitor and manage performance of external contractors. Produce KPIs and audits. Chair contractor management meetings and ensure specification and standards are maintained.
What you bring
partnership
contract management
budget management
environmental services
gcse level
ilm qualification
Experience of partnership working with external agencies
Knowledge and experience of service contracts and their effective management and administration
Good commercial understanding of value for money and budget management
Knowledge of best practice in environmental services including Grounds Maintenance
Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent qualification/experience
ILM management qualification or similar
Level 3 qualification or above in Horticulture or similar
Experience of thriving in a team context, maintaining excellent relationships
Experience of Environmental service provision in the housing sector
IT Skills – Microsoft Office
Experience of managing large dispersed direct labour teams
A working knowledge of Horticulture
Ability to communicate effectively with customers, colleagues and external organisations
Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities
Track record of working under pressure, meeting deadlines and hitting KPIs in a customer-facing role
Benefits
Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%)
32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
We offer a competitive salary of £42,950 per annum.
Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme
Training + Development
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Interview process
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Visa Sponsorship
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Security clearance
health and safety records
ensure records of environmental services contracts, compliance, and risks are up to date
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