Grounds Maintenance Manager

Main responsibilities

• Responsible to the Director of Estates for the day to day planned maintenance of all hard and soft landscape to include: grounds and gardens, sports pitches and recreational spaces, lake, ponds, footpaths, car parks, and tree stock.
• Lead and manage the Grounds Section
• Develop and motivate staff
• Promote and enforce safe operation and compliance to standards
• Responsible for the safety of grounds team and external contractors
• Assess Grounds maintenance requirements through consultation
• Assist in the development of appropriate programmes of work and procedures

Qualifications and experience

• Essential: HND in Horticulture and Landscape Technology, membership to a professional body. Substantial experience in managing teams and supervising external contractors. Experience in managing budgets and managing landscaping projects.
• Desirable: Five years management experience

Skills

• Essential: Ability to plan strategically. Strong organisational, communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to plan and cascade work priorities, assign tasks and lead and motivate a team. Proficient in Microsoft office packages
• Desirable: Ability to deliver training and project support to the grounds team or other members of the University