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Team Manager Grounds Maintenance
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Post No. STS0086 - Team Manager Grounds Maintenance
Newport City Council: Improving people's lives
Newport is a vibrant, forward-thinking city steeped in a rich industrial heritage that has recently proved it can re-establish and adapt itself as a centre of modern industry and commerce. As a key challenge to climate change, Newport is looking to realise a net zero emissions target by 2030 and maintain its accolade as Bee Friendly City and a Tree City of The World.
In Environmental Services, the Grounds Maintenance team is engaged in the direct maintenance and management of environmental infrastructure including countryside sites, public open spaces, verges, woodlands, parks, and cemeteries. Our focus is to further improve performance and find efficiencies by recruiting a Grounds Maintenance Team Manager to oversee and manage operational service delivery across the City.
As the Grounds Maintenance Team Manager, assisted by two area managers, you will manage the Grounds Maintenance operational and business functions. You will be the lead contact for the Public, and your duties will include statutory and operational duties, health and safety, income management, and communication. You will help manage a varied local authority portfolio with significant formal and informal sites that are visited by a very high number of people. You will also contribute to key initiatives such as reviewing operational services and processes on an ongoing basis and making recommendations for improvement or development of the business.
You will report directly to the Environment and Leisure Service Manager and will work closely with the Parks, Countryside, and Bereavement Team Leaders. Within the wider Environment role, there will be an expectation to work closely with other team managers covering highways, cleansing, drainage, waste management, health and safety, civil contingency, and legal services. Interaction with Councillors, Cabinet Members, community council members, a range of specialist contractors, technical external experts, organizations, and public stakeholders will also be required. The expectation is to provide a high-quality and effective maintenance service for all stakeholders across the City and surrounding areas.
Enthusiastic and confident, you should have a management qualification or equivalent and the ability to lead and motivate a diverse workforce. You should have experience managing operational services and personnel, maintenance contracts in the grounds management area, directly related revenue and capital budgets, and experience of statutory requirements of the role including legal constraints, government policy, and the assessment and mitigation of risk in relation to health and safety at work.
You need an organized and analytical approach to your work and must maintain attention to detail while working to tight deadlines. You should be self-motivated and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, appreciating the importance of customer care. Strong financial management skills and a creative approach to problem-solving with excellent IT and data analysis/management skills are essential.
We look forward to receiving your application if you meet the criteria and requirements of this role.
Manager details for informal discussion regarding the post: Joanne Gossage joanne.gossage@newport.gov.uk - email to request a telephone or Teams call.
We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.
Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.
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