Area Manager

Beighton; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is seeking an Area Manager to support the Parks and Countryside Service in delivering safe, welcoming and high-quality parks across the city. You will lead staff and contractors, manage budgets and respond to local needs while promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.

You will engage with councillors, volunteers, residents and fundraisers, ensuring flexible working where possible and safeguarding duties as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing staff and contractors.
• Ability to engage with councillors, volunteers and residents.
• Experience in budgeting and resource management.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise staff and contractors to deliver park projects.
• Engage with councillors, stakeholders, volunteers and residents.
• Manage budgets and resources to support green space improvements.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Skills

Staff management

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Increasingly known as the Outdoor City, Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in the Country with 4130 Hectares of green space managed and maintained across 752 sites by the Parks and Countryside Service. We are looking for an Area Manager to support the service in its goal to ensure that every area of the city has access to safe, welcoming, high-quality parks and green spaces.

We have embarked on an ambitious programme of green space improvements which are already having a very real impact on both the quality and the health and wellbeing value of our parks and green spaces. We are excited by the changes needed because of the increasing focus in our city and the country of nature on biodiversity and are clear on the role we will play in delivering these changes.

Ideally you will have a background in operational management, Horticulture, Grounds Maintenance or a similar field and experience or passion for green space management.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Driven and can work unsupervised.
• Experienced in managing staff and contractors
• An excellent communicator who can engage with a wide range of councillors, stakeholders, volunteers, residents, and fundraisers alongside other council teams
• Financially competent, able to manage budgets and resources
• Able and committed to developing Sheffield’s parks and green spaces and responding to local needs

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyoneand where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.