Assistant Grounds Maintenance Contracts Managers

Professional Personnel Management Ltd; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Package

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Professional Personnel Management Ltd is recruiting for an Assistant Grounds Maintenance Contracts Managers role in the Telford area. You will assist the contracts manager with tasks and be required to travel as needed within the region.

The position requires horticulture qualifications and several years of experience in grounds maintenance, with supervision experience and a valid driving license. A permanent, full‑time role offering a 32k–33k package plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Formal horticulture qualifications listed or comparable ones considered.
• Experience with corporate or local authority grounds maintenance preferred.
• Minimum 4 years in grounds maintenance experience.
• Experience supervising people and coordinating teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist contracts manager with day‑to‑day contracts tasks.
• Travel within the region to sites and ensure delivery standards.

Skills

People supervision

Teamwork

Driving licence

Computer skills

Horticulture knowledge

Education

BSc Horticulture

City & Guilds NVQ Amenity Horticulture Stage I & II

Amenity Horticulture Management Phase III & IV

HND Amenity Horticulture

HND Landscape Management

I.O.G. Diploma in Turf Culture

Diploma in Management Studies

IOSH/Health & Safety Qualification

Tools

Ride-on mowers

Hedge trimmers

Strimmers

Scarifiers

Tractor driving

Chemical use

Job description

Assistant Grounds Maintenance Contracts Managers

Employer:

Professional Personnel Management Ltd

Location:

Telford, Shropshire, TF1 1TT

Pay:

£32,000 to £33,000 per year, Package, Holiday Pay

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

25/10/2026

About this job

Assistant Grounds Maintenance Contracts Managers are required in the Telford area by one of the UK's leading Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance Specialists.

The role is to assist the contracts manager with all associated tasks and you will be required to travel as and when needed within the region.

Relevant Qualification and Training (Ideally you will have one or more of the qualifications listed below, or other relevant qualification, dependent upon site or contract) BSc in Horticulture City and Guilds/NVQ Amenity Horticulture Stage I and II City and Guilds/NVQ Amenity Horticulture Management Phase III and IV HND Amenity Horticulture HND Landscape Management I.O.G. Diploma in Turf Culture Diploma in Management Studies IOSH, ROLO or other Health and Safety Qualification Ideally you will have the below Minimum of 4 year's experience of Corporate and/or Local Authority Grounds Maintenance.

Minimum of 1 year's experience of people supervision or management.

Practical use of ride on mowers, hedge trimmers, strimmers, scarifiers, tractor driving and chemical use Excellent plant and pest knowledge A demonstrable ability to establish and sustain good working relationship within a team environment or the ability and initiative to work alone Holds valid driving licence preferably with legal and practical ability to use a trailer Good computer skills A drivers license is essential and the salary is 32/33k+ package and benefits.