Assistant Hard Landscaping And Cleaning Contracts Manager

PPM Recruitment; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

PPM Recruitment seeks an Assistant Hard Landscaping & Specialist Cleaning Contracts Manager in the Telford area for one of the UK’s leading Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance Specialists.

You will assist the contracts manager with all tasks and travel within the region as required. A range of Horticulture qualifications and experience in grounds maintenance are desirable.

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• Assist the contracts manager with all associated tasks
• Travel within the region as and when needed

Job description

Relevant Qualification and Training

Assistant Hard Landscaping & Specialist Cleaning Contracts Manager is 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.

(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

• 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 skillsA drivers license is essential and the salary is 32/33k+ package and benefits.