Estate Team Manager

Adecco; Croydon; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Estates and Environmental Service Team Manager for Croydon Council. The role requires leading a team, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and driving service improvements in a diverse community. The successful candidate will have proven leadership experience, a strong understanding of legislation, and excellent problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience managing budgets and ensuring compliance with policies and standards.
• Ability to build positive relationships with residents, stakeholders, and partner agencies.
• Full driving licence and flexibility to attend evening meetings and occasional weekend work.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support caretaking and environmental services teams.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, data protection, and regulatory standards.
• Drive service improvements and monitor performance, budgets, and contracts.

Skills

Proven experience leading caretaking or environmental maintenance teams

Strong understanding of health and safety and environmental legislation

Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills

Job description

Overview

Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for an Estate and Environmental Service Team Manager to join Croydon Council.

Contract: Temporary assignment
Pay: £25.86 per hour PAYE or £34.24 per hour Umbrella
Hours: 36 hours per week, working Monday - Friday

About the Role

Croydon Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Estates and Environmental Services Team Manager to lead a high-performing team delivering a first-class, customer-focused estates and environmental maintenance service.

In this pivotal role, you\'ll be responsible for ensuring our estates are clean, safe, and welcoming for residents - while driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and outstanding customer service standards.

You\'ll lead and develop teams of Caretakers and Bulk Refuse staff, ensuring services are efficient, compliant, and aligned with our vision for vibrant, well-maintained communities across the borough.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support caretaking and environmental services teams to deliver high-quality, responsive services.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety, data protection, and regulatory standards.
• Drive service improvements, embedding a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Monitor performance, budgets, and contracts to ensure value for money.
• Engage effectively with residents, contractors, and partners to ensure community needs are met.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits to maintain high environmental standards across estates.

About You

You\'ll be an effective and inclusive leader with experience managing estates or housing services within a diverse community. You bring strong communication skills, sound judgement, and a genuine passion for delivering excellent services to residents.

Essential experience and skills

• Proven experience leading caretaking or environmental maintenance teams.
• Strong understanding of health and safety and environmental legislation.
• Experience managing budgets and ensuring compliance with policies and standards.
• Ability to build positive relationships with residents, stakeholders, and partner agencies.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, with a focus on results and continuous improvement.

A full driving licence and flexibility to attend evening meetings (and occasional weekend work) are required.

Apply

If you have the skills and experience required for this role, we encourage you to apply. Should your CV be shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will contact you to discuss progressing your application to the client.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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