Estates Supervisor

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group; Wythenshawe; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group is seeking a proactive Estate Supervisor to join our Environmental Services team on a fixed-term basis until May 2027. You will lead and coordinate grounds maintenance, cleaning, arboriculture and related activities, supporting frontline teams to deliver high standards across our estates.

In this hands-on supervisory role you’ll plan workloads, monitor performance, promote safe working practices and liaise with customers and contractors to ensure value for

Formación

• Experience in Environmental Services including grounds maintenance, cleaning, arboriculture, fencing, flagging or waste removal.
• Proven ability to supervise operational teams and drive productivity and customer service.
• Knowledge of equipment, working practices and health and safety (COSHH, risk assessments, method statements).
• Strong organisational and communication skills; ability to manage changing workloads and build relationships.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise and coordinate Grounds Maintenance and Mobile Estate Operatives, providing coverage when needed.
• Support day-to-day delivery of grounds maintenance, cleaning, arboriculture, fencing, flagging and waste removal.
• Plan workloads and allocate resources to maintain productivity and value for money.
• Monitor performance, attendance and service standards; coach colleagues and support development.
• Work with customers, contractors and partners to maintain high standards and address issues.
• Promote safe working practices; ensure risk assessments and method statements comply with safety requirements.

Conocimientos

Supervisory experience

Grounds maintenance

Environmental services

COSHH awareness

Health & safety

IT literacy

Educación

ILM Award (desirable)

Herramientas

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Descripción del empleo

We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Estate Supervisor to join our Environmental Services team on a fixed-term basis until May 2027.

This is a hands-on supervisory role, helping coordinate the delivery of grounds maintenance, mobile cleaning, arboriculture and wider environmental services. You’ll support and motivate frontline teams, make effective use of resources and help ensure our estates and neighbourhoods are maintained to a high standard.

What you’ll be doing

• Supervising and coordinating Grounds Maintenance and Mobile Estate Operatives, providing additional management cover when required.
• Supporting the day-to-day delivery of grounds maintenance, cleaning, arboriculture, fencing, flagging and waste removal services.
• Planning workloads and making effective use of colleagues, plant, materials and other resources to maintain productivity and value for money.
• Monitoring performance, attendance and service standards, while coaching colleagues and supporting their development.
• Working with customers, colleagues, contractors and partners to maintain high standards and address service issues.
• Promoting safe working practices, ensuring risk assessments, method statements and relevant health and safety requirements are followed.

What we’re looking for

• Experience working within Environmental Services, including areas such as grounds maintenance, cleaning, arboriculture, fencing, flagging or waste removal.
• Experience supervising operational teams and supporting colleagues to achieve productivity, performance and customer service standards.
• Strong knowledge of environmental services equipment, working practices and health and safety, including COSHH, risk assessments and method statements.
• Good organisational and communication skills, with the ability to prioritise changing workloads and build positive relationships with customers, contractors and colleagues.
• Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, to support monitoring and reporting.
• A flexible, practical and customer-focused approach, with a commitment to continuous improvement and delivering value for money.
• An ILM Award, either completed or currently being undertaken, would be desirable.

Additional information

• A full driving licence is required.
• The successful candidate will be required to complete a basic DBS check.
• Some flexibility to work outside normal working hours may be required to meet service needs.

Why this role matters

You’ll play an important part in keeping our estates clean, safe and well maintained while supporting frontline colleagues to deliver consistently high standards.

Through strong supervision, practical problem-solving and a collaborative approach, you’ll help ensure our Environmental Services continue to provide an efficient, reliable and customer-focused service.