Green Spaces Manager

Aatom Recruitment; Esher; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Aatom Recruitment is seeking a Green Spaces Manager for the Esher area to oversee the council's greenspaces portfolio, including more than 100 parks, recreation grounds and open spaces, plus 360 hectares of Esher Commons SSSI and seven cemeteries.

You will have experience in contract management, procurement and budget development, with the ability to lead a diverse team and improve services for residents and communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in contract management, procurement and budget development.
• Ability to manage a variety of services and drive continuous improvement for residents.
• Commitment to improving communities and working with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the Green Spaces contract and cemeteries service, ensuring continuous service improvement.
• Lead the countryside team and oversee 360 hectares of Esher Commons SSSI and 100+ parks and open spaces.
• Develop and monitor team development plans, performance targets and customer-focused service delivery.
• Promote a culture of empowerment, growth and delivery within Culture, Leisure and Environment.
• Collaborate with partners to ensure services meet community needs and add value to residents.

Job description

Job Title: Green Spaces Manager

Contract Duration: 2 Months

Hours Per Week: 36

About the role

• You will be passionate about providing high quality green spaces and working with communities to make a great place to live, work and play.
• You will be responsible for managing more than 100 parks, recreation grounds and open spaces, over 20 countryside sites including 360 hectares of the Esher Commons Site of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI) and 7 cemeteries and closed churchyards.
• You will have experience of contract management, procurement, budget development and control but you will also have the ability to manage a variety of services; ensuring the residents of council's are best served at all times.
• You will have the opportunity to work within a great team environment seeking to improve the lives of some of our most vulnerable and deserving residents.
• With an excellent personal development programme and support, you will have the opportunity to shape your own development and growth and make a real impact in the community.

The main purpose of the role:

• To manage all aspects of the Council’s Green Spaces contract, the borough’s cemeteries service and countryside team ensuring continuous improvement in services.
• Manage your team ensuring that all individuals have the opportunity for growth and development and have personal development plans linked to clearly understood performance targets.
• Ensure your team are thriving, that they know their objectives and the vision of the team and the organisation and more importantly that they feel empowered to achieve these goals.
• To participate effectively in the corporate management of the Culture, Leisure and Environment team.
• To promote a customer-oriented service delivery approach through effective management and development of the green spaces services which meets the needs of the local community