Grounds Maintenance Manager

Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council; Chorley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25+ days

Hybrid work

LG Pension

Healthcare cash plan

Volunteering days

Free parking

Car allowance

Job summary

Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council are seeking a Grounds Maintenance Manager for Chorley’s Streetscene service. You will lead a dedicated team responsible for parks, open spaces, and streets, delivering high standards of service and community pride.

The role requires proven grounds maintenance experience, strong leadership, planning, budget management, and proficient use of MS Office and digital systems.

Qualifications

• Proven grounds maintenance experience in parks, open spaces, or related fields.
• Strong leadership to motivate, support and develop teams.
• Experience planning, organising and prioritising workloads for efficient service delivery.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and digital systems for monitoring work.
• Commitment to high standards across parks, open spaces, and public realm.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder relationships.
• Proactive in identifying improvements and innovative solutions.
• Solid understanding of health and safety legislation in grounds maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and line-manage operational teams; coordinate activity to maintain high standards.
• Ensure proper use and maintenance of all work equipment.
• Maintain health and safety compliance, risk assessments, incident reporting.
• Assist with depot operations and waste/Streetscene fleet management.
• Support emergency planning and on-call rota.
• Contribute to strategic projects via digital systems to improve services.
• Support system improvements and new ways of working, modeling best practice.
• Maintain high levels of customer service across the service.

Skills

Leadership

Planning & organising

Budget management

Health and safety knowledge

MS Office

Communication skills

Customer focus

Driver's license

Tools

Digital systems

Job description

About The Role

Role: Grounds Maintenance Manager

Location: Bengal Street Depot, Chorley

Contract: Full time (35.25 hours per week) / Fixed Term Contract (2 year contract)

Salary: £39,862 - £40,777

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

Are you looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want a role where you can make a real difference and take pride in the work you do every day?

We are looking for a Grounds Maintenance Manager to join our Streetscene team based in Chorley. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to develop their skills, grow as a leader, and make a positive impact on the local community.

In this role, you will lead and motivate a dedicated team responsible for maintaining Chorley's parks, open spaces, and streets. You will help ensure that these areas remain clean, safe, and welcoming for residents and visitors alike, while delivering high standards of service and fostering a culture of pride and professionalism within your team.

What you’ll be getting up to

• Undertake the daily supervision and line management of operational teams, following Council policies and processes. Co-ordinate the activity of the teams, ensuring that high standards and productivity are maintained.
• Ensure arrangements are in place to effectively manage proper use and maintenance of all work equipment used by your teams.
• Maintain operational team compliance with health and safety standards ensuring that activities are effectively risk assessed and incidents are reported and investigated.
• To assist with the effective day to day operation of the depot and the waste and Streetscene fleet.
• Participate in the council’s emergency planning response including participating the Tactical officer on call rota.
• To assist in the successful delivery of strategic projects to ensure digital systems are effectively used to improve services.
• Support improvements and implementation of new systems and ways of working, demonstrating role model behaviour.
• Ensure that high levels of customer service are embedded throughout the service

Who we’re looking for

We are seeking a motivated and experienced individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality grounds maintenance services and leading teams to achieve exceptional standards.

The successful candidate will:

• Have proven experience in grounds maintenance, horticulture, landscaping, or a related field.
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, support, and develop teams.
• Have experience planning, organising, and prioritising workloads to ensure services are delivered efficiently and effectively.
• Have experience and knowledge in using Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel and Outlook) and digital systems for monitoring and recording scheduled work
• Be committed to maintaining high standards across parks, open spaces, sports facilities, cemeteries, and the wider public realm.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling them to build positive relationships with colleagues, contractors, elected members, and members of the public.
• Be proactive in identifying opportunities for service improvement and implementing innovative solutions.
• Have a sound understanding of health and safety legislation and best practice within grounds maintenance operations.
• Be able to manage budgets, resources, and equipment effectively.
• Demonstrate a strong customer focus and a commitment to delivering excellent services for residents and visitors.

Otherrequirements

• This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid/agile working from day one
• Local Government pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatmentsCashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Volunteering days
• Free parking
• Car Allowance

About Us

Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we’re always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.

Working Together

We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separatestrategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier‑free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long‑term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.