Operations Manager

Brackenberry Limited; Redhill; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Brackenberry Ltd is recruiting an Operations Manager for Reigate and Banstead to oversee frontline greenspaces operations, including parks, open spaces, trees, and sports pitches.

The role is a 5-month contract with potential extension at client discretion. Immediate availability is advantageous; right to work in the UK is required. Rate of pay is £199.69–£262.91 per day.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading frontline operational teams in parks/greenspaces/countryside
• Strong knowledge of health & safety and risk management
• Excellent leadership, planning, and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day frontline parks and countryside operations to agreed standards.
• Directly line-manage two Team Leaders and oversee frontline teams.
• Plan staffing, vehicles, equipment and resources to meet priorities and seasonal demands.
• Lead on health & safety, risk assessments, safe systems of work and incidents.
• Develop and monitor operation plans, maintenance programmes and performance measures.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Planning & prioritisation

Health & safety awareness

Communication

Performance management

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Reigate and Banstead to assist with the appointment of an Operations Manager, on a 5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion.

Rate of Pay: £199.69 - £262.91 per day

Summary

Reigate and Banstead Council is seeking an Operations Manager to lead the safe, effective and customer-focused delivery of the Council's frontline greenspaces operations, overseeing teams responsible for parks, open spaces, countryside sites, trees and woodlands, cemeteries, allotments and sports pitches.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of frontline parks and countryside operations, ensuring services are maintained to agreed standards.
• Directly line manage two Team Leaders and provide leadership and oversight to frontline operational teams.
• Plan and allocate staffing, vehicles, plant, equipment and resources to meet operational priorities and seasonal demands.
• Lead on health & safety, operational risk assessments, safe systems of work, inspections, incidents and corrective actions.
• Develop and monitor operational plans, maintenance programmes and performance measures, driving continuous improvement.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience managing frontline operational teams, ideally within parks, greenspaces, countryside or a similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety, operational risk management and service delivery.
• Excellent leadership, planning, communication and performance management skills.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important

We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.