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Professional Personnel Management Ltd; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package with benefits

Job summary

Professional Personnel Management Ltd is recruiting an Assistant Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager in the Telford region. The role supports the contracts manager and requires travel within the region as needed.

A strong background in horticulture and supervisory experience is preferred. The position lists several qualifying horticulture credentials and a driver’s licence as essential requirements, with a salary of 32–33k+ plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Ideally you will have one or more of the qualifications listed, or other relevant qualification.
• Minimum of 4 years' experience in Corporate and/or Local Authority Grounds Maintenance.
• Minimum of 1 year's experience in people supervision or management.
• Practical use of ride on mowers, hedge trimmers, strimmers, scarifiers, tractor driving and chemical use.
• Excellent plant and pest knowledge.
• Hold a valid driving licence with ability to use a trailer.

Responsibilities

• Assist the contracts manager with all associated tasks.
• Travel as required within the region.

Education

BSc in Horticulture

City and Guilds/NVQ Amenity Horticulture Stage I and II

City and Guilds/NVQ Amenity Horticulture Management Phase III and IV

HND Amenity Horticulture

HND Landscape Management

I.O.G. Diploma in Turf Culture

Diploma in Management Studies

IOSH, ROLO or other Health and Safety Qualification

Job description

Assistant Grounds Maintenance Contracts Managers

Assistant Grounds Maintenance Contracts Managers are required in the Telford area by one of the UK's leading Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance Specialists.

The role is to assist the contracts manager with all associated tasks and you will be required to travel as and when needed within the region.

Relevant Qualification and Training

(Ideally you will have one or more of the qualifications listed below, or other relevant qualification, dependent upon site or contract)

• BSc in Horticulture
• City and Guilds/NVQ Amenity Horticulture Stage I and II
• City and Guilds/NVQ Amenity Horticulture Management Phase III and IV
• HND Amenity Horticulture
• HND Landscape Management
• I.O.G. Diploma in Turf Culture
• Diploma in Management Studies
• IOSH, ROLO or other Health and Safety Qualification

Ideally you will have the below

• Minimum of 4 year's experience of Corporate and/or Local Authority Grounds Maintenance.
• Minimum of 1 year's experience of people supervision or management.
• Practical use of ride on mowers, hedge trimmers, strimmers, scarifiers, tractor driving and chemical use
• Excellent plant and pest knowledge
• A demonstrable ability to establish and sustain good working relationship within a team environment or the ability and initiative to work alone
• Holds valid driving licence preferably with legal and practical ability to use a trailer

A drivers license is essential and the salary is 32/33k+ package and benefits.