Travel-Ready Assistant Hard Landscaping Contracts Manager

PPM Recruitment; Telford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Package and benefits

Job summary

Assistant Hard Landscaping & Specialist Cleaning Contracts Manager is 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. A valid driving licence is essential and the company offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years' experience in corporate or local authority grounds maintenance.
• Minimum of 1 year's experience supervising or managing people.
• Practical use of ride-on mowers, hedge trimmers, strimmers, scarifiers, tractor driving and chemical use.
• Excellent plant and pest knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assist contracts manager with all associated tasks and travel within the region as required.
• Maintain good working relationships within a team or work independently.

Skills

People supervision

Plant and pest knowledge

Computer skills

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 Health and Safety Qualification

Job description

Assistant Hard Landscaping & Specialist Cleaning Contracts Manager is 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. A valid driving licence is essential and the company offers a competitive salary and benefits package.