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Grounds Services Manager
Job Reference Ref/13415/5827
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Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
This vacancy is for internal applicants only
The Grounds Manager is responsible for the operational management and strategic development of the council’s grounds maintenance and Arboricultural services, and associated contracts, to ensure the highest quality management of NNC’s public open spaces within the resources available.
Leading on the continued implementation of Council policy and environmental aspirations the post holder will be required to demonstrate clear leadership and management skills to provide detailed feedback on project delivery and solutions to complex issues.
What will you be doing?
- Plan grounds maintenance and Arboricultural works across NNC’s urban parks and green spaces, as well as other contracted areas such as Highways and Housing Association property, across North Northamptonshire, directing staff, and resources, ensuring the highest quality provision of service for the council’s residents, within the resources available.
- Ensure effective recruitment, management and development arrangements are in place across all areas of the service to ensure a suitably skilled, supported, and motivated workforce.
- Ensure suitable risk assessments and Health and Safety arrangements are in place over the whole range of grounds maintenance operations and service responsibilities, including high risk activities such as Tree surgery and operation of grounds equipment.
- Manage service revenue and capital budgets, including financial planning. Prioritising and directing expenditure as required, making finance forecasts, developing new capital bids to ensure the service has sufficient resources and operates within them.
- The strategic development of the services to meet the council’s aims, maintain efficiency and resilience to challenges such as pest diseases and climate change - developing grant bids, securing external funding and subsequent project delivery.
- Ensure effective procurement of associated goods and services and management of contract terms, in keeping with corporate guidelines.
- Provide effective responses to member and customer enquiries/complaints/FOI requests etc within the required timescales and corporate guidelines.
- Ensure an effective response to customer feedback, including liaising with elected members and officials.
- Measure and report on performance, reviewing trends and developing strategies to address areas of declining performance and achieve continuous improvement in service delivery.
About you
The post holder will have a clear understanding of managing a large diverse team over a wide geographical area, leading on improvements and the delivery of Council priorities and targets. You will have an in depth knowledge of Council policy and procedures, personnel, financial and sustainable management techniques and the ability to write in depth reports.
You will also have need to have the following knowledge;
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Extensive Knowledge and understanding of Grounds Management. Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics and complexities of public sector and Local Government. Strategic knowledge & understanding of commissioning/running Grounds Maintenance services. Strong contract management and project management skills. Evidence of continual professional development Knowledge and experience of how to effect cultural and behavioural change, developing high performing teams. Excellent business and service planning knowledge and experience
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Excellent leadership, negotiation and influencing skills, including change management and significant service delivery improvement. Recognition of the political environment of Local Government, demonstrating an understanding of how to approach sensitive matters. Excellent time management skills, with the ability to plan and deliver objectives with an agreed timeframe and be flexible in work approaches. Demonstrate excellent communication skills level of written and oral communication and IT user skill. Ability to develop, influence and maintain good working relationships with a wide range of customers, stakeholders and partners. Innovative approach to problem solving and achieving value for money. Excellent performance and financial management skills
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Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.
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