Grounds maintenance contracts manager

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Full time
Location: Kings Lynn
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Job offered by: HL Services
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Contracts Manager Job Description

Reporting into a Regional Manager, the position will involve but is not limited to:

Working closely with our clients around Kings Lynn in Norfolk and visiting our Office in Dagenham as required to ensure their complete satisfaction

Carrying out recorded Site Inspections and ensuring resident satisfaction

Occasional early evening or weekend meetings with clients & residents

Carrying out safety audits on sites, machinery, equipment etc.

Liaising with and overseeing any sub-contractors

Ensuring Health & Safety requirements are met

Ensuring internal and client KPI’s are met and exceeded

Providing excellent customer service

Working closely with our clients to offer training and work opportunities for their residents

Liaising with the development departments within our client’s organisation to provide input into design and assisting with the timely delivery of grounds maintenance services

Assisting our clients in gathering feedback from residents

Attending Client Performance Meetings and meeting clients & residents on-site

Dealing with compliments, complaints and performance improvement

Providing monthly reports to senior management as required, and ensuring weekly planners are completed

Managing budgets, staff and resources

Interviewing and recruiting new staff

Carrying out 4 and 8-weekly reviews, probationary appraisals and training with all new staff members as required and ensuring that HR receives all related documentation

Training & inducting new staff on their routes – i.e., ensuring someone works with them at each site in their first week

Completing new staff paperwork accurately and correctly

Reporting any absences (daily) or changes of staffing to the HR & other relevant teams

Checking timesheets and submitting timesheet/pay information in a timely manner and observing monthly deadlines.

Working closely with the HR team on all personnel issues including, recruitment, performance management, any variations to contracts, development and disciplinary procedures etc.

Fully confident in using Timegate; train team operatives in the use of Timegate; help resolve issues that occur within the team

Manage stock orders, equipment orders, van checks, issuing of timesheets and schedules, record any issues raised by staff members and carry out 1-2-1s with your team on team days

Managing operatives and staff to ensure their duties are carried out professionally and in-line with company procedures

Attending monthly training & development days as required with the Regional Manager

Any other work as deemed necessary by the company and/or senior management

Key Skills/Characteristics required:

Team Player – be able to work closely with colleagues, operatives and clients

Pro-active and committed to providing an excellent service

Have a strong customer focus

Excellent planning, time management and organisational skills

Able to be flexible with working hours

Able to work under pressure, organise and prioritize workloads in a busy environment

Be honest, open and committed with strong personal integrity

Strong management & leadership style with a focus on supporting and developing operatives within your teams

Good IT skills

Ability to create and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and customers

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