About Newport
Newport City Council: Improving people’s lives.
Newport is a vibrant, forward-thinking city steeped in a rich industrial heritage that recently has proved it can re-establish and adapt itself as a centre of modern industry and commerce.
In Environment & Leisure, the team are engaged in the direct maintenance and management of the authorities’ environmental assets and infrastructure including parks, open spaces, public rights of way and countryside sites. The team are also responsible for the management of the environment associated with transportation infrastructure including highway verges, rural hedgerows, street trees and transportation interchanges. This is an exciting time to join the newly restructured Environment and Leisure service team as one of 4 team managers.About the job
As the Grounds Maintenance Manager you will lead on managing and developing grounds maintenance functions across the authority, their operational duties, health and safety and progression of the grounds maintenance teams. You would also manage our Plant Nursery at the Maes Glas Recycling Centre, and oversee all grounds related contracts for the Council, working closely with the Procurement team and a range of contractors and suppliers.
You will play a key role in contributing to the implementation of environmental improvement strategy, and other key initiatives such as reviewing the operational services and processes on an ongoing basis and making recommendations for improvement and development.
You will report directly to the Environment and Leisure Service Manager and will work closely with and provide support as needed to other managers across the Streetscene and City Services team, as part of the service area Wider Management Team.
About the person
Enthusiastic and confident, you should have a degree standard qualification or equivalent and have the ability to lead and motivate a diverse workforce. You should have experience managing grounds operational services and personnel, high value contracts and have proven success of leading service delivery improvements.
You are open-minded and business focused, with an organised and analytical approach to your work – and you are used to maintaining attention to detail while working to tight deadlines. You are self-motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and appreciate the importance of customer care. You have strong financial management skills and a creative approach to problem solving with excellent IT and data analysis/management skills.
Our vision is to provide the most efficient and effective services in Wales and to enable this you will need to embrace change, technology and performance management.
We look forward to receiving your application if you meet the criteria and requirements of this role.
Additional information
We offer a wide range of Company benefits, including:
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 37-hour week for all full-time staff with option to access flexitime arrangements
- Generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 25 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 29 days after five years’ service and 32 after ten.
- Access to a wide range of training and courses
- Benefits: Vectis card, childcare vouchers, cycle purchase and car benefit schemes
- Access to a Credit Union
- On-site staff restaurant at Civic Centre
- Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools
Manager details for informal discussion regarding the post: Joanne Gossage 01633 210176, joanne.gossage@newport.gov.uk
To apply for this position and to find out more please visit www.newport.gov.uk/jobs
