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Job Description:
Brand: Landscape Services
Role: Assistant Contracts Manager
Location: East Kent, covering Thanet, Canterbury, Folkestone, Maidstone, Ashford
Salary: £30,000 (45 hours per week)
Work van included in package.
Landscape Services, part of the Commercial Services Group, is a specialist provider of outdoor maintenance and management services, particularly around grounds maintenance, arboriculture, horticulture, and landscaping projects. They leverage their 80+ years of expertise to deliver valuable, safe, and reliable results for customers, developing adaptable solutions aligned with their core values and sustainability efforts.
The Role
The Commercial Services Group is seeking an Assistant Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager to join our Landscape Services brand to cover East Kent. The Assistant Contracts Manager supports service delivery and staff wellbeing, assisting in organizing and overseeing scheduled maintenance of contracts within your geographic area, including schools, parishes, roundabouts, waste sites, and ad-hoc works, all to contractual specifications.
Ideal candidates will have knowledge of grounds maintenance and landscaping operations, be organized and resourceful, with prior low-level management or team leader experience. The role involves instructing and organizing staff, planning routes and rounds, and ensuring resource, material, and contract requirements are met.
This position requires a full clean driving license and an Enhanced DBS Check (conducted by us). Please consider this before applying.
In return, we offer:
* An extra day off for your birthday
* Company Vehicle
* Life assurance cover
* Opportunities for progression and development
* Many additional perks
Key Duties:
* Managing administrative responsibilities such as depot and site inspections, sourcing and ordering goods, and incident reporting.
* Scheduling and managing operational teams’ workloads, optimizing routes, and resource allocation.
* Attending customer and site meetings with the Regional Contracts Manager and assisting with quotations for ad-hoc works.
* Conducting safety inspections to protect staff, customers, and the public, including site, vehicle, and equipment checks.
* Planning and supervising equipment, staff, and materials to prevent wastage and ensure compliance with standards and legislation.
* Supporting the Regional Contracts Manager and stepping into operational duties during high staff sickness, leave, or busy periods.
What we need from you:
* At least 3 years of industry experience, preferably in grounds maintenance
* Understanding of contract agreements and risk management
* Excellent communication skills for liaising with senior managers and stakeholders
* Full clean driving license
* IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent qualification
* PA1A, PA6A certifications are desirable
About Commercial Services Group
Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the UK's largest local authority-owned trading company, wholly owned by Kent County Council, generating over £800m annually and serving over 16,000 public sector customers worldwide. CSG aims to be a global leader in education and public sector services, operating in 86 countries with 1,800 staff across 28 brands, providing services including HR, IT, Energy, Education Resources, and Procurement.
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