Project Specialist

Green Spaces Manager
Esher
Contract
£248.20 per day PAYE or £326.39 per day limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Green Spaces Manager

ou will be passionate about providing high quality green spaces and working with communities to make Elmbridge a great place to live, work and play.
 
You will be responsible for managing more than 100 parks, recreation grounds and open spaces, over 20 countryside sites including 360 hectares of the Esher Commons Site of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI) and 7 cemeteries and closed churchyards.
 
You will have experience of contract management, procurement, budget development and control but you will also have the ability to manage a variety of services; ensuring the residents of Elmbridge are best served at all times.
 
You will have the opportunity to work within a great team environment seeking to improve the lives of some of our most vulnerable and deserving residents.
 
With an excellent personal development programme and support, you will have the opportunity to shape your own development and growth and make a real impact in the community.
The main purpose of the role:
 
To manage all aspects of the Council’s Green Spaces contract, the borough’s cemeteries service and countryside team ensuring continuous improvement in services.
Manage your team ensuring that all individuals have the opportunity for growth and development and have personal development plans linked to clearly understood performance targets.
Ensure your team are thriving, that they know their objectives and the vision of the team and the organisation and more importantly that they feel empowered to achieve these goals.
To participate effectively in the corporate management of the Culture, Leisure and Environment team.
To promote a customer-oriented service delivery approach through effective management and development of the green spaces services which meets the needs of the local community.

This is one of several roles we are currently recruiting for please visit our website for more opportunities.

Significant management experience in a multi-disciplined environment in the public/private sector
Management and administration experience in landscape and grounds maintenance contracts with demonstrable success.
Ability to write and present formal reports, collate data and information on complex issues.
Project management and change management experience within the public/private sector[IB1] [EC2] [IB3] 
Management control of revenue/capital budgets
Experience of working with local Councillors, community groups and local residents to design and deliver improved services and facilities.
Managing and monitoring the completion of works subject to deadlines involving changing circumstances and conflicting priorities
Experience in promoting and raising awareness of services and events.        

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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities.  Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer