Grounds Maintenance Contract Manager
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 August 2025 |
| Location: | PE14 9RQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Giles Landscapes & Management Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Grounds Maintenance Contract Manager
Full-time, Permanent
Due to exciting growth in our grounds maintenance division we are now seeking another Grounds maintenance Contract Manager to join our team.
You may already be a Contract Manager or Team Leader/Supervisor looking to make the next step in your career.
You will be responsible for managing some of our grounds maintenance contracts in Cambridge and surrounding areas including business parks schools, multiple waste management sites and carrying out the defect period maintenance on landscape project installations.
You will have proven client relationship-building experience as well as a strong problem-solving record.
Key responsibilities will be:
• Developing face-to-face relationships with clients including regular update meetings as well as positively handling any problems that may arise
• Regularly visiting site to ensure work is being carried out to a high standard and safe methods of working are being adhered to; creating site audit reports
• Line management of grounds maintenance employees
• Reporting back to the Management team on a regular basis and collaborating with other managers to share resources
• Carrying out grounds maintenance when necessary
• Assisting in recruitment and training staff including interviewing and inducting new staff
• Project managing small to medium works including preparing RAMS and managing Health & Safety requirements
• Preparing specifications, schedules of works, tender documentation and pricing for additional works for approval by Directors
It is important to note that occasionally you may be required to join in on the maintenance operations when the need arises. This will be an initial requirement upon starting the role; you will join the maintenance teams and carry out the maintenance on all of the sites you will be responsible for so that you fully understand what is required of the team working on site.
Team work and collaboration are key components of GLM Company ethos and it is expected that all managers assist the wider team where required including, but not limited to:
- Helping dispatch teams from the yard in the morning
- Assisting with vehicle and machinery repairs and movement
- Troubleshooting
You will be provided with a Company vehicle and fuel card, laptop and mobile phone. Approximate working hours will be 06:45 to 16:45, Monday to Friday. Some days you will travel direct to site and others will be spent at our Head Office in Welney, PE14 9RQ.
Essential:
• Full, clean driving license
• Experience in grounds maintenance or landscaping, either as a Team Leader, Supervisor, and/or Contract Manager
• Good communication skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Beneficial:
• PA1 & PA6
• Horticultural qualification
• Other qualifications e.g. chainsaw, excavator
• Sales experience
• Basic machinery/vehicle familiarity of use and repair
• Quote preparation experience
What’s in it for you:
• Company vehicle, mobile, and laptop
• 20 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
• Auto enrolment in Company pension
• Sponsored training
• Opportunities to progress and grow within the Company
Salary:
Range from £32,000 to £37,000 per annum depending on experience. Salary will be discussed at interview.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable managing people and liaising with clients. We encourage a positive can-do attitude and require good team spirit and collaboration so if this sounds like the job for you, we look forward to hearing from you.
Company Description
Giles Landscapes & Management Ltd has over 30 years experience specialising in a number of landscaping services for the commercial, private and public sector. We are proud to be Chelsea Flower Show Gold and Silver Medal Winners and BALI National Landscape Award Winners. We work alongside renowned clients including managing agents such as Bidwells, waste management companies such as FCC Environment, housing developers such as Taylor Wimpey, Vistry, Hill Partnerships, Allison Homes and Tilia and building contractors such as SDC, Kier, Octavius and more. We are a dynamic, fast-paced Company, looking to expand our team.
Full-time, Permanent
Due to exciting growth in our grounds maintenance division we are now seeking another Grounds maintenance Contract Manager to join our team.
You may already be a Contract Manager or Team Leader/Supervisor looking to make the next step in your career.
You will be responsible for managing some of our grounds maintenance contracts in Cambridge and surrounding areas including business parks schools, multiple waste management sites and carrying out the defect period maintenance on landscape project installations.
You will have proven client relationship-building experience as well as a strong problem-solving record.
Key responsibilities will be:
• Developing face-to-face relationships with clients including regular update meetings as well as positively handling any problems that may arise
• Regularly visiting site to ensure work is being carried out to a high standard and safe methods of working are being adhered to; creating site audit reports
• Line management of grounds maintenance employees
• Reporting back to the Management team on a regular basis and collaborating with other managers to share resources
• Carrying out grounds maintenance when necessary
• Assisting in recruitment and training staff including interviewing and inducting new staff
• Project managing small to medium works including preparing RAMS and managing Health & Safety requirements
• Preparing specifications, schedules of works, tender documentation and pricing for additional works for approval by Directors
It is important to note that occasionally you may be required to join in on the maintenance operations when the need arises. This will be an initial requirement upon starting the role; you will join the maintenance teams and carry out the maintenance on all of the sites you will be responsible for so that you fully understand what is required of the team working on site.
Team work and collaboration are key components of GLM Company ethos and it is expected that all managers assist the wider team where required including, but not limited to:
- Helping dispatch teams from the yard in the morning
- Assisting with vehicle and machinery repairs and movement
- Troubleshooting
You will be provided with a Company vehicle and fuel card, laptop and mobile phone. Approximate working hours will be 06:45 to 16:45, Monday to Friday. Some days you will travel direct to site and others will be spent at our Head Office in Welney, PE14 9RQ.
Essential:
• Full, clean driving license
• Experience in grounds maintenance or landscaping, either as a Team Leader, Supervisor, and/or Contract Manager
• Good communication skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Beneficial:
• PA1 & PA6
• Horticultural qualification
• Other qualifications e.g. chainsaw, excavator
• Sales experience
• Basic machinery/vehicle familiarity of use and repair
• Quote preparation experience
What’s in it for you:
• Company vehicle, mobile, and laptop
• 20 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
• Auto enrolment in Company pension
• Sponsored training
• Opportunities to progress and grow within the Company
Salary:
Range from £32,000 to £37,000 per annum depending on experience. Salary will be discussed at interview.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable managing people and liaising with clients. We encourage a positive can-do attitude and require good team spirit and collaboration so if this sounds like the job for you, we look forward to hearing from you.
Company Description
Giles Landscapes & Management Ltd has over 30 years experience specialising in a number of landscaping services for the commercial, private and public sector. We are proud to be Chelsea Flower Show Gold and Silver Medal Winners and BALI National Landscape Award Winners. We work alongside renowned clients including managing agents such as Bidwells, waste management companies such as FCC Environment, housing developers such as Taylor Wimpey, Vistry, Hill Partnerships, Allison Homes and Tilia and building contractors such as SDC, Kier, Octavius and more. We are a dynamic, fast-paced Company, looking to expand our team.