Grounds Maintenance Manager

OCU are looking for an experienced Grounds Maintenance Manager to manage teams across the South East, working from our Greenwich and Erith Office. 

The Grounds Maintenance Manager will be responsible for the delivery of a large vegetation management programme and reactive requests, and collaborate on relevant policy development and develop a high quality, effective service.

This is a new work stream, so this will give the successful candidate say on how this programme is run. 

You will be covering a large volume of small sites and working in a regulated environment, you will be responsible for maintaining the highest of standards in Health and Safety.

We will need you to:

Oversee grass cutting, weed removal, shrub and hedge cutting, tree trimming and general gardening tasks as well as baiting, tree surgery, sharps collection and fly tip management. You will also need to manage staff engagement and maintain good working relationships with Stakeholders, Suppliers, Clients and relevant regulatory bodies, and plan an annual delivery programme and agree this with the client. As well as:

• Develop a training and development programme for team members and ensure supply chain competency.
• Undertake regular site visits to carry out safety audits and uphold quality standards.
  Ensure all tools and equipment are compliant and calibrated.
• Attend and contribute to client environmental and safety forums.

To be successful you will need :

• Experience in managing Grounds Maintenance Operatives, Tree surgeons and Subcontractors, ideally in safety critical environments.
• Understand the specific requirements of high-volume programs, ideally having managed these in a previous role.
• Knowledge of the compliant use of herbicides and rodenticides.
• Experience in managing noxious weeds, especially Japanese Knotweed and be willing to undertake relevant qualifications in this area if not already held.
• Competent user of work management software
• Knowledge of working in SSSIs, other environmentally classified areas and with protected species.
• You must hold a  full UK Drivers Licence to be successful in this role. 
• NEBOSH Certificate is desired but not essential. 

Company Information:

Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.

We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.