Grounds maintenance contracts manager

  • HL Services
  • King's Lynn, Norfolk
  • Jun 18, 2025
Full time Trades & Services

Job Description

Contracts Manager Job Description

Reporting into a Regional Manager, t he position will involve but is not limited to:

  • Working closely with our clients around Kings Lynn in Norfolk and visiting our Office in Dagenham as required to ensure their complete satisfaction
  • Carrying out recorded Site Inspections and ensuring resident satisfaction
  • Occasional early evening or weekend meetings with clients & residents
  • Carrying out safety audits on sites, machinery, equipment etc.
  • Liaising with and overseeing any sub-contractors
  • Ensuring Health & Safety requirements are met
  • Ensuring internal and client KPI ' s are met and exceeded
  • Providing excellent customer service
  • Working closely with our clients to offer training and work opportunities for their residents
  • Liaising with the development departments within our client ' s organisation to provide input into design and assisting with the timely delivery of grounds maintenance services
  • Assisting our clients in gathering feedback from residents
  • Attending Client Performance Meetings and meeting clients & residents on-site
  • Dealing with compliments, complaints and performance improvement
  • Providing monthly reports to senior management as required, and ensuring weekly planners are completed
  • Managing budgets, staff and resources
  • Interviewing and recruiting new staff
  • Carrying out 4 and 8 -weekly reviews, probationary appraisals and training with all new staff members as required and ensuring that HR receives all related documentation
  • Training & inducting new staff on their routes - i.e., ensuring someone works with them at each site in their first week
  • Completing new staff paperwork accurately and correctly
  • Reporting any absences (daily) or changes of staffing to the HR & other relevant teams
  • Checking timesheets and submitting timesheet / pay information in a timely manner and observing monthly deadlines.
  • Working closely with the HR team on all personnel issues including, recruitment, performance management, any variations to contracts, development and disciplinary procedures etc.
  • Fully confident in using Timegate ; train team operatives in the use of Timegate ; help resolve issues that occur within the team
  • Manage stock orders, equipment orders, van checks, issuing of timesheets and schedules, record any issues raised by staff members and carry out 1-2-1s with your team on team days
  • Managing operatives and staff to ensure their duties are carried out professionally and in-line with company procedures
  • Attending monthly training & development days as required with the Regional Manager
  • Any other work as deemed necessary by the company and/or senior management

Key Skills/Characteristics required:

  • Team Player - be able to work closely with colleagues, operatives and clients
  • Pro-active and committed to providing an excellent service
  • Have a strong customer focus
  • Excellent planning, time management and organisational skills
  • Able to be flexible with working hours
  • Able to work under pressure, organise and prioritize workloads in a busy environment
  • Be honest, open and committed with strong personal integrity
  • Strong management & leadership style with a focus on supporting and developing operatives within your teams
  • Good IT skills
  • Ability to create and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and customers

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