Team Leader - Landscaping (10272)

Location: Red Lodge Depot, Vermont Close, SO16 7LT

Sub-Service Area: Transactions & Universal Services

Job Category: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 25/10/2018

Job Reference: 10272

We currently have a unique opportunity for a Landscaping Team Leader to manage an in-house team of dedicated and experienced Landscaping Operatives who carry out a mixture of Council led and commercial contracts. 

The Southampton Landscaping Team undertakes landscaping projects across the city, anything from installing benches and bins to play area construction and maintenance and large planting schemes. We provide a comprehensive service to a range of internal and external customers including Housing Services, Highways, Balfour Beatty, Lidl and various community and private schools. Our in-house team set up means that we have a range of experienced and skilled workers able to undertake a range of tasks giving the highest quality to our customers and stakeholders. 

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Managing an experienced team of Local Authority in-house Landscaping Operatives
• Bringing projects in on time and budget, managing workloads and keeping to programme
• Ensuring all work adheres to statutory Health and Safety Regulations
• Actively seeking new clients and contracts, providing estimates, quotations and maintenance costs for prospective works

To be successful in the role you will hold a relevant professional qualification to a minimum Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) level 3 Supervisory Management and an appropriate professional qualification in landscaping to at least NVQ4 or equivalent or relevant experience to undertake the job. You will also be able to demonstrate experience at a management level, achieving sustained improvements to team performance along with the ability to manage and maintain a busy work schedule, booking in works as they are won/allocated and keeping up a structured work program/calendar to communication with a range of stakeholders. 

Working for Southampton City Council will have its rewards, we are part of the Hampshire pension scheme and the post will come with a minimum of 25 days annual leave dependant on your continued service in Local Government. There are lots of other employee benefits open to SCC employees, from childcare vouchers and discounted travel, to money off at selected restaurants, shops and salons.

You will be based at the Red Lodge Depot, just off Winchester Road which has excellent transport links to all of the surrounding area of Hampshire and beyond. Travel around the city is easy by bus or there are pool bikes that can be used. The post does come with contractual car users allowance and a parking space provided, a van for work use can be made available in lieu of contractual car users allowance. 

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you. 

If you would like an informal chat about the team and what Southampton can offer then please contact Nick Yeats on 023 8083 2857

To apply for this role please click on the 'Apply' button below to complete the online application form. 

Additional information:

This role is 37 hours per week + 2 hours TOIL. 

Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours). 

This post is subject to a Standard criminal records check. 

It is usual for successful candidates to start at the bottom of the pay grade. 

Please see the job description for more information. 

The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed detailing how you meet the essential, and if applicable the desirable criteria for the role. Unfortunately we no longer accept CVs as part of our application process.   

Contact Name & Details:

For all recruitment queries please contact Jennifer Dickson

HR Recruitment Team: 023 8083 4033

recruitment@southampton.gov.uk