Contracts Manager

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Brand: Landscape Services
Role: Contracts Manager
Salary: £33,000 - £36,000 per annum
Location: Tonbridge, Kent

The Role

Commercial Services Group is seeking a seasoned Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager to join our Landscape Services brand in Tonbridge. With a strong background and expertise grounds maintenance and landscaping operations, you will play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of our services and the growth of our business.

The Contracts Manager is an integral part of the management structure at Landscape Services, responsible for overseeing both the services delivered for our customers, and the wellbeing and requirements of our staff. They are expected to organise and oversee the programmed maintenance of all the works within their geographical area, including schools, parishes, roundabouts, highways, waste sites and ad-hoc works - all to contractual specification.

This role requires a full clean drivers license and an Enhanced DBS Check (carried out by us) , please consider this prior to making your application.

In return we will offer you:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Never work a birthday again! You receive an extra day off for it to enjoy however you wish!
• Company Vehicle
• Life assurance cover
• A culture of progression and development
• Plus many more perks

Key Duties:

• Organising and managing all teams within your geographical area daily, ensuring they are following all specific routes and rounds.
• Preparing monthly management reports plus attending customer and site meetings.
• Price and supply quotations for ad-hoc works.
• Liaising with customers daily and resolve any concerns, difficulties, or issues, and recording progress on our CRM system.
• Planning and programming work schedules via COMMS 360, as well as leading the way with all digital processes and software, providing support and guidance to the teams

What we need from you:

• Minimum 5 years experience in a contract management position preferably in grounds maintenance.
• Proficient understanding of contract agreements, and risk management.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with senior managers and stakeholders.
• Full clean driving license
• Understanding and ability to interpret specifications, plans, quotations and customer requests.

About Landscape Services

Landscape Services is a specialist provider of outdoor maintenance and management services, particularly around grounds maintenance, arboriculture, horticulture and landscaping projects. They use their 80+ years of public and private sector expertise to deliver valuable, safe and assured results for our customers, developing adaptable solutions in line with our core values, and theirs, whilst simultaneously helping to sustain our natural environment

About Commercial Services Group

Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800m in revenue per annum and provides services to over 16,000 education and public sector customers globally.

CSG is striving to be recognised as the global leader in Education and Public Sector services, currently operating in 86 countries, with 1,800 staff across 28 trading brands, providing expertise ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement and many more.