Contracts Manager (Grounds Maintenance

Oakley Green, Berkshire
PPM Recruitment

PPM Recruitment are currently on the lookout for a contracts manager with Grounds maintenance experience

Duties & Responsibilities:

• To build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, demonstrating that we understand their business needs.
• To evaluate, propose and implement service changes managing any financial, people and operational implications.
• To identify new business opportunities – including new clients, partnerships
• Proactively manage general work standards and KPI’s on a monthly basis within agreed targets.
• Work on own initiative and undertake effective problem solving as and when required.
• Produce and complete all related administrative processes, record keeping and reporting in an accurate and timely manner.
• Prepare job pricing in line with company expectations and fulfilling the client’s needs.
• Liaise regularly and in person with clients in a professional manner effectively managing issues, offering innovations, additional services, and performance feedback.
• To manage and motivate your team ensuring consistently good levels of attendance, quality and quantity of output.
• To manage your team to ensure productive and professional relationships within the team, with other employees, managers, clients, the public, end users and external agencies.
• To effectively recruit and promote the right people within your area of responsibility and to identify the ongoing development needs of your team via formal and informal processes.
• To manage all performance matters in a timely manner and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Provide on job coaching for your direct reports and ensure training is taking place within your area of responsibility for your operational teams.
• Participate in self-development via appraisal outcomes and other methods of feedback.
• Participation in other business projects.

Relevant Qualification and Training

(Ideally one or more of the qualifications listed below, or other relevant qualification dependent upon site or contract)

• Horticultural knowledge desirable
• Experience of managing teams in a similar role preferred
• Experience of working in contracting or maintenance sectors

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