Head of Grounds Maintenance
22 hours ago
Birmingham
The Role: Head of Grounds Maintenance Location: West Midlands Salary: £70k-£90k DOE Senior leadership opportunity for an experienced Grounds Maintenance professional looking to drive operational excellence, sustainability and strategic growth across a large-scale public environment. Our client is seeking a commercially aware and operationally strong Head of Grounds Maintenance to lead the delivery and long-term strategy of parks, green spaces, sports pitches, cemeteries and wider public realm services. This is a high-profile leadership role requiring strong people management, commercial awareness and a passion for delivering safe, attractive and environmentally sustainable outdoor spaces for local communities. The Role: • Lead the strategic and operational management of grounds maintenance and public realm services across a large regional portfolio, • Manage frontline operational teams ensuring high standards across grass cutting, arboriculture, horticulture and sports pitch maintenance, • Oversee departmental budgets, forecasting and contractor management to ensure operational and financial efficiency, • Drive compliance across health & safety, environmental regulations and operational risk management, • Support sustainability initiatives, biodiversity programmes and community-focused environmental improvements Key Duties: • Provide strategic advice to senior leadership teams and stakeholders, • Lead and develop operational teams across multiple service areas, • Manage external contractors and service delivery performance, • Prepare tenders, quotations and commercial reports, • Ensure all maintenance operations meet quality, safety and environmental standards The Ideal Candidate: • Extensive leadership experience within Grounds Maintenance, Landscaping, Environmental Services or Public Realm operations, • Strong operational and commercial management background with experience leading large teams, • Relevant qualification in Horticulture, Arboriculture, Turf Management, Facilities Management or related discipline, • Excellent knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and environmental compliance, • Strong communication, budgeting and stakeholder management skills For more information and consideration please apply with CV. --- DMA recruit and source candidates into Service Led Organisations across the Industrial and Commercial space in UK & Europe working with senior, middle management and entry level professionals . If you are looking for a career in Sales, Marketing, Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics, H&S , Financial ,Engineering, Technical DMA have a portfolio of clients covering numerous sectors : Infrastructure & Construction , Manufacturing , Environmental & Recycling, Business Services, Engineering and Logistics . Please view our website www.dmagroup.co.uk JTRA1_UKTJ