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We are recruiting for a mid-level Designer who ideally has experience of designing the layout and best usage of playgrounds and play areas on behalf of a market leading play equipment design company who are expanding their current team to meet an increase in demand for their services. If you are a Play Designer this is the ideal job for you, if not then related experience is key.

As the Play Designer you will:

Be designing and revising play areas looking to provide the best value and solution to match customer needs.

Quantifying designs and sourcing market value costs for materials.

Working with the sales team to understand requirements.

Producing technical drawings for play equipment and play area surfacing.

Working closely with the Junior Designers to ensure accuracy of both designs and costings.

Creating 3D models and 3D visuals using 3DS Max.

Managing the team in the absence of the Senior Designer

To be considered for this opportunity you will need:

To be proficient in the use of AutoCAD and ideally Keyscapes.

To have a good understanding 3DS MAX and V-Ray (or similar programs).

A good knowledge of using Adobe Creative Cloud and of using excel (including the use of formulas).

To be driven with a positive outlook and enjoy problem solving, have a willingness to learn, develop new skills and a creative flair.

If you have the following that would be advantageous:

Related design degree (product, industrial, 2D, 3D, games design, animation etc.,) or experience from within the play equipment and playground design sector.

An understanding of levels and how it impacts on designs and compliance.

Commercial awareness of how a specification affects designs, margins and profit.

The ability to use softworks and landscaping in a design.

On offer is a basic salary of £25,000 per year which is negotiable based on design and/or sector experience, 4 weeks paid holiday plus bank holidays, a pension scheme and career progression opportunities.

We are recruiting for an experienced Sales Support Coordinator on behalf of a company who are base in St Helens and offer a design, installation and maintain service to many of the National and Regional House Builders across the UK.

As the Sales Support Coordinator you will be supporting the Sales Team by coordinating  appointments,  managing diaries for two of the sales team, coordinating and progressing the sales pipeline, being proactive in making sales calls and booking appointments from inbound and outbound generated leads, following up on outstanding quotes and estimating requests, working with the design and estimating teams to help with their quote management and production and be the point of contact for customers ensuring the relevant Sales Manager is aware of any query and working with them to resolve those. This will include:

Logging all new and existing enquiries, ensuring the information received is passed internally to the correct team members and that progress is communicated internally and externally. This will include contacting clients to request information and updates on open quotations.

Having a key role in ensuring all data is maintained on their CRM system, that this is accurate, complete and up to date.

Working with the Sales and Marketing teams to seek new opportunities within existing and new clients, utilising social media networks (i.e., LinkedIn), lead generation portals (i.e., Glenigan) and existing business relationships cross selling the full range of services and products they can offer.

Being able to recognise the need for, and to coordinate, the inclusion of other colleagues from within the business to support a particular sales opportunity where needed.

Working closely with sales, marketing, design and estimating teams to ensure the customer experience is world class.

To be considered for the Sales Support Coordinator you will need to have:

Experience as admin support to a sales team.

Strong customer services and sales experience from within a customer focused business.

The confidence and ability to build relationships across the wider teams and with the customer base.

Good attention to detail and strong administration skills.

A good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Databases and CRM Systems.

You will be joining a dedicated sales team in what is a fast paced and friendly office where full sector specific and job function training will be given and will be the linchpin ensuring all sales opportunities are progressed through initial enquiry to quotation, confirmed order and supply.

On offer is a salary of between £20,000 and £25,000, onsite parking, pension scheme, opportunity for split office and home-based working, five weeks holiday, pension scheme and benefits package.

For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the team.

We are recruiting for a Chartered Landscape Architect on behalf of a Northampton based innovative and solution providing landscaping design team who offer a bespoke landscape design service for new and regeneration projects across several sectors (Residential, Commercial, Parks & Open Spaces, Universities etc.,)

As the Chartered Landscape Architect, you will be designing a wide variety of projects including open space regeneration and development, housing developments, university grounds, private gardens, roof gardens and show areas etc.,

As the Chartered Landscape Architect, you will be:

Preparing landscaping schemes and the supporting planning information including management plans and tree protection drawings.

Quantifying landscaping schemes for estimation.

Working closely with the Landscape Design Manager to further develop the design team, their output, the customer base, and the areas in which they work.

Promoting the company and services to existing and potential new clients.

Attending site visits and taking part in client meetings.

Preparing sketches, conceptual plans, and a range of graphic imagery.

Preparing planning application material for outline and detailed schemes.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate:

That you have the technical and analytical skills needed for Landscape Visual Impact Assessments, Master Planning, Design and Access Statements, Design Briefs, and other outline planning information.

The ability to prepare landscape schemes for a wide range of sectors (residential, commercial, urban design etc., as well as supporting planning information (including landscape management plans and tree protection drawings.)

Experience of preparing sketches, conceptual plans, and graphic imagery, a sound knowledge of plants.

Experience of related design software i.e., KeySCAPE / LandCADD, Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop and Sketchup.

To be considered you will need:

To be a Chartered Landscape Architect with a minimum of 3 years work-based experience.

Experience in LVIA assessments and outline planning documentation.

A Driving Licence and be happy to travel as part of your job (to other company offices, to meet customers, for site visits etc.,)

In return our client is offering a basic salary of upto £40,000 per year plus benefits package, 5 weeks holiday, pension and employee benefits scheme.

Senior Sales Manager

Salary £33,000 – £35,000 plus commission scheme
(On Target Earnings guide £60,000 per year)

Company Car or Car Allowance

5 Weeks Holiday plus all Bank Holidays, pension scheme, benefits package

The Company:

The Company has over 25 years of experience within Housebuilder sector and are the preferred supplier to many of the national and regional residential developers across the UK.

The Detail:     

You will be working closely with the Sales Director to implement and deliver a strategic sales business plan that meets the business objectives, expands the customer base, and ensures their continued strong presence and growth within the North West and Yorkshire.

As the Senior Sales Manager you will:

Have responsibility for both the external Sales Managers and internal support teams, working closely with them and the wider marketing, design, creative and operations teams to maximise sales performance by achieving organic growth, building on a strong retention line, and driving new business opportunities within the new build sector.

Build key client relationships to build and promote strong, long lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and ensuring you understand their needs and as a sales team provide the solution.

Work with the wider regional sales and senior management team to select, evaluate and approve opportunities for sales growth.

Be responsible for setting objectives with clear KPI’s, coaching and the performance monitoring of your team.

Play an active role in supporting the sales team by personally nurturing and developing large and key account customers, enabling the wider business to grow and capture their market share.

Ensuring all sales processes and performance management is followed and positioned to drive excellence.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate:

Excellence within the House Build Sales Process with the ability to coach and develop these skill levels within your team.

That you can present sales, revenue and expense reports, dashboards, and realistic / qualified sales forecasts.

Strong customer retention, customer revenue growth and new business development experience.

Excellent time management, organisation, presentation, time management and team mentoring and development skills.

The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where collaborating with and influencing business partners to achieve strategic goals is key.

Experience of running, leading, and coaching a sales team and the associated company functions to drive business performance.

On offer is a base salary of between £32,000 and £35,000 – OTE guide is £60,000 per year, a company car or car allowance, 5 weeks holiday, benefits package, enrolment into the company pension scheme and the opportunity to progress your career within a company that actively seeks and looks to develop talent within their organisation.

We are recruiting for an experienced Sales Support Coordinator on behalf of a company who are based in the Alfreton area and offer a design, installation and maintain service to many of the National and Regional House Builders across the UK. As the Sales Support Coordinator you will be supporting the Sales Team by coordinating  appointments,  managing diaries for two of the sales team, coordinating and progressing the sales pipeline, being proactive in making sales calls and booking appointments from inbound and outbound generated leads, following up on outstanding quotes and estimating requests, working with the design and estimating teams to help with their quote management and production and be the point of contact for customers ensuring the relevant Sales Manager is aware of any query and working with them to resolve those. This will include:

Logging all new and existing enquiries, ensuring the information received is passed internally to the correct team members and that progress is communicated internally and externally. This will include contacting clients to request information and updates on open quotations.

Having a key role in ensuring all data is maintained on their CRM system, that this is accurate, complete and up to date.

Working with the Sales and Marketing teams to seek new opportunities within existing and new clients, utilising social media networks (i.e., LinkedIn), lead generation portals (i.e., Glenigan) and existing business relationships cross selling the full range of services and products they can offer.

Being able to recognise the need for, and to coordinate, the inclusion of other colleagues from within the business to support a particular sales opportunity where needed.

Working closely with sales, marketing, design and estimating teams to ensure the customer experience is world class.

To be considered for the Sales Support Coordinator you will need to have:

Experience as admin support to a sales team.

Strong customer services and sales experience from within a customer focused business.

The confidence and ability to build relationships across the wider teams and with the customer base.

Good attention to detail and strong administration skills.

A good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Databases and CRM Systems.

You will be joining a dedicated sales team in what is a fast paced and friendly office where full sector specific and job function training will be given and will be the linchpin ensuring all sales opportunities are progressed through initial enquiry to quotation, confirmed order and supply. On offer is a salary of between £20,000 and £25,000, onsite parking, pension scheme, opportunity for split office and home-based working, four weeks holiday +bank holidays, pension scheme and benefits package. For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the team.

We are recruiting for a Japanese Knotweed Surveyor on behalf of one of the UK’s leading Contractors to meet the demands of their growing Japanese Knotweed and Invasive Species Control, Treatment and Removal service.

Working alongside the wider team as the Surveyor / Environment Consultant you will:

Visit sites within the South East.

Complete survey reports, review previous records and evidence, prepare, and maintain sketches, maps, and reports.

Take photographs of infestation, sites, and subject areas.

Work with the wider team to produce quotations for treatment, control and removal, following up on potential projects, leads and quotations.

Proactively introduce the company to new customers.

Understand the need and any challenges to enable you to work with clients to provide a cost-effective solution for their issue.

As required assist the operation teams working on projects.

Key skills and experience requirements:

Experience of surveying and identifying Japanese Knotweed in both residential and commercial settings.

Strong verbal and written communication skills with excellent attention to detail.

Confidence in ability to build relationships, gain client confidence and offer solutions.

Self-motivation with the ability and enthusiasm to motivate others, being a good team player, innovative, a forward thinker and problem solver, process driven with the ability to prioritise work, the drive, passion, and interest in what you do with good commercial awareness.

Looking for career progression within a fast paced and growing company.

UK Driving Licence.

Computer literacy.

Good plant knowledge.

If you have a related degree or qualification that would be an advantage, as would a PA1, PA6 and PA6AW and any other spraying licence and a CSCS card.

Above all Japanese Knotweed experience is key.

On offer is:

A salary of between £25,000 and £40,000 (dependent on experience and current package)

Company Vehicle & Fuel Card

4 Weeks Holiday.

Laptop

Mobile Phone

Pension Scheme

Full training, support and relevant courses.

Career progression.

We are recruiting for an experienced Contracts Coordinator for a specialist surfacing company who work for a wide range of clients including schools, nurseries, academies, developers, local councils and sports venues installing their outdoor surfacing requirements. (Play Areas, Sports Areas, Artificial Grass etc.,)

The Contracts Coordinator will have a varied job that includes:

Ensuring orders are processed and that everything that is required is available at the depot or delivered to site ready for installation. This can include the surfacing, any specialist tools required for the installation, plant & machinery and skips etc.,

Booking accommodation for the installation teams when they are working away.

Alongside the Operations Manager setting up individual project files for all installations ensuring everything is documented, recorded and actioned for a prompt and efficient installation.

Recording all associated costs (plant, equipment, surfacing, machinery, staff costs, accommodation costs etc.,) to ensure accurate invoicing and project costing reports.

Liaising with both Customers and the Installation Teams regarding upcoming projects, as required changing installation dates, resolving any issues and always working to ensure best in class service to clients and colleagues.

To be considered for this job opportunity you will need:

Related experience of being the admin support for similar projects – installation, repair, maintenance or rip out (can be kitchens, landscaping, catering, grounds maintenance or retail for example – anywhere where you are the admin person arranging for teams to install, maintain or repair anything).

Strong administration skills, the ability to handle multiple projects, a good memory so you can remember lots of detail relating to several projects as you will be the admin linchpin responsible for ensuring that installations run to schedule.

Good problem-solving skills, to relish working under pressure in a friendly and hardworking team environment.

To be happy to jump in assist colleagues and the wider team.

Your own transport as the office is in a rural location with no bus / train service.

On offer is a basic salary of between £20,000 and £23,000 which is negotiable based on experience, onsite parking, four weeks holiday plus all bank holidays, a pension scheme and excellent career progression opportunities as you are joining a well established and successful company that has expanded their business within the last year and have plans to further expand over the coming years.

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Contracts Coordinator for a company that offers a winter snow clearance and gritting service across several sectors and to a wide range of clients throughout the South East alongside their landscape installation and maintenance service.

On offer is a salary of upto £30,000, four weeks holiday plus all bank holidays, a day off for your birthday, automatic enrolment into their company pension scheme and a genuine opportunity to progress your career within a successful and fast-growing service provider that works across the South of England.

As the Senior Contracts Coordinator, you will be supporting the Contracts Manager, Senior Management Team and Operational Teams to ensure effective planning and scheduling for the upcoming winter season. During the winter season the efficient mobilisation of the winter services team.  This will include:

Planning, organising, scheduling and the booking of their Gritting / Snow Clearance and Winter Maintenance Schedules and supporting the Grounds Maintenance, Landscaping and Invasive Species Teams.

Proactively managing team issues related to jobs.

Efficiently and accurately scheduling works onto several software scheduling systems.

Daily interaction with customers, suppliers, internal teams, operational teams, and sub-contractors to update on progress of projects, answer queries, take request for quotations and resolve any issues.

Handling incoming and outgoing calls, dealing with request effectively and efficiently, taking accurate and detailed messages and ensuring they are passed on to the relevant team member of department for resolution.

Ensuring the operational, internal teams and sub-contractors are organised to deliver any works scheduled.

Liaising with suppliers to place orders and organise deliveries to ensure jobs are delivered on time.

Maintaining accurate records across all systems inline with company processes and procedures.

The administration of the approved supplier and sub-contractor spreadsheet.

Sourcing and setting up new sub-contractors ensuring information is collated along with insurance documentation and draft contracts.

Supporting other departments to meet the operational needs of the business especially during peak season.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate:

That you are an experienced Contracts Coordinator / Project Coordinator / Contracts Administrator / Project Administrator / Service or Resource Scheduler. If you have direct sector related experience that would be an advantage.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills at all levels.

High attention to detail.

That you are dynamic and able to move with the times in a fast-paced growing company, are happy to embrace change and technology and to be an innovative and a forward thinker.

The ability to prioritise and manage your workload in what can be a pressured environment.

Be committed and keen to progress.

Commercial awareness and that you are KPI driven.

The ability to multitask and to think on your feet.

Due to the involvement within Winter Services (mobilising gritting & snow clearing services) there is a requirement to be on call (this is on a rota basis) during the winter season.

For more information on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the recruiting team here at Cole & Yates.

We are recruiting for an experienced Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager in the Wallingford, OX10 area who will be responsible for the operational management across our clients’ full service offering and for the operational team, monitoring performance to ensure service, quality, set standards and targets are achieved and meet with confirmed costs and timescales.

This will include:

Managing a number of social housing, education and commercial sector contracts across a set geographical area with full P&L responsibility.

Mentoring, developing, and motivating your directly employed and sub-contracted teams to ensure projects are completed on time, to budget and to the client’s satisfaction.

With the assistance of a Contracts Coordinator plan and book in all necessary work schedules, working to ensure best use of teams and the best travel route.

Managing one off jobs from start to finish ensuring that required documentation is completed to enable invoicing.

Carrying out regular tool box talks with Team Leaders, Operatives and Contractors, ensure staff are working to instructions and health and safety requirements, following both legal and quality requirements (safe systems of work, RAMS, wearing correct PPE and uniforms etc.,).

Researching and implementing new ways of working, looking to improve on operational efficiencies and to reduce associated costs.

Liaising with existing and potential new clients and pro-actively cross and upsell across the services that they offer.

Ensuring correct staffing levels are maintained to deliver maximum productivity within budget, delivering strategies to reduce labour costs including performance management and staff development.

To be considered for the Grounds Maintenance Contracts Managers job opportunity you will need:

Experience as a Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager or Assistant Contracts Manager with a good understanding of grounds maintenance, landscape improvement and winter services. If you have invasive species related skills that would be an advantage as would waste removal.

To be a strategic thinker able to contribute to the company’s strategic plan, develop your own business unit plan, possess a clear vision for your department and be able to communicate this to your team.

To be highly motivated, reliable, and able to demonstrate initiative as well as having good organisational skills.

To be customer focused, willing to take ownership of any problems and resolve those with the ability to manage client expectations, a strong relationship builder and effective business developer.

Strong commercial awareness and acumen.

Good IT skills with experience of using Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Be looking to join an established and fast growing business and be part of those growth plans as they continue to expand in the areas that they cover and services that they offer.

On offer for this job:

A basic salary of between £35,000 and £45,000 depending on experience.

Bonus Scheme.

Four weeks holiday (plus all Bank Holidays).

Company Vehicle or Allowance.

Career progression opportunities.

Pension Scheme.

For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply, please use the link shown on this website.

We are recruiting for an experienced Sales Support Coordinator on behalf of a company who are based in the Reading area and offer a design, installation and maintain service to many of the National and Regional House Builders across the UK.

As the Sales Support Coordinator you will be supporting the Sales Team by coordinating  appointments,  managing diaries for two of the sales team, coordinating and progressing the sales pipeline, being proactive in making sales calls and booking appointments from inbound and outbound generated leads, following up on outstanding quotes and estimating requests, working with the design and estimating teams to help with their quote management and production and be the point of contact for customers ensuring the relevant Sales Manager is aware of any query and working with them to resolve those. This will include:

Logging all new and existing enquiries, ensuring the information received is passed internally to the correct team members and that progress is communicated internally and externally. This will include contacting clients to request information and updates on open quotations.

Having a key role in ensuring all data is maintained on their CRM system, that this is accurate, complete and up to date.

Working with the Sales and Marketing teams to seek new opportunities within existing and new clients, utilising social media networks (i.e., LinkedIn), lead generation portals (i.e., Glenigan) and existing business relationships cross selling the full range of services and products they can offer.

Being able to recognise the need for, and to coordinate, the inclusion of other colleagues from within the business to support a particular sales opportunity where needed.

Working closely with sales, marketing, design and estimating teams to ensure the customer experience is world class.

To be considered for the Sales Support Coordinator you will need to have:

Experience as admin support to a sales team.

Strong customer services and sales experience from within a customer focused business.

The confidence and ability to build relationships across the wider teams and with the customer base.

Good attention to detail and strong administration skills.

A good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Databases and CRM Systems.

You will be joining a dedicated sales team in what is a fast paced and friendly office where full sector specific and job function training will be given and will be the linchpin ensuring all sales opportunities are progressed through initial enquiry to quotation, confirmed order and supply.

On offer is a salary of between £20,000 and £25,000, onsite parking, pension scheme, opportunity for split office and home-based working, four weeks holiday +bank holidays, pension scheme and benefits package.

For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the team.