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We are recruiting for an experienced Operations Manager on behalf of a company that offers a landscaping and playground design and installation service across the UK for a wide range of clients that include schools, nurseries, academies, national house builders, commercial developers, councils and local authorities.

The Operations Manager will have responsibility for the delivery and installation of a variety of timber and steel play equipment and associated landscaping within the South East ensuring all financial, quality and customer service targets are consistently met and will:

Be responsible for the project management and resource planning of both installation teams and projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and in line with priced expectations.

Undertake pre-contract site meetings to clarify and confirm details of the works and any amendments to costings.

Prepare programmes of work using in-house templates and software packages to ensure on time delivery of projects.

Maintain and up to date and efficient programme of projects, agreeing dates and/or any amendments with clients and subcontractors ensuring timely scheduling of plant, material and equipment delivery to site.

Ensure installations are undertaken in accordance with the site plans, installation instructions and H&S procedures through regular site visits, taking remedial action as appropriate.

Monitor and review project progress against the job costings to ensure that gross profit margins are achieved or exceeded.

Manage site and installation issues ensuring an resolving successfully, cost effectively, efficiently and to client satisfaction.

Undertake sign-off meetings as appropriate with clients at completion of the installation ensuring files are passed to accounts for invoicing.

Develop and expand a network of in house teams and installation sub-contractors with the right skills.

Manage the training of in-house and sub-contracted teams.

Assist the Sales Team with pricing of miscellaneous items for job costings.

Be responsible for ensuring all operational, HR, compliance and H&S processes are consistently applied.

To be considered for the Operations Managers job opportunity you will need :

Direct experience of managing installation projects within the landscaping, play equipment, fencing, outdoor furniture, groundworks or related sectors.

Excellent project management skills, to be highly organised with good attention to detail and communication skills and be able to work well under and complete projects within set time frames.

Strong leadership and organisational skills, to be a driven individual who is able to self-motivate and has a positive can do attitude.

To have a good understanding of Microsoft packages in particular excel which is the key software used.

Be living within the South East.

The Operations Manager will be joining an established company which has over 20 years experience within the landscaping and playground sectors and will be fully supported by an experienced, design, sales and operational and administration support team who know what needs to be done, how to schedule it, plan for it and install it.

On offer is a salary of up to £40,000 per year which is negotiable based on experience and current package, a performance related bonus scheme, Company Car or Car Allowance, Laptop, Mobile Phone, Tablet, 5 Weeks Holiday (Plus all Bank Holidays) a pension scheme and the opportunity to further progress your career within the playground equipment installation sector.

We are recruiting for an office based Business Development Executive on behalf of a company based just outside Northampton who offer a variety of products and services to a diverse customer base across the UK that includes Schools, Nurseries, Local Authorities, Facilities Manager Companies, Housing Developers, Commercial Developers, Town & Parish Councils etc.,

Asthe Business Development Executive, you will be joining a close working, friendly and enthusiastic team who support the externally based sales team by taking and making calls promoting both the services and products they offer, understand needs, generate sales meetings as well as nurture and further strengthen existing customer relationships.

This will be an equally challenging, varied, and exciting job where making things happen is the key requirement and where maintaining a positive mindset and enthusiastic approach is key.

As the Business Development Executive, you will:

Make outbound calls to existing and potential new customers.

Ensure enquiries are recorded and contact is made to gain the detail needed.

Follow up on leads that are generated by marketing campaigns.

Work closely with the Marketing and External Sales Team to identify current market trends and patterns to enhance revenue generating opportunities.

Support the External Sales Team with their opportunity pipeline.

Create new and referral meetings by building solid relationships with existing and target customers.

Generate leads for specific Group Companies.

Work with the external sales team ensuring they have the relevant information for their meetings and that their diaries are scheduled efficiently.

Follow up on quotations and future opportunities to ensure a consistent sales pipeline.

To be considered for this role you will need:

To be a confident communicator, happy to spend your time on the phone making and receiving calls, always working to understand the need and promote the ways in which the company, their products and services could assist with the clear aim of securing an appointment with one of the sales team

A proven track record of hitting sales and call targets.

A can-do attitude, the ability to always remain calm and positive, be confident in your approach and ability to speak to people on the phone.

To be highly organised with the ability to multi-task, possess strong administration skills with experience of using and an understanding of the importance of correctly recording contact, opportunities and appointments booked on internal CRM and Diary Management software.

On offer is a basic salary of between £20,000 and £23,000, 28 Days Holiday, Pension Scheme and on-site parking and the opportunity to join a well-established, friendly, and enthusiastic team of office-based sales professionals who support the wider externally based sales team responding to incoming sales leads and generating their appointments.

Please note that you will need your own transport as there is no bus or train route near their offices.

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Contracts Coordinator for a facilities management company that offers a winter snow clearance and gritting service across several sectors and to a wide range of clients throughout the South.

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 and Landscape Improvement 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.

Job Opportunity                 Fencer

Location                        Minworth, Sutton Coldfield

Hourly Rate                     £10.00 - £11.00 / 42.5 Hour Week

Overtime Available              Yes

Job Type                        Permanent / Full Time Job Opportunity

Progression                     Option to Progress to Fencing Team Leader

Other Benefits                  4 Weeks Paid Holiday, Pension Scheme.

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We are recruiting for a Fencing Operative to join an established fencing company based just outside Minworth near Sutton Coldfield.  As a member of the Fencing Team you will be working alongside your Team Leading Fencer and be installing a variety of fencing, most of the time working on new build housing developments installing Closeboard fencing, pedestrian gates, metal railings and security fencing etc.,

To be considered for this Fencing Job you will need:

Previous experience of installing fencing and ideally installing on new build housing developments.

Your full driving licence to get to and from the depot each day, a company van is provided for travel to and from site.

Ideally an in date CSCS card or be willing to take the test if offered a job – current cost when booked on the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) site is £22.

Hourly rate will be discussed at interview and will be based on level of experience.

We are also recruiting for an experienced Fencing Team Leader, paying between £12.10 and £13.60 per hour, as the Fencing Team Leader you have a company van, fuel card and responsibility for your team and the quality of the installations on site.  If you are interested in the Team Leaders job you can either look for the advert on this site or just apply for this role and we can give you the detail of the Team Leaders job opportunity when we speak to you.

Job Opportunity                  Fencing Team Leader

Location                         Minworth, Sutton Coldfield

Hourly Rate                      £12.10 - £14.00 / 42.5 Hour Week

Overtime Available               Yes

Job Type                         Permanent / Full Time Job Opportunity

Progression                      Yes

Other Benefits                   4 Weeks Paid Holiday, Pension Scheme, Company Van,

                                 Fuel Card.

We are recruiting for an experienced Fencer with Team Leading experience to join an established fencing company based just outside Minworth near Sutton Coldfield.  As the Fencing Team Leader, you will be working alongside your team and be installing a variety of fencing, most of the time working on new build housing developments installing closeboard fencing, pedestrian gates, metal railings and security fencing etc.,

To be considered for this Fencing Team Leaders Job you will need:

Previous experience of installing fencing and ideally installing on new build housing developments.

Team Leading experience.

Your full driving licence, a company van and fuel card are provided.

Ideally an in date CSCS card or be willing to take the test if offered a job – current cost when booked on the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) site is £22.

Hourly rate will be discussed at interview and will be based on level of experience.

We are also recruiting for Fencing Operatives, paying between £10.00 and £11.00 per hour.  If you are interested in the Fencing Operatives job you can either look for the advert on this site or just apply for this role and we can give you the detail of the Team Leaders job opportunity when we speak to you.

Job Opportunity                   Landscaper

Location                          Minworth, Sutton Coldfield

Hourly Rate                       £10.00 - £11.00 / 42.5 Hour Week

Overtime Available                Yes

Job Type                          Permanent / Full Time Job Opportunity

Progression                       Option to Progress to Team Leader

Other Benefits                    4 Weeks Paid Holiday, Pension Scheme.

We are recruiting for a Landscaper to join an established landscaping company based just outside Minworth near Sutton Coldfield.  As a member of the Landscaping Team, you will be working alongside your Team Leading Landscaper and be laying turf, sowing grass seed, planting trees, planting shrubs and other related landscaping tasks on new building housing developments.

To be considered for this Landscaping Job you will need:

Previous experience of turfing, planting, seed sowing and mulching.

Your full driving licence to get to and from the depot each day, a company van is provided for travel to and from site.

Ideally an in date CSCS card or be willing to take the test if offered a job – current cost when booked on the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) site is £22.

Hourly rate will be discussed at interview and will be based on level of experience.

We are also recruiting for an experienced Landscaping Team Leader, paying between £12.00 and £13.60 per hour, as the Landscaping Team Leader you have a company van, fuel card and responsibility for your team and the quality of the installations on site.  If you are interested in the Team Leaders job you can either look for the advert on this site or just apply for this role and we can give you the detail of the Team Leaders job opportunity when we speak to you.

Job Opportunity                   Landscaper

Location                          Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Hourly Rate                       £10.00 - £11.00 / 42.5 Hour Week

Overtime Available                Yes

Job Type                          Permanent / Full Time Job Opportunity

Progression                       Option to Progress to Team Leader

Other Benefits                    4 Weeks Paid Holiday, Pension Scheme.

We are recruiting for a Landscaper to join an established landscaping company based just outside Kingsthorpe (near Northampton).  As a member of the Landscaping Team, you will be working alongside your Team Leading Landscaper and be laying turf, sowing grass seed, planting trees, planting shrubs and other related landscaping tasks on new building housing developments.

To be considered for this Landscaping Job you will need:

Previous experience of turfing, planting, seed sowing and mulching.

Your full driving licence to get to and from the depot each day, a company van is provided for travel to and from site.

Ideally an in date CSCS card or be willing to take the test if offered a job – current cost when booked on the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) site is £22.

Hourly rate will be discussed at interview and will be based on level of experience.

We are also recruiting for an experienced Landscaping Team Leader, paying between £12.00 and £13.60 per hour, as the Landscaping Team Leader you have responsibility for your team and the quality of the installations on site.  If you are interested in the Team Leaders job you can either look for the advert on this site or just apply for this role and we can give you the detail of the Team Leaders job opportunity when we speak to you.

Job Opportunity                   Landscaper

Location                          Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Hourly Rate                       £10.00 - £10.50 / 45 Hour Week

Overtime Available                Yes

Job Type                          Permanent / Full Time Job Opportunity

Progression                       Option to Progress to Team Leader

Other Benefits                    4 Weeks Paid Holiday, Pension Scheme.

We are recruiting for a Landscaper to join an established landscaping company based just outside Pocklington.  As a member of the Landscaping Team, you will be working alongside your Team Leading Landscaper and be laying turf, sowing grass seed, planting trees, planting shrubs and other related landscaping tasks on new building housing developments.

To be considered for this Landscaping Job you will need:

Previous experience of turfing, planting, seed sowing and mulching.

Your full driving licence to get to and from the depot each day, a company van is provided for travel to and from site.

Ideally an in date CSCS card or be willing to take the test if offered a job – current cost when booked on the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) site is £22.

Hourly rate will be discussed at interview and will be based on level of experience.

We are also recruiting for an experienced Landscaping Team Leader, paying between £12.00 and £13.00 per hour, as the Landscaping Team Leader you have responsibility for your team and the quality of the installations on site.  If you are interested in the Team Leaders job you can either look for the advert on this site or just apply for this role and we can give you the detail of the Team Leaders job opportunity when we speak to you.

Job Opportunity                   Landscaper

Location                          Rainton, Thirsk

Hourly Rate                       £10.00 - £10.50 / 45 Hour Week

Overtime Available                Yes

Job Type                          Permanent / Full Time Job Opportunity

Progression                       Option to Progress to Team Leader

Other Benefits                    4 Weeks Paid Holiday, Pension Scheme.

We are recruiting for a Landscaper to join a landscaping company who are based just outside Rainton, Thirsk as a member of the Show Home and Show Area Landscaping Team.

As the Landscaper within this team, you will be working alongside a Landscaping Team Leader installing show home gardens and POS / Show areas on new build housing developments this will include ground preparation, turfing, planting, seed sowing and some hard landscaping tasks all of which will need to be completed to very high standards.

To be considered for this Landscaping Job you will need:

• Previous experience of turfing, planting, seed sowing, mulching and ideally some hard landscaping related experience.
• Your full driving licence in case they need you to drive a company van and your own transport to be able to get to and from the depot each day from where you will travel with your team leader to various sites.
• Ideally an in date CSCS card or be willing to take the test if offered a job – current cost when booked on the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) site is £22.
• Hourly rate will be discussed at interview and will be based on level of experience.

We are also recruiting for an experienced Landscaping Team Leader, paying between £12.00 and £13.00 per hour, as the Landscaping Team Leader you have a company van, fuel card and responsibility for your team and the quality of the installations on site. If you are interested in the Team Leaders job you can either look for the advert on this site or just apply for this role and we can give you the detail of the Team Leaders job opportunity when we speak to you.

Job Opportunity                   Playground Installer (Team Leader)

Location                          Earlswood, Warwickshire

Salary                            £28,000 - £32,000 per year 

Overtime Available                Yes

Job Type                          Permanent / Full Time Job Opportunity

Other Benefits                    4 Weeks Paid Holiday, Pension Scheme.

We are recruiting for an Installation Team Leader who ideally has experience of:

Grass Matting Installation

Wetpour Installation

Artificial Grass Installation

Play Equipment Installation

The Installation Team Leader will be:

Laying artificial surfacing including Grass Mats, Wetpour, Mulch and Wetpour.

Replacing and/or installing play equipment.

Liaising with customers on site.

Taking receipt of deliveries, unloading and storing material.

Ensuring Health & Safety Regulations & Safe Working Practices are continually adhered to.

Setting both the pace and companies high quality standard for all installations, working with your team to help develop their skills.

For your application to be considered you must have:

A full driving licence.

Already have or be prepared (if offered a job) to get your CSCS card.

Already have or be prepared (if offered a job) to get a DBS Certificate.

Have experience of at least installing artificial grass, of working outside in all weathers, can both lead and work as part of a team, be self motivated, trustworthy, a good communicator who is reliable, a good problem solver, is happy to travel across the Midlands and on occasion around the UK and as required stay away for work.

Desirable experience includes:

Wetpour or Mulch installation.

Playground Equipment installation.

Proficient in the use of diggers and dumpers.

Being first aid trained.

You will be employed by a well established company within this sector who pride themselves on the quality of their service, installation and teams fully supporting this by providing inhouse training on the ground preparation for and installation of their full product range. All teams start their day from their depot so you need your own transport to be able to get to work and as a Team Leader your driving licence to enable you to drive yourself and your team to site each day.