Job Description

Your new role
What you'll do:

• Lead the planning and execution of vegetation control along depots.
• Manage risks associated with overgrown vegetation, including visibility, fire hazards, and infrastructure damage.
• Lead a team of grounds operatives and winter service staff, ensuring appropriate training and certification (e.g., PTS).
• Manage external contractors and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
• Promote a safety-first culture and continuous improvement ethos.
• Work with estimating teams to develop consistent a grounds maintenance pricing schedule suitable for both internal and external clients
• Liaise with Client Representatives ensuring positive constructive relationships based on good service delivery
• Practice effective risk management, establishing controls, procedures, health and safety systems, audits etc which ensure that services are compliant with legislation and that contingency plans are in place.
• Maintain an awareness of RFM's Policies, Procedures and objectives related to the successful delivery of the Grounds Maintenance service.

What you'll need:

• The postholder will hold a relevant professional vocational qualification/experience in a Grounds Maintenance/Horticulture discipline or have equivalent experience.
• Management of Grounds Maintenance services with practical problem solving, property maintenance and external grounds projects experience will be required.
• The postholder will have experience of hard and soft landscaping.
• Interpretation and implementation of changes to legislation within the context of providing Grounds Maintenance.
• The postholder should be able to display the following competencies:-
• Manage and motivate staff
• Plan and mobilise reliable services
• Balance the need for quality and profit
• Operate effective IT systems
• Plan and deliver effective grounds maintenance programmes
• Prepare budgets and manage expenditure to deliver favourable outcomes
• Communicate effectively at a professional level with client representatives at all levels
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel between sites.

The successful candidate will require a DBS/Disclosure Check.
Who we're looking for:
The Facilities Manager reports to the Contract Manager and will assist them with delegated reporting, budget, management, and meeting tasks. The job holder requires the ability to manage client relations, internal teams, and external suppliers. They will have a motivation to continuously improve all aspects of the operation and deliver quality of service in line with contractual expectations and our business values.
What's in it for me
Our Principles - The Robertson Way
Our principles are our roadmap to achieving positive outcomes and delivering on our purpose. They influence daily decisions around what we do and how we do things, creating an environment of growth, innovation and high performance.
We listen
Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.
We are professional
Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.
We take responsibility
Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.
We are determined to succeed
Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.
We are one team
We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.
Benefits of working with Robertson:
In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:

• 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)

• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

• Life Assurance

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Hapi Rewards App

• Annual Flu Vaccine

• Access to E-Learning

• Health & Wellbeing Support

• Life Management & Financial Support

Diversity & Inclusion:
When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That's why we're working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you'll see things our way, too.
Apply now
If you've got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we'd love to meet you. To apply for this role and to start seeing things our way, submit your CV.
This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.

Skills Required