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Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager

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Location: South East England
Salary: Up to £55,000 + Company Car + bonus + benefits
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Are you an experienced Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager with a background in Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping?
Our client is a family-owned, long-established provider of grounds maintenance and landscape solutions for a variety of clients within the UK. Customer care and service is paramount to their service offering.
The Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager will play a key role in following up on initial customer enquiries, increasing market share from existing customers while supporting new business activity. Typical customers include schools, care homes, hospitals, business parks etc.
The Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager Will Be Expected To
- Manage customer relationships
- Produce accurate estimates
- Oversee tender activity
- Manage small works and projects, ensuring high service standards, commercial performance, and full compliance with Company procedures
This role is operating with the Southeast of England covering Hertfordshire, through London and into Essex, Kent, Sussex, Surry and Middlesex. This role is home based and the successful candidate will be responsible for managing their own diary and travel accordingly. One day a week there is a requirement to travel to the Midlands for the weekly sales meeting.
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Candidates with a background in grounds maintenance with the following job titles would also be of interest:
- Commercial Manager
- Client Services Manager
- Key Accounts manager
- Service Delivery Manager
Role And Responsibilities
- Respond to inbound sales enquiries and convert opportunities into profitable work
- Produce estimates for all works, agree pricing with customers, and project manage relevant activities
- Account manages nominated customers, including presentations, tender submissions, and negotiations
- Maintain regular client contact to build relationships and support customer satisfaction targets
- Generate sales opportunities across chosen markets
- Support and adhere to tender pricing strategies and annual contract price reviews
- Manage specified plot works, small works, and projects to agreed commercial and quality standards
- Monitor and manage sub-contractors delivering works within areas of responsibility
- Maintain accurate contract files and contribute to audits and quality control processes
- Report monthly on Sales KPIs including sales against targets, pipeline tracking, and contracts at risk


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Requirements Of The Role
- Experience within the grounds maintenance and the landscaping sector is essential
- Proven experience in sales, estimating, pricing, and commercial management
- Strong numerical analysis, judgement, and critical thinking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication with confident stakeholder engagement
- Experience of tendering, negotiating, and pricing strategies
- Strong time management, organisation, and attention to detail
- High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Current UK driving licence
Benefits
- Up to £55,000 salary per annum + discretionary bonus
- Death in service: 1 x salary
- Company car
- 33 days holiday
This Grounds Maintenance Contracts Manager role presents a wonderful opportunity to work for a great company so apply today for consideration.
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