Ground Control
Project Manager - Arb Utility
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Project Manager - Arb Utility
Project Manager
Location: Field-based in the East Midlands (Derby & Coventry)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday
About the Role
We are seeking a Project Manager to support the Contract Delivery Manager in the Arb Utility division at Ground Control. You will be responsible for managing an assigned programme of tree works around power lines and pylons across the East Midlands area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee programme delivery for Contract KPI targets and project teams.
- Drive safety, environmental compliance, quality, customer service, and profitability standards.
- Ensure consistency and innovation in execution to position Ground Control as industry leaders.
- Manage 3/4 days fieldwork (rural travel required) and 1/2 day office-based work (home office).
- Responsible for safest, highest-quality, and most cost-effective delivery of work programs.
Core Responsibilities
Work within the following key areas:
Project & Team Leadership
- Monitor and optimise project outputs and performance across safety, quality, productivity, budget, timelines, and client satisfaction.
- Maintain effective communication with assigned office-based Project Coordinators, ensuring timelines and key deliverables align (e.g., plans, budgets, safety logs, reporting*).
- Maintain transparent and timely updates for Contract Delivery Managers via reporting tools and meetings.
Operational Coordination
- Utilise and co-ordinate tree cutting teams, including work bank management and resource allocation across programs.
- Plan and update relevant programme of work, checklists, and timelines for assigned projects.
- Resolve client-dependency delays efficiently, securing consents and approvals promptly.
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- Mandatory requirements for this role:
- Prior field-based experience (e.g., outside elems, arb/agricultural projects) or experience in similar industries (arbitrary preference toward Surveyors, Builders, or ex-Military).
- Negotiation and influencing skills for stakeholder management.
- Proficient IT skills (e.g., planning/programming software, excel reporting, MS Suite).
- Talent for delegation, organisation, planning, and prioritisation of multiple stakeholder demands (client, contractors, supplier, HSE).
- Commitment to customer service, maintaining high client satisfaction.
Requirements
Essential
- Full UK driving licence (required due to daily rural travel).
- Ability to work independently in varied environments (weather, heavy machinery) with consistent problem-solving.
- Applied experience in planning, logistics, safety, and accountability (flexible about horticulture-specific path).
- Optional short video submission showcasing skills/personality—not compulsory.
Desired but Not Essential
- Tree or horticulture industry familiarity (practical experience is lower priority vs logic/organisation).
- Great for graduates, career-switchers (e.g., ex-Forces bulking) or later-career professionals from field-based roles (Survey, Agri, Offshore etc.).
Selection Process
- Application Review: Reviewed against key role KPIs.
- Tailored Training: Provided in stools and safety standards.
- Skill Demonstration (optional video response).
- Interview Phases: Initial call (30 mins’ conversations) → One 1-to-1 interview (virtual on Teams/in-person).
- Decisions: May include critical situational assessments at advanced stages.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary (directly aligned to experience).
- Performance bonus: Tiered opportunity linked to profitability/personal contribution.
- Pension scheme: Complimentary workplace planning.
- Regulatory accountancy: 5 extra leave/trade-offs via Holidays-Buy-Scheme.
- Flexible discipline: Access to health and wellbeing resources, including:
- On-site private GP for urgent support.
- Partially-subsidised gym membership.
- Life insurance for security.
- Parking/ lãªenä program (if applicable with role).
Why Join Us?
At Ground Control, we foster an inclusive culture rooted in dignity, respect, and responsiveness. We:
- Challenge exclusion in recruitment, housing advancement, behavioural frameworks, and business control.
- Adhere to UK Equality Act 2010 guidelines, ensuring rights are protected and reasonable adjustments applied transparently.
- Emphasise conversational hiring, zero-tolerance for discrimination, and structural transparency.
We are grateful to hear from your cultural competencies and aspirations—some experienced in horticulture/powers areas, some entering fields flexibly—today.
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