Arboriculture & Vegetation Service Manager

We have a vacancy for a Service Manager to join our Arboricultural team covering Wales and Southern England You'll report directly to the Regional Operations Manager, overseeing and delivering vegetation management works and other operations on the National Grid and associated Utility contracts. Leading a team of Line Clearance Managers, you will deliver works to the highest standard exceeding contract and client expectations. You will have full P&L responsibility and accountability for Health and Safety standards within your designated area. Workswill be delivered as per specification, fulfilling contractual requirements, and achieving budgeted volumes. You will influence excellent health and safety practice and encourage a proactive environment of shared learning, with anyone who is affected by our contract activities. **Responsibilities will include**: - Assume financial responsibility for all aspects of contract delivery including safety, production and financial accountability for the given area or work stream, internal and external reporting while building strong client relationships. - Promote and demonstrate strong leadership by being progressive and proactive. - Be responsible for continuous personal development for yourself and your team. - Lead and develop staff to realise high levels of trust, competence, loyalty and retention. - Delivery of all of your own contractual and personal objectives and those of your team. - Accountable for all operational activities within your designated area, including management of Availability, Utilisation, Effectiveness and Productivity. - Ensure compliance with current legislation whilst continuously reinforcing the importance of safety performance and internal company and customer standards - Manage the existing contract and develop customer relationships to enhance existing and potential new business. - Comply with audit policy and close out actions according to timescales. - Control expenditure within your area's P&L through adequate monitoring of costs and overheads. - Monitor and adjust your monthly forecast, liaising with your Line Clearance Managers. Promptly report adjustments to the appointed contract Commercial Manager and Regional Operations Manager to support the monthly and annual contract budget plan. - Plan, price and carry out work within company authority limits providing monthly reporting to Regional Operations Manager. - Investigate and analyse incidents and near misses to facilitate corrective and preventative action. - Check and challenge your Line Clearance Managers to make sure all work is to specification and "right first time". **Qualifications and Experience required**: - Experienced UA5 qualified or equivalent level training - Computer literacy across all MS programmes - Contract or Project management experience - Proven track record in team management and contract delivery across multi-county areas **What will you get in return?** - An enhanced pension scheme (above auto enrolment rates) - to save for the future - Life Assurance - to protect your family should the worst happen - 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays on top - Option to purchase additional annual leave - Private Medical Insurance - to protect you - Access to 100s of high street discounts - Financial Wellbeing support - Access to low interest loans - Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars'- monetary rewards given to top performers - Training and Development - apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact' Programme - Long Service Awards - Cycle to work scheme - discounted bicycles - Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support **Why join OCS Group UK Ltd?** OCS prides itself as a company with strong family values and we are passionate about hiring people who demonstrate the same. We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS. If you share these Values, we want you to be part of our team. OCS have a well-respected brand and our colleagues are empowered to be the best version of themselves. We offer job stability and are committed to developing our colleagues by offering more than just a job. We are a financially stable business who continuesto be privately owned since its inception in 1900. We reward those who demonstrate our values and since the launch of our OCS Star recognition scheme we have rewarded nearly 1,500 colleagues with monetary vouchers, certificates, and public recognition within the business. We invest and support the growth of our people and are currently sponsoring over 310 colleagues who are enrolled in a variety of apprenticeship programmes, ranging from Level 3 qualifications in customer service to degree programmes in Leadership. If you wantto develop you career, OCS is a great choice. OCS offers the family feel of smaller organisations although large enough to offer so many opportunities. We recognise your efforts and contribution and show our appreciation through a variety of reward schemes which in turn results in our colleagues stayingwith OCS. Our business is the family you can choose, and our people stay for the friendships, opportunities, and career fulfilment we offer.