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Ground Control

Aug 25

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Construction & Surveying

AI generated summary

  • You must have Personal Track Safety, Individual Working Alone, and Controller of Site Safety qualifications, team leadership experience, strong communication skills, IT competency, and workload prioritization ability.
  • You will ensure safety, conduct site visits, create SSOW/RAMS, negotiate access, oversee site handovers, verify documentation, and manage records for field teams.

Requirements

  • - Personal Track Safety qualification
  • - Individual Working Alone qualification
  • - Controller of Site Safety qualification
  • - Experience of working safely within guidance and legislation
  • - Experience of leading teams and or coordinating the work of others
  • - Ability to negotiate and communicate effectively
  • - Be IT competent
  • - Ability to prioritise workload and balance demands from numerous sources to ensure that all stakeholder needs are met

Responsibilities

  • Achieving a high level of safety awareness and employee/field team safety accountability
  • Undertaking a minimum of 4 site visits or interventions each month
  • Leading by personal example
  • Scoping/Surveying works and creating robust SSOW/RAMS in appropriate format for the business e.g. Task Briefing Sheet, Site Specific RAMs
  • Time tagging works required
  • Negotiating landowner consents for works and access as appropriate
  • Undertaking site handover briefings for all new site works
  • Ensuring all field teams use appropriate Ground Control systems
  • Verifying that field teams have submitted site completion documentation before invoices are approved for payment
  • Keeping track of all communications and documents, ensuring these are saved correctly

FAQs

What qualifications are preferred for the Site Manager position?

Experience in arboriculture or vegetation management is preferred, along with qualifications such as Personal Track Safety, Individual Working Alone, and Controller of Site Safety.

What are the main responsibilities of the Site Manager?

The Site Manager will assist the Contract Manager in managing a contract area, driving program delivery, ensuring high standards of safety, environment, quality, customer service, compliance, and profitability.

How many site visits is the Site Manager expected to undertake each month?

The Site Manager is expected to undertake a minimum of 4 site visits or interventions each month.

Is there any emphasis on safety within the role?

Yes, achieving a high level of safety awareness and employee accountability is a critical expectation for this role.

What kinds of benefits does Ground Control offer to its employees?

Ground Control offers a wide-ranging benefits program including gym access, nursery vouchers, cycle to work schemes, private GP services, personal volunteering days, and financial benefits like bonuses and employee share options.

How does Ground Control promote diversity in the workplace?

Ground Control embraces a culture where difference is valued, celebrating uniqueness, and believes that diversity grows innovation, which contributes to team success.

What types of training and development opportunities are available?

Employees have access to coaching, mentoring plans, specific accreditations, and opportunities for higher education through the GC Leadership Academy.

What is the company's commitment to sustainability?

Ground Control has committed to planting 1,000,000 trees by 2025, achieving carbon net zero, and has invested 5% of profits into sustainability initiatives through the Evergreen Fund.

How does Ground Control support employee wellbeing?

The company provides services such as Medigold employee support, free flu jabs, a premium subscription to the Calm app, and encourages a supportive working environment.

Is there a yearly bonus scheme for employees at Ground Control?

Yes, Ground Control offers a yearly bonus scheme as part of its financial benefits for employees.

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Ground Control

Award-winning external maintenance provider. National coverage all year round!

Energy
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1973
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Ground Control is a leading external maintenance business and biodiversity expert committed to enhancing and improving the physical environment. We have a strong commitment to sustainability, using technology and data to nurture natural environments and enable our customers to deliver on their environmental promises. We offer award-winning services including, Grounds Maintenance, Winter Gritting, Landscape Construction, Design, Arboriculture, Electric Vehicle chare point installation and much more to over 50,000 commercial properties across the UK. Ground Control’s vision is to leave the world in a better pace than we found it. We are on a mission to realise the potential of human nature by bringing together people, places and the planet, which is Human Nature: At Its Best.