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Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in the Country with 4130 Hectares of green space managed across 752 sites by the Parks and Countryside Service. Sheffield’s residents report that parks and green spaces are of huge importance to them with almost all sites seeing increased use throughout the pandemic. The ways in which we use, maintain, and manage our green spaces is changing and the Council is looking to recruit to this role to lead and support these changes. We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking, and innovative leader to take on this interesting and valuable role.

This post

• Leads the delivery of effective parks and public realm operations for the Service.
• Collaborates with Senior Management colleagues
• Directs the management team in delivering efficient grounds maintenance services
• Is responsible for strategic planning and the operational day-to-day delivery for all parks and public realm maintenance.

You will be

• Qualified in a relevant discipline with at least 3 years’ experience in a relevant field.
• Creative, able to communicate clearly with a range of stakeholders and elected representatives demonstrate proven leadership, project skills and financial management.

This role is part of a progressive and dedicated Management Team. Making our services more efficient and effective and supporting our service to make the environmental changes that are required over the coming years are going to be imperative for Parks and Countryside, making this role key for the service and the users of our green spaces.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Ruth Bell, Head of Parks and Countryside at [email protected]

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.