Greenspaces and Projects Manager

• Permanent
• Full-time
• 37 Hours a week
• Salary: £53,409 to £56,585 (inclusive of London Fringe Weighting)
• : H0752

The Neighbourhood Delivery service is at the heart of delivering services to residents in Dacorum, whether this be parks and open spaces to trees and woodlands to street cleansing and grounds maintenance to cemeteries and bereavement services to parking services.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Green spaces and Projects Manager within the service. The postholder will lead teams managing Dacorum’s parks, open spaces, trees and woodlands as well as playing a pivotal role in the delivery and development of Suitable Alternative Nature Green space (SANG) sites within the borough. The postholder will also be the Council lead and champion for biodiversity and Nature Recovery.

Additionally, the postholder will work with colleagues across the Neighbourhood Operations Directorate and the wider Council to deliver service improvement, whether this be delivering efficiencies, whole service transformation or implementing digital solutions to improve our accessibility by the public.

The successful applicant will have proven experience and knowledge in delivering high profile and front-line services as well as managing teams across multiple service areas, experience of site management and stakeholder engagement (internal and external), project/programme management, along with service planning, improvement and delivery skills.

Applicants must have a driving licence that is valid in the UK.

A Basic check will be undertaken with the Disclosure and Barring Service to ensure that the successful candidate has no relevant convictions.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed.

The Final date to receive applications will be midnight on the closing date shown in the advert details.