Grounds Maintenance Team Lead

About Us

Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients, across every aspect of transport, energy and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable and resilient world. The Egis Group has over 50 years’ experience and a team of 22,000 employees in over 120 countries around the world. Joining our Group means, above all, sharing our values as a people‑first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

In the UK we're proud to be delivering some of the most iconic projects which help connect people, protect our environment and meet emission reduction targets. From motorways to tramways, nuclear power plants to smart cities, clients choose us to help them solve their most complex challenges — delivering climate‑responsible growth that meets the needs of communities, industry, and the planet.

The M40 motorway is just over 123 kms (about 76.43 mi) long, linking London and the M25 with Birmingham, with high traffic levels ranging from 90 000 to 140 000 daily. The contract is for routine O&M services, and provision of a dedicated incident response unit. There are 110+ staff across 3 depots. The contract also includes the management of road incidents, road availability / road‑space bookings, and running Network Control Centre (NCC).

MISSION & MAIN

ACTIVITIES:

The Grounds Maintenance Manager Works Team Lead will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of planned day and nighttime works for our internal teams. The L&E Works Team Lead will oversee the efficient delivery of works, and compliance with safety and quality standards. This role ensures that planned works are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, while minimising disruption to traffic and local communities.

The L&E Works Team Lead will coordinate resources and liaise with the L&E Manager, Night Works Manager and Day Works Manager to ensure completion and sign‑off all nighttime works. The role will ensure that health, safety, quality, and environmental standards are maintained, and compliance with Egis codes of ethics and conduct.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all activities are completed safely in compliance with the company’s health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• Undertake regular site inspections and safety audits to identify all risks and remove or mitigate against.
• Active participation in the delivery of safety briefings, toolbox talks, and learning discussions.
• Oversee, supervise, and participate in the delivery of landscape and ecology works, ensuring that all works are completed satisfactorily, and all relevant works documents are completed and filed in a timely manner.
• Ensure accurate records of completed works and that they are input in a timely and contractual manner. Ensure that any failure works are reported back to the L&E Planning and Delivery Manager for re‑planning.
• Support the process that identifies the levels of competence required to deliver the service and communicate these back to the L&E Planning and Delivery Manager.
• Identify and communicate appropriate training requirements for operatives to the L&E Planning & Delivery Manager.
• Ensure that all works comply with wildlife legislations including but not exclusive to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 & Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
• Investigate incidents and near‑misses, documenting findings, implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence and escalating findings to ensure lessons learnt are captured.
• Monitor work to ensure compliance with project specifications, quality standards, and contractual obligations.
• Proactively identify and address and/or elevate any defects or non‑conformances to the L&E Planning and Delivery Manager.
• Ensure all necessary permits and approvals are available prior to commencement of night works. Stay informed about relevant regulations and compliance requirements.
• Report any issues with fleet or plant to the Day Works Manager, Night Works Manager or L&E Planning and Delivery Manager, and provide support in rectifying issues where required, whilst looking for ways to…