Line Clearance Manager

About The Role

Working Pattern:
Monday
- Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM

Location:

South Wales (Home-Based)

Covering the South Wales area. The successful candidate will be home‑based when not carrying out site visits and operational duties across the region.

• Be responsible for facilitating consented work in your management area and ensuring it is planned and completed by your Line Clearance Supervisors. You will be satisfied work teams and subcontractors are managed, equipped and motivated to deliver operations to excellent standards of safety, compliance and efficiency.
• Plan and deliver work to agreed programmes in accordance with the Contract and Contract Operating Plan.
• Promote and demonstrate strong leadership by supporting the progressive and proactive approach from the Service Managers.
• Plan, price and carry out work within company authority limits or delegate where appropriate. You will retain overall responsibility however and provide regular updates to the tracking mechanisms monitored by the Service Manager.
• Complete a reasonable proportion of span audits against work completed to ensure practises, processes and standards are correctly applied.
• Be responsible for continuous personal development for yourself and your team.
• Be accountable for all operational activities within your assigned area, including management of staff availability, utilisation, effectiveness and productivity.
• Ensure operations are delivered within agreed forecasts and that planned output is reported accurately.
• Ensure compliance with current legislation whilst continuously reinforcing the importance of safety performance and internal company and customer standards.
• Take opportunities to develop customer relationships that may enhance existing and potential new business.

• Experienced UA5 qualified or equivalent level training
• Computer literacy/administrative skills (MS Word & Excel/report writing)
• Aboriculture/Forestry/diploma or other relevant industry qualification would be desirable
• IOSH (a mandatory training requirement if not already held)
• Credible track record in Utility Arboriculture
• Experience Managing a small team

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award‑winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve.

Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values
- Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.