Streetscene Supervisor - Streetscene Services

Working as part of the Streetscene management team and reporting to the Streetscene Senior Operations Officer, you will supervise day-to-day operations across grounds maintenance and cleansing services on council-owned and highway land.

You will plan and programme work, manage staff and resources, and ensure services are delivered safely, on time, to a high standard and within budget. You will also support the council's ambitions around income generation, commercial contracts and continuous service improvement.

This is a varied, visible role involving regular interaction with residents, Councillors, contractors and community groups.

• Supervise and lead Streetscene maintenance teams, providing clear, visible and effective leadership on site
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, including the Environmental Protection Act and Highways Act
• Oversee the safe use, inspection and daily checks of vehicles, plant, tools and equipment
• Monitor performance of staff and contractors, addressing health & safety, conduct and service standards
• Respond to customer, resident and Councillor enquiries and complaints with a strong focus on customer care
• Support commercial contracts and help identify opportunities to improve efficiency and generate income
• Provide supervisory cover at weekends and during emergencies on a rotational basis
• Promote community pride, ownership and high-quality public realm outcomes across Reading

Are you an experienced and motivated Streetscene Supervisor looking to help deliver high-quality public realm maintenance services across the borough? This is a key operational role where you will lead frontline teams, ensure statutory compliance and help drive a more commercial, efficient and customer-focused service.

You will be an experienced supervisor with a strong background in public realm maintenance, construction or a similar operational environment. You'll be confident managing people, resources and competing priorities, and comfortable working in a customer-facing role.

You will bring:

• A full UK driving licence min Cat: C1
• Strong knowledge of health & safety requirements and statutory duties within street scene or environmental services
• Experience planning and overseeing work programmes and day-to-day vehicle and plant operations
• The ability to motivate, influence and lead teams to deliver high standards
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to deal with the public and elected members
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Teams and Excel
• A commercial mindset, with the ability to support income generation and efficient use of resources

You'll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you'll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:

• Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
• Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential.
• Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance - striving to be even better - and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way.
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