Operations Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 12, 2026.
Operations Manager
Temporary Contract
Job Details
Client: Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Service Area: Greenspaces Operations
Hours: 36 hours per week
Start Date: 26 October 2026
End Date: 14 March 2027
Duration: 20 weeks
Number of Roles: 1
Working Pattern
To be confirmed.
Location
Horley Road
Earlswood
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 6PN
Pay
PAYE Rate: £200.69 per day
Job Overview
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead frontline greenspaces operations.
The role will involve managing two Team Leaders and overseeing teams responsible for parks, open spaces, playgrounds, countryside sites, trees, woodlands, cemeteries, allotments and sports pitches.
Important - Please Read Carefully
This is a frontline greenspaces operations management role.
Candidates should have strong parks, grounds maintenance, countryside, environmental operations, Health and Safety, contractor management and team leadership experience.
A driving licence and DVLA check are required.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead greenspaces operations
- Manage two Team Leaders
- Oversee frontline teams
- Maintain parks and open spaces
- Maintain playgrounds
- Maintain countryside sites
- Maintain trees and woodlands
- Maintain cemeteries
- Maintain allotments
- Maintain sports pitches
- Plan workloads
- Allocate resources
- Manage vehicles and plant
- Manage equipment and materials
- Develop operational plans
- Review maintenance programmes
- Manage service standards
- Oversee Health and Safety
- Review risk assessments
- Review method statements
- Manage safe systems of work
- Oversee COSHH compliance
- Support site inspections
- Investigate incidents
- Manage contractors
- Maintain records
- Support emergency response
- Improve systems and processes
Essential Experience & Skills
- Greenspaces management
- Parks operations
- Grounds maintenance
- Frontline operations
- Team Leader management
- People management
- Workload planning
- Resource allocation
- Vehicle and plant management
- Health and Safety
- Risk assessments
- Method statements
- COSHH awareness
- Site inspections
- Contractor management
- Business continuity
- Emergency response
- Performance monitoring
- Record keeping
- Driving licence
Desirable
- Local authority experience
- Countryside management
- Cemeteries operations
- Allotments management
- Sports pitch maintenance
- Tree and woodland operations
- Playground operations
- Biodiversity knowledge
- Sustainability knowledge
- Digital systems experience
- Out-of-hours response
Additional Information
Interview will be held online via Microsoft Teams.
Interview is expected to take 30 to 40 minutes.
Interviewing managers will be the Head of Greenspaces, Leisure and Culture and the Greenspaces Manager.
Target interview date is 15 October 2026.
Candidate submission deadline is 12 October 2026.
Maximum CVs per agency: 3.
Disclaimer
On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.
I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
Job Reference: OR118203
Screening Questions
- Greenspaces/parks operations experience?
- Team Leader/frontline staff management?
- Workload/resource allocation experience?
- Health and Safety/risk assessment experience?
- Contractor/performance management experience?
- Driving licence and DVLA check?
Skills: Greenspaces Management, Parks Operations, Grounds Maintenance, Team Management, Health and Safety, Risk Assessments, Contractor Management, Business Continuity, Local Authority, Driving Licence