Contract Supervisor

Glendale Services; Lewes; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services provider in Lewes is seeking a Contract Supervisor to oversee maintenance programs and lead delivery teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong leadership background, excellent time management, and good IT skills. This full-time role offers competitive salary, company vehicle, and numerous additional benefits including generous annual leave and continuous professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company vehicle

Generous annual leave

Free gym membership

Employee health cash plan

Pension scheme

Company sick pay

Genuine career progression

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record of leading staff or small teams.
• Good time management skills and the ability to work in a demanding environment.
• Enthusiasm, strong leadership, and great communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Contract Manager in managing programmed maintenance.
• Oversee works delivery through the Glendale Live field management system.
• Motivate and monitor performance of delivery teams.
• Enforce quality and customer care ethics through the workforce.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Communication

IT skills

Job description

Contract Supervisor | Lewes

40 hours per week/ Salary £33,500 pa + Company vehicle

Are you passionate about maintaining high-quality green spaces?

Are you a natural leader who is highly organised?

Are you IT savvy with a drive to succeed?

Are you looking to take the next step in your career with an award-winning company?

If you identify with the above, this role was made for you!

At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity for an experienced Supervisor to guide and motivate our workforce to success.

And most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

Who are we?

Glendale, a family-owned company since 1989, is a market-leading, technology-focused, respected, environmental services provider. At the forefront of green service provision in the UK, Glendale has revenues of over £65m and is proud to say we have been awarded the 2025 Pro Landscape Business Awards Supreme Winner and the BALI Employer Excellence Award Winner for 2025.

Activities throughout the UK include grounds management, arboriculture, landscaping, estate management, vegetation control, woodland management, supply and relocation of plants and semi-mature trees, winter services and the management of sports facilities.

Committed to the environment, Glendale is a carbon-neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business. From ensuring local parks and open spaces are maintained to a high standard, to tree safety through our arboricultural teams, to saving mature trees through our Civic Tree business and ensuring sustainable design through our landscape architecture practice. Glendale offered the full range of landscape services from one unique source of professionals.

For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk.

The Opportunity

• Assisting the Contract Manager in the effective management of the programmed maintenance.

• Oversee the programme of works and delivery through the Glendale Live field management system.

• Motivate, support and monitor the performance of delivery teams across a wide geographical area.

• Monitor staff timekeeping, holidays and sickness.

• Proactively lead by example, especially in QHSE requirements.

• Maintenance and enforcement of the security of vehicles, plant and equipment.

• Enforcement of the quality and customer care ethics through the workforce and maintaining workforce discipline

• Take responsibility for health and safety and actively participate in the maintenance and improvement of the overall Company Health and Safety culture

The Person

• Demonstrable track record of leading staff or small teams.

• Good time management skills and the ability to work in a demanding environment.

• Enthusiasm, strong leadership, and great communication skills.

• Understand and subscribe to the importance of working as a team.

• Good IT skills are essential as well as a driving licence.

• Previous experience in estimating work and delivering innovative customer solutions would be an advantage.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary, company vehicle and relocation support

• Generous annual leave

• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

• Employee health cash plan

• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day-to-day spending

• Pension scheme

• Company sick pay

• Genuine career progression

• Continuous professional development

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We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days, then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.