Job title: Grounds and Maintenance Manager
Location: Padstow Holiday Village
Pay: c.£33,000 per annum
Hours: Full time (40 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Live In: Not available with this role
Join our team at Padstow Holiday Village, set in the heart of the beautiful Cornish countryside. As Grounds and Maintenance Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring our park looks its very best all year round. Leading a dedicated team, you'll oversee the care and enhancement of our grounds, gardens, landscaped areas and outdoor spaces, alongside the maintenance of our facilities, holiday homes and lodges. You'll manage maintenance schedules, drive exceptional presentation standards and help create a safe, attractive and welcoming environment for our guests and owners.
Benefits of being part of Lovat Parks
- Competitive pay – we are proud to be an accredited National Living Wage Employer
- Birthday leave – enjoy your birthday off to celebrate and relax
- Paid volunteering leave – take paid leave to participate in volunteering activities, allowing you to give back to the community
- Mental health support – access to mental health first aiders and resources to ensure you have the support you need
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to a range of advice across all areas of life
- Death in Service benefit
What will you do?
- Lead, motivate and develop the Grounds and Maintenance Team
- Ensure the park's grounds, gardens, green spaces and landscaped areas are maintained to exceptional standards
- Plan and coordinate seasonal horticultural works, including planting, pruning and turf care
- Oversee maintenance activities across the park, including accommodation, facilities and infrastructure
- Plan and manage landscaping, improvement projects, caravan siting and re-siting
- Support the planning and delivery of capital projects, winter works and grounds enhancement projects
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, presentation and health and safety across the park
- Manage stock, equipment, contractors and maintenance budgets efficiently
- Oversee waste management, drainage, utilities and hot tub testing and maintenance
- Resolve guest and owner concerns promptly and professionally
Work collaboratively across the park and region
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What are we looking for?
The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining and improving the park and will have:
- A proven track record of leading, developing and motivating a Grounds and Maintenance team
- Experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping, horticulture or gardening, with a passion for creating and maintaining high-quality outdoor spaces
- Experience of delivering on-park development and improvement projects
- Practical maintenance experience, with skills in carpentry, plumbing or another trade
- The ability to plan, prioritise and deliver both preventative and reactive maintenance programmes
- A thorough understanding of health and safety legislation and the application of safe working practices
- Strong organisational, problem-solving and communication skills
A relevant trade qualification (e.g. City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent) is advantageous
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About us
Lovat Parks, established in 2017, is the UK's first B Corp certified holiday park group, dedicated to sustainable and responsible tourism.
Our core values are:
- We care : We create a culture of warmth and welcome, where everyone has a voice.
- We commit to great quality and service : Our guests and owners expect the best, and our team members are proud to deliver it. We set out to do things differently.
- We create a better tomorrow : We believe in business as a force for good; we respect the environment and protect the future through our actions and decisions.
- We build lasting relationships : We value our communities, holidaymakers, owners, team, and neighbours. We encourage and listen to their feedback.
Our parks are designed to help guests connect with nature, offering unique experiences tailored to their individual natural settings.
We are committed to looking after people and the planet, creating special places that foster connections with people and the environment.
Our Commitment to Equality & Diversity
The company is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring within the framework of the law that our workplaces are free from unlawful or unfair discrimination because of protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
We aim to ensure that our employees achieve their full potential, and that all employment decisions are taken without reference to irrelevant or discriminatory criteria.
