At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to maintain parks and play infrastructure, ensuring safety and quality.
- Company: Join Europe's largest grounds maintenance provider, shaping the green industry.
- Benefits: Enjoy 21 days holiday, enhanced parental leave, and discounts on various services.
- Other info: Opportunities for career advancement through training and mentorship.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in your community while developing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in supervising teams and knowledge of park maintenance required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 30000 £ per year.
Location: Bromley Borough, reporting to High Elms Country Park
Salary: 30,000
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7am to 3:30pm
About the role
The Parks & Play Infrastructure Supervisor plays a key operational and supervisory role within the Parks Development Team. The postholder will lead a small reactive repairs team responsible for addressing health & safety (H&S) and security priorities across parks and open spaces. This is a hands‑on supervisory role, requiring both leadership and active participation in repair and maintenance works, particularly relating to play infrastructure, street furniture, and small‑scale construction.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership & Supervision: managing a small reactive response repairs team, through providing daily direction and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard, and through training of staff.
- Health & Safety Compliance: ensure Health and Safety is prioritised for both staff and the public at all times, through Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), COSHH assessments, PPE checks and audits.
- Operations & Reactive Maintenance: respond to priorities raised through public reporting system, orchestrating and conducting regular site inspections across parks, supervising and undertaking maintenance & repairs of park infrastructure and play equipment, and ensuring jobs are delivered using safe, cost‑effective and efficient methods.
- Project Co‑ordination & Stakeholder Management: liaise with subcontractors to obtain quotes, assist in co‑ordination of and updating on small‑scale projects, and communicate effectively with Council Officers, Friends Groups and contractors through in‑person, email and phone.
- Administration & Compliance: maintain accurate records including equipment logs, stock, timesheets, absences, and HAV records, ensuring all documentation (RAMS, reports, audits) is up to date, and working closely with the Administration Team and Park Engagement Co‑ordinators.
What We’re Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Proven experience supervising multi-disciplinary teams across concurrent projects.
- Experience quoting soft and hard landscaping works up to circa 15,000.
- Strong practical knowledge of street furniture repairs and small‑scale construction works.
- Ability to identify issues and implement effective solutions.
- Good IT skills (reporting systems, email, basic software).
Desirable
- Playground inspection qualification (e.g. RPII or equivalent).
- Experience in playground surfacing repairs.
- Previous experience working in parks or public open spaces.
- Experience managing small budgets.
- Construction qualification or accreditation.
What we offer
We offer career advancement and development opportunities through our bespoke apprenticeship programmes, our extensive in‑house training academy, and coaching and mentorship. Join a diverse and inclusive workplace where you can collaborate with passionate and talented individuals. Contribute to projects that make a real difference in the community and environment. We recognise and reward your hard work with our wide‑ranging benefits package designed to prioritise your wellbeing, support life choices, and help in both good and challenging times.
Benefits
- 21 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave.
- Support for personal and professional challenges.
- Discounts on retail, holidays, gym memberships, and more.
- Secure your future - competitive pension scheme and resources to manage your finances.
- Colleague of the month and annual awards.
- Two days per year to support a cause of your choice.
- Comprehensive resources and support.
About Our Client
We are Europe’s largest provider of grounds maintenance services and landscape creation, in the UK alone we’re a community of over 3,000 passionate colleagues shaping the future of the green industry. We understand what it means to grow. Our history dates back to 1919, and today, with a turnover of 250 million, we’re more than just a company - we’re a force for positive change. We offer a range of services to create, maintain, and manage landscapes across the UK. Grow with us, and together we’ll create a greener future for all.
Parks and Play Infrastructure Supervisor. Job in Bromley Move Collective Jobs employer: Broughton Group
As a Parks and Play Infrastructure Supervisor in Bromley, you will join a leading organisation dedicated to enhancing community spaces while enjoying a supportive and inclusive work culture. With opportunities for career advancement through tailored training programmes and a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises your wellbeing, you will be part of a passionate team making a tangible difference in the environment. Enjoy a fulfilling role that combines hands-on leadership with the chance to contribute to meaningful projects in your local area.
