NLGV Driver Team Leader - Boroughwide

Job Title: NLGV Driver/Working Team Leader – Boroughwide

Salary: £34,638 - £39,309 per annum (pro rata if part-time)
Grade: D
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week

About the Department

The Clean & Green Service is responsible for maintaining clean, safe and attractive public spaces across Thurrock. Operating within the new locality-based structure, our teams deliver a wide range of environmental services including street cleansing, grounds maintenance and waste-related activities.

Working collaboratively across services, we are committed to improving local environments, responding to community needs and delivering visible improvements across the borough. This role plays a key part in helping us achieve high standards of cleanliness and environmental quality

About the Role

As an NLGV Driver/Working Team Leader you will be responsible for:

• Leading and motivating a locality-based team of grounds maintenance operatives.
• Ensuring high-quality grounds maintenance standards are achieved across parks, open spaces, housing estates, cemeteries and council-owned land.
• Allocating, monitoring and rescheduling tasks to ensure work is completed efficiently and within agreed timescales.
• Carrying out practical grounds maintenance duties including grass cutting, strimming, hedge maintenance, tree work and winter maintenance activities.
• Conducting quality inspections and ensuring compliance with service standards.
• Promoting and maintaining a strong health and safety culture across the team.
• Ensuring daily vehicle, equipment and PPE checks are completed and accurately recorded.
• Using digital work management systems to schedule work, record inspections and report completed tasks.
• Acting as the first point of contact for operational issues raised by staff, residents, councillors and partner services.
• Working collaboratively with other Clean & Green, Street Services and Waste Collection teams to deliver integrated environmental services.

This role offers the chance to make a real difference by helping to create and maintain attractive, safe and sustainable green spaces for residents and visitors across Thurrock.

What We’re Looking For

We're looking for someone who has:

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance operations.
• Experience leading or supervising grounds maintenance, environmental or operational teams.
• Strong communication and motivational skills.
• The ability to allocate work, monitor performance and carry out quality inspections.
• Experience using grounds maintenance machinery and equipment, including ride-on and pedestrian mowers, strimmers, and hedge cutters.
• Competence in using digital or mobile systems for work scheduling and reporting.
• A proactive approach to health and safety and staff wellbeing.
• The ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• A flexible approach and commitment to excellent customer service.

Essential qualifications:

• Full Category B Driving Licence.
• Level 2 Horticulture qualification (or equivalent).
• Chainsaw certification.
• Woodchipper certification

Desirable qualifications:

• Level 3 Horticulture qualification (or equivalent).
• PA1/PA6 Herbicide Application certification.
• First Aid qualification.
• Formal supervisory or leadership training (e.g. ILM Level 3 or equivalent).

DBS Check: Not Required.

Benefits of Working with Us

At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
• Staff discounts and local offers
• A supportive and inclusive working environment

Important Dates

Closing Date (Redeployment Only): 19^th November 2026

Closing Date (Internal & External): 29th November 2026

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

Additional Information

If you have any questions about the role or interview process, please contact:

Derek Desmond - Clean & Green Area Manager

DDesmond@thurrock.gov.uk

To view the Job Profile and Person Specification, please follow the link below:

Download Job Profile (PDF Document)

If the Job Profile and Person Specification list any qualifications as essential, please also upload copies of those relevant qualifications.