About the Role
As a Supervisor in our Environmental Services team, you’ll help keep Richmond’s streets, homes, and community spaces clean, safe, and welcoming. Your work will make a meaningful, visible difference every day by leading and supporting a committed team of colleagues who take pride in improving the environment we all share.
Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate, and supervise colleagues to ensure services meet contract standards.
- Champion health and safety, following HSE policies, recording incidents in ASSURE, and completing follow-up actions.
- Conduct performance checks and monitor service delivery to maintain compliance.
- Support colleague development through training and effective day-to-day leadership.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant legislation such as Health and Safety, Employment, Environmental, and Transport requirements.
- Plan for seasonal or unexpected service needs and allocate resources effectively.
Requirements
- Experience as a Team Leader or Supervisor, ideally supporting a blue-collar workforce.
- Strong communication and people skills, with confidence motivating and guiding colleagues.
- A clean UK driving licence.
- Good understanding of health and safety responsibilities.
- IT literacy, comfortable using Microsoft Office.
- IOSH Managing Safely and/or an HGV Class 2 licence (both desirable but not essential).
- A Standard DBS check will be carried out for this position.
- An Occupational Health Questionnaire will also be completed.
Skills
- Health and Safety
- Microsoft Office
- IOSH Managing Safely
- HGV Class 2 licence
Location
- Richmond, TW2 7SG
Work Type
- Permanent
- full time
- 40 hours per week
Experience Level
- Supervisor
- Team Leader
Salary/Compensations
- £45,171 per annum
Benefits
- Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
About the Company
- At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.
Equal Opportunity
- We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.
- Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
- Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).
