Landscape Team Leader

Tennial Personnel are recruiting a Landscaping Team Leader to join a well-established horticultural company based in Campsea Ashe, Suffolk. This is a temporary-to-permanent opportunity, with the potential to secure a permanent position following 12 successful working weeks.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, hands-on landscaper looking to take the next step in their career and lead a small team across a variety of landscaping projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and organising a team to complete landscaping work in line with designs and project requirements. You will need to be confident working hands-on alongside the team, while also being able to take responsibility for organising workloads, managing priorities and ensuring work is completed to a high standard.

The role would suit someone with previous landscaping or agricultural experience who is confident taking the lead, can work on their own initiative and is comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.

Shift Pattern:
Monday to Friday, 8:00AM – 5:00PM
Potential overtime available

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and supervise a team of landscaping operatives on site

Organise and allocate daily work to ensure projects are completed efficiently

Work from landscaping designs and instructions provided by the designer

Ensure work is completed accurately and to the required specification

Remain hands-on and assist with all aspects of landscaping work

Carry out tree and hedge planting and other soft landscaping duties

Assist with hard landscaping and general groundworks

Operate machinery including tractors, small diggers and excavators where required

Ensure tools, equipment and machinery are used safely and correctly

Manage workloads and prioritise tasks to meet project deadlines

Identify and resolve practical issues on site using your own initiative

Maintain high standards of workmanship, organisation and site cleanliness

Communicate effectively with the team and project management

Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed

Skills Required

Strong leadership and team management skills

Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads

Confident working independently and using own initiative

Good communication and people skills

Strong all-round practical and manual skills

Hands-on approach to work

Ability to follow plans, designs and instructions accurately

Good problem-solving skills and practical judgement

Reliable, hardworking and professional attitude

Ability to motivate and support a team

Good attention to detail and pride in the quality of work

Qualifications Required
Previous landscaping, grounds maintenance, agriculture, farming or similar practical experience

Previous experience leading or supervising a team

Experience working from landscaping designs or project specifications

Experience of tree and hedge planting

Previous soft landscaping experience

Some hard landscaping experience

Experience operating machinery such as tractors, small diggers or excavators

Relevant machinery or plant licences/tickets are advantageous

Full UK driving licence is advantageous

Keywords
Landscaping

Agriculture

Horticulture
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed