Garden Maintenance Team Leader

Hawkes Resourcing Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Incentive up to 5% salary

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Hawkes Resourcing Group is recruiting a Garden Maintenance Team Leader to manage rooftop gardens and landscaped spaces across London. This hands-on role combines driving, horticultural maintenance and team leadership, starting at 6:00am from the yard and finishing around 3:30pm with daily travel to site.

The ideal candidate brings reliable, practical gardening skills, experience with premium developments or luxury estates, a full driving licence, and strong client liaison abilities.

Qualifications

• Reliability and punctuality with a 6:00am yard start.
• Strong practical horticultural skills and good plant knowledge.
• Experience maintaining high-quality gardens and landscaped spaces.
• Confident organising tasks and supporting other gardeners.
• Full driving licence and daily driving ability.
• Professional communication and practical problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Organise daily garden maintenance tasks and lead by example.
• Carry out planting, pruning, weeding, feeding and seasonal maintenance.
• Monitor plant health, identify pests and diseases, and recommend improvements.
• Check irrigation systems and watering requirements.
• Support colleagues and maintain high presentation standards.
• Liaise with clients and building management teams.
• Work safely around residents and building users.

Skills

Reliability & punctuality

Horticultural skills

Plant knowledge

Task organisation

Communication skills

Driving licence

Daily driving

Job description

Garden Maintenance Team Leader - Rooftop Gardens

Recruiting across: Bedford and surrounding areas

Working across: London sites, with daily starts and finishes at the company yard

Salary: £40,000-£45,000 depending on experience + company van

Hours: 6:00am at the yard, returning to the yard at approximately 3:30pm

Start: ASAP, subject to availability

Hawkes Resourcing Group is recruiting a Garden Maintenance Team Leader for an established landscaping company maintaining rooftop gardens, terraces and landscaped spaces across London.

This hands-on Garden Maintenance Team Leader role would suit a reliable, knowledgeable gardener who takes pride in maintaining high-quality outdoor spaces. Experience working on premium residential developments, luxury hotels, private estates or prestigious commercial schemes would be particularly relevant.

Garden Maintenance Team Leader - Responsibilities

• Organise daily garden maintenance tasks and lead by example.
• Carry out planting, pruning, weeding, feeding and seasonal maintenance.
• Monitor plant health, identify pests and diseases, and recommend improvements.
• Check irrigation systems and watering requirements.
• Support colleagues and maintain consistently high presentation standards.
• Liaise professionally with clients and building management teams.
• Work safely and considerately around residents and building users.

Garden Maintenance Team Leader - Requirements

• Excellent reliability, punctuality and commitment to a 6:00am yard start.
• Strong practical horticultural skills and good plant knowledge.
• Experience maintaining high-quality gardens and landscaped spaces.
• Confidence organising tasks and supporting other gardeners.
• Full driving licence and confidence with substantial daily driving.
• Professional communication and a practical approach to solving problems.

Horticultural qualifications are welcomed, but practical skills, relevant experience and reliability are the priority. Rooftop garden experience would be advantageous.

Working arrangements

• Start at the company yard at 6:00am, returning at approximately 3:30pm.
• Daily travel to and from London sites is included within these hours.
• Travel may account for approximately four hours of the working day, depending on sites and traffic.
• The role combines driving, hands-on horticultural maintenance and team leadership.
• The exact yard location will be shared during the initial confidential call so you can assess your commute.

Garden Maintenance Team Leader - Package

• £40,000-£45,000 salary, depending on experience.
• Company van.
• Potential annual incentive of up to 5% salary
• Progression opportunities within an established business.
• ASAP start available, with notice periods discussed individually.