Grounds Maintenance Gardeners 2026

Benchmark Grounds Maintenance Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid travel and break time

28 days annual leave

Training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Discretionary Christmas Bonus Scheme

Job summary

A national service provider is seeking passionate and experienced gardeners to join their maintenance team in Southampton and surrounding areas. The role involves visiting commercial sites to deliver high-quality grounds maintenance, including tasks like grass cutting and hedge pruning. Candidates should have a full clean driving license, and experience with grounds maintenance machinery is preferred. The company offers paid travel, 28 days annual leave, and various training opportunities. Join a committed team dedicated to exceptional service and environmental responsibility.

Qualifications

• A full clean driving licence is required.
• Experience with grounds maintenance machinery is preferred but not essential.
• Sound knowledge of Health and Safety relevant to the industry is preferred.
• Sound knowledge of Health and Safety relevant to the industry.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality grounds maintenance service including grass cutting.
• Operate the company online Service Delivery Platform.
• Visit commercial sites for maintenance duties.

Skills

Driving a long wheelbase vehicle

Grounds maintenance machinery operation

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Grounds maintenance machinery

PA1/PA6/CITB cards

Education

PA1/PA6 qualification

CITB HSE test

CSCS cards

Tools

Hedgecutters

Strimmers

Blowers

Ride-on mower

Pedestrian mower

Job description

Region: Servicing sites in the South region (Portsmouth, Worthing, Basingstoke, Bournemouth, Aldershot )

We have several fantastic opportunities for professional, experienced and passionate gardeners to join our maintenance team. We are looking for candidates that share our aims and ambitions, individuals with talent and commitment.

The candidates will work in mobile teams within the specified locations. We are looking for Gardeners to join us from Monday 30th of March until Friday 30th October 2026. If you have what it takes to excel, then we would like to hear from you.

your responsibilities

For maintenance roles, you will visit commercial sites delivering a high-quality grounds maintenance service including grass cutting, hedge/shrub pruning and weed removal/treatment.

All members of the team will be required to operate the company online Service Delivery Platform to complete a range of health and safety checks and timesheets via mobile telephone device.

what you’ll need

• A full clean driving licence
• Comfortable driving a long wheelbase vehicle
• Comfortable driving regular long distances within allocated regions
• Sound knowledge of Health and Safety relevant to the industry is preferred but not essential
• Experience operating grounds maintenance machinery including hedgecutters, strimmers, blowers, ride-on/pedestrian mowers is preferred but not essential
• PA1/PA6 qualification, CITB HSE test or CSCS cards are preferred but not essential

company benefits

• Paid travel and break time
• 28 days annual leave (including 8 statutory bank holidays)
• Training and development
• Pensions are available in line with prevailing legislation
• Discretionary Christmas Bonus Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing support programme)

Benchmark is a multi-award-winning national service provider, dedicated to providing the full range of exceptional grounds maintenance services. We are one team working towards one vision. We take pride in delivering exceptional standards of work – adding value, being flexible, proactive and going that extra mile.

We are committed to working in ways that are good for people and good for the natural environment – this is our mission and we are dedicated to delivering it. We are pleased to have received the Investors in People Platinum Accreditaion and fully endorse the philosophy that good people make a great business. People are the engine of success for responsible, sustainable and profitable businesses.

our team testimonials

“I’ve seen a very strong emphasis on customer service since I’ve been here. Internally, everyone bends over backwards for you. It’s been a real eye opener for me, coming from another company!”

“Information flows are good, and when you feed up your suggestions, action does happen.”

“There are good structures for communication. Managers are very good at listening and respond accordingly.”