Head of Grounds & Estate Gardens

Homewood; Bath; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly service charge

Free parking

Chef-prepared meals on duty

Training and development opportunities

Wellbeing support for you and family

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Discounts on Kaleidoscope Collection -

Environmental/sustainable practices

Job summary

Homewood is seeking a hands-on Head of Grounds to lead a small grounds team and look after our estate just outside Bath. You’ll spend a lot of time outdoors, shaping the gardens and ensuring guest spaces are welcoming, safe and memorable.

The role requires strong horticultural know-how, leadership, and budget management, with opportunities to drive sustainable improvements across the grounds.

Qualifications

• Professional horticultural or grounds maintenance experience.
• Experience leading or supervising a small team.
• Good plant knowledge with seasonal development.
• Experience of landscaping or larger grounds projects.
• Practical understanding of Health & Safety and compliance.
• Confidence managing budgets, suppliers and contractors.
• Plenty of ideas and enthusiasm to bring them to life.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day care, maintenance and development of our grounds and gardens, making sure they look their best throughout the year.
• Bring your horticultural knowledge, experience and ideas to help shape how the Homewood estate develops over the seasons.
• Plan both day-to-day work and longer-term projects, balancing beautiful gardens with the practical needs of a busy hotel.
• Think about the gardens through the eyes of our guests, creating spaces that are interesting, welcoming, safe and memorable.
• Care for a wonderfully varied estate including formal gardens and borders, guest garden suites, outdoor dining terraces, lawns, and woodland.
• Oversee landscaping, planting, seasonal maintenance and improvement projects.
• Support, develop and share your knowledge with the grounds team.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and existing maintenance contracts where required.
• Take responsibility for relevant Health & Safety, compliance and safe working practices within the grounds.
• Manage your departmental budget carefully and plan ahead for future projects, equipment and maintenance.
• Help us continue developing an environmentally conscious and sustainable approach to managing the estate.

Skills

Grounds management

Team leadership

Horticultural knowledge

Budget management

Health & safety

Education

Professional horticultural qualification

Job description

Homewood is seeking a hands-on Head of Grounds to lead a small grounds team and look after our estate just outside Bath. You’ll spend a lot of time outdoors, shaping the gardens and ensuring guest spaces are welcoming, safe and memorable.

The role requires strong horticultural know-how, leadership, and budget management, with opportunities to drive sustainable improvements across the grounds.