Landscape Team Leader

Manchester Arndale; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-Winning Employer

Digital Learning

Hapi app discounts

Wagestream access

Professional Growth

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Landscape Team Leader to oversee a team of arborists and landscapers, driving high-quality landscaping and planting schemes across a busy park environment. The role focuses on safety, compliance, and delivering exceptional standards in a high-footfall setting, with rope access and reactive tree maintenance expertise essential.

The position requires planning, coordinating with other departments, and supporting events and seasonal displays to enhance guest experience.

Qualifications

• ,Experience leading landscaping and arborist teams in high-pressure settings.
• Strong knowledge of planting schemes, horticulture and tree maintenance.
• Proficiency in rope work and reactive tree maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of arborists and landscapers to deliver results.
• Plan daily tasks and allocate resources per schedules.
• Develop planting schemes to enhance aesthetics and guest experience.
• Monitor landscaping standards across all areas of the resort.
• Promote environmentally sustainable landscaping practices.
• Oversee reactive tree maintenance including rope access.
• Ensure safety regulations and tree preservation compliance.
• Create planned preventative maintenance tasks to maintain standards.
• Manage landscaping operations in a high-footfall environment.
• Coordinate with other departments for events and seasonal displays.
• Meet with client to discuss landscaping needs and preferences.
• Maintain accurate risk assessments and records.

Skills

Leadership

Arborist management

Horticulture

Rope access

Excel

Communication

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks: With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

About The Role:

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday, but will most likely work a few weekends, as per business needs.

The Landscape Team Leader will oversee a team of arborists and landscapers, driving improvements in guest perception through high-quality landscaping and planting schemes. This role focuses on maintaining and enhancing the park’s visual appeal, ensuring safety and compliance, and delivering exceptional standards in a high-pressure, high-footfall environment. The position also requires expertise in rope work and reactive tree maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of arborists and landscapers to deliver outstanding results.
• Plan and allocate daily tasks, ensuring efficient use of resources and adherence to schedules. Guest Experience & Standards:
• Develop and implement planting schemes that enhance the park’s aesthetics and guest experience.
• Monitor and maintain landscaping standards across all areas of the resort.
• Promoting environmentally sustainable practices in landscaping. Tree & Landscape Maintenance/Compliance:
• Oversee reactive tree maintenance, including rope access work and emergency interventions.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and tree preservation requirements.
• Create and implement planned preventative maintenance tasks, to maintain standards across the resort Operational Excellence:
• Manage landscaping operations in a high-footfall environment, minimizing disruption to guests.
• Coordinate with other departments to support events and seasonal displays.
• Meeting with the client to discuss their landscaping needs and preferences, providing advice and suggestions. Health & Safety:
• Promote a strong safety culture within the team, ensuring all work is carried out in line with regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and maintain accurate records of work completed.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience managing landscaping and arborist teams in high-pressure environments.
• Strong knowledge of planting schemes, horticulture, and tree maintenance practices.
• Competence in rope work and reactive tree maintenance.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Outlook

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.