Landscaper with Mini Digger Experience

HL Services; Lingfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in landscape management seeks an adaptable individual for a full-time role in vegetation management. The position involves operating various machinery and performing outdoor tasks like hedge trimming and ground maintenance, with a strong emphasis on reliability and a willingness to learn new skills.

Benefits

Additional leave

Company pension

Free parking

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience with compact/full-size tractors and mini diggers.
• Competent in landscape maintenance tasks including mowing and pruning.
• Enthusiastic and dependable for outdoor work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver maintenance and vegetation management services.
• Undertake tasks like hedge trimming and brush cutting.
• Support planning and scheduling of jobs.

Skills

Machinery operation

Landscape maintenance

Vegetation management

Fencing

Tree pruning

Job description

Job Overview
We are looking for a skilled and adaptable individual to join our team supporting local authority landscape and vegetation management (V) work in the Lingfield, Surrey area. This full-time, hands-on role involves operating mini excavators, dumpers, and other plant machinery. Experience with compact and full-size agricultural tractors fitted with side-arm flails, rear flails, and other attachments is ideal—but a strong willingness to learn is just as important.

You’ll be expected to confidently carry out vegetation-related tasks such as brush cutting, mowing, hedge trimming, and ground-based tree pruning. General maintenance duties will also include fencing, bollard installation, verge reinstatement, and soft and hard landscaping. We’re seeking a reliable all-rounder who enjoys outdoor work and is open to developing new skills in vegetation management and landscape maintenance.

Location Requirement
Applicants must live within 10 miles of Lingfield, Surrey. A trailer licence is a definite advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver maintenance and vegetation management (V) services for county council soft and hard landscapes

• Undertake tasks such as hedge trimming, mowing, flailing, and brush cutting to a high standard

• Set out works, assist with ordering materials, and liaise with council engineers as needed

• Support office staff with quotations and help plan and schedule jobs

Required Skills & Experience

• Competent in the use of compact/full-size tractors, mini diggers, and relevant tools for vegetation management and general landscape work

• Confident handling ditching, grading, verge reinstatement, bollard and handrail installation

• Familiarity with tree pruning, fencing, and general soft landscaping tasks

• Excavator ticket is beneficial

• Enthusiastic, dependable, and willing to get involved in a range of outdoor tasks across highways and public spaces

Job Details

• Job Type: Full-time

• Pay: £16.50–£19.35 per hour

• Expected Hours: 40 per week

• Schedule: Monday to Friday

• Location: In person

Benefits

• Additional leave

• Company pension

• Free parking

• On-site parking

If you have a passion for outdoor work and experience or interest in vegetation management, landscape maintenance, and practical site work—we encourage you to apply. Join a committed team making a real difference in the local environment.