Senior Maintenance Landscaper

Senior Maintenance Landscaper

Reports To:

Maintenance Contracts Manager.

Location:

Various sites across the South of England, Main office located in Basingstoke.

Employment Type:

Full-Time Permanent (subject to probation).

Salary: £38,000 – £44,000 per annum, dependent on experience and qualifications.

Landscape Construction Group Ltd provides ground maintenance and landscape construction services to hotels, residential developments, commercial properties and public sector clients throughout Southern England.

• Lead and undertake grounds maintenance visits.
• Train and mentor junior operatives.
• Plan daily workload and travel efficiently.
• Grass cutting, hedge cutting, pruning and strimming.
• Lawn care, seasonal treatments, and plant husbandry.
• Weed control and border maintenance.
• Identify pests, diseases and plant health issues.
• Carry out minor landscape repairs and replacements.
• Complete digital daily reports with photographs.
• Liaise professionally with client representatives on site.
• Maintain vehicles, trailers, tools and equipment.
• Ensure work complies with company quality standards.
• Supervise other maintenance landscapers, conduct herbicide spraying, and provide specialist horticultural expertise.

• Operates pedestrian and ride-on mowers, strimmers, brush cutters, hedge cutters, blowers, pole saws and hand tools, battery and petrol-powered tools.
• Performs minor landscape repairs and replacements.
• Uses handheld pesticide applications.

• Work in accordance with company Health & Safety policies.
• Follow company RAMS, PPE requirements and environmental procedures.
• Undertake daily equipment inspections.
• Report hazards, incidents and near misses.
• Promote safe working practices and environmental protection.

• Minimum 4 years' grounds maintenance experience.
• Ability to work independently and supervise others in small teams.
• Strong knowledge of plant identification, pruning and lawn care.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.
• PA1/PA6A handheld pesticide application qualifications.
• Competent using a wide range of maintenance machinery.
• Ability to complete accurate digital reports.
• Full UK driving license.
• Willingness to travel throughout the South of England.

• CSCS Card.
• First Aid at work training.
• Lantra/NPTC qualifications for safe use of ride-on mowers, hedge cutters and brush cutters.
• CPCS/NPORS Mini excavator and dumper (advantageous).
• NPTC Chainsaw qualification (advantageous).

• Deliver high-quality maintenance, complete visits on schedule, maintain equipment and achieve excellent client satisfaction.
• Complete accurate daily reports.
• Support development of junior team members.

Competitive salary, company vehicle, company mobile phone, company uniform, pension, overtime opportunities, ongoing training and career progression.

Landscape Construction Group Ltd
Whitedown Farm Office 2
Wootton St Lawrence
Basingstoke Hampshire RG23 8PF

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