Project Manager - Hard Landscaping & Civils

Project Manager - Hard Landscaping & Civils

Location:

Leatherhead, Surrey (covering London & surrounding areas)

Experienced landscaping professional based near Leatherhead, operating at Project Manager level, delivering complex hard and soft landscaping schemes safely, on time, within budget, and to specification. Values up to £6m.

Experienced in managing site teams across London and the surrounding South East region, coordinating subcontractors, suppliers, and clients across multiple live projects.

These include:

• Urban regeneration and town centre improvement schemes
• High-spec paving, pedestrian areas, and public footpaths
• Feature paving, seating areas, and street furniture installations
• Soft landscaping to enhance dense urban environments

• Large-scale housing developments and estate-wide external works
• Driveways, pathways, and communal landscaped areas
• Boundary treatments including fencing and retaining structures
• Turfing, tree planting, and structured planting schemes

• External works for business parks, offices, and retail developments
• Service yards, access roads, and hard standing areas
• Landscape installation around high-profile commercial buildings
• Screening planting and environmental improvement schemes

• School grounds, playgrounds, and sports facilities landscaping
• Hospital and healthcare external works and access routes
• Courtyards, pedestrian routes, and public-use spaces
• Durable, low-maintenance planting and landscaping schemes

• Landscaping tied into highways and infrastructure projects across London/South East
• SuDS features including swales, attenuation ponds, and drainage systems
• Earthworks, grading, and large-scale site preparation
• Environmental reinstatement and ecological improvement works

• End-to-end delivery of landscaping packages from mobilisation to completion
• Planning and sequencing works in line with main contractor programmes
• Managing multiple site teams across London and surrounding areas
• Coordinating subcontractors, suppliers, and plant resources
• Procurement of materials and management of deliveries/logistics
• Monitoring progress, productivity, and cost control across sites
• Chairing site meetings and reporting to clients and senior management
• Ensuring full compliance with drawings, specifications, and contract requirements
• Maintaining strict health & safety standards and RAMS compliance
• Resolving technical and on-site delivery issues efficiently

• Strong leadership across multiple live sites in London & South East
• Excellent coordination of labour, subcontractors, and suppliers
• Commercial awareness with focus on programme and budget delivery
• Confident reading drawings, specifications, and technical details
• Strong problem-solving in fast-paced construction environments
• Full UK driving licence
• CSCS, SMSTS, FIRST certification