Head Gardener – Team Supervisor

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Head Gardener to lead a small grounds maintenance team at an estate in Greenhithe. The role involves overseeing all garden and landscaping services, ensuring high standards of care for communal areas and private gardens.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a team of three grounds‑maintenance staff, delegating tasks and monitoring performance.
• Maintain estate grounds and apartment gardens to a high standard, including lawn cutting, leaf collection, weeding, pruning and hedge trimming.
• Operate ride‑on mowers and petrol‑powered gardening tools in line with safety procedures.
• Clean car‑park areas with a specialist sweeping machine and clean internal communal areas of apartment blocks.
• Carry out fencing repairs, general estate maintenance work and weekly litter picking.
• Drive site vehicles with trailers and perform work on other sites as required.
• Report defects to the line manager and follow RAMS and health‑and‑safety protocols.
• Empty and relocate waste bins and use the company e‑learning platform for continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Motivated, hardworking individual with a full UK driving licence (essential).
• Experience supervising a small grounds‑maintenance team.
• Commitment to delivering services to a high standard and adhering to health‑and‑safety procedures.

Required skills

• Ride‑on mower operation
• Petrol‑powered gardening tool operation
• Specialist sweeping machine operation
• Fencing repair
• Site vehicle driving with trailer
• Grounds‑maintenance tasks (lawn cutting, leaf collection, weeding, pruning, hedge trimming)

What we offer

• Free parking
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Work‑life balance with opportunities for growth and progression
• Exclusive discounts on additional benefits for you and your family