GROUNDS & LANDSCAPING SPECIALIST

The Grounds & Landscaping Specialist will oversee the grounds and landscaping team ensuring high standards of planting plant health irrigation and general grounds upkeep across the site. The role combines hands-on horticultural and equipment expertise with team leadership scheduling preventive and corrective maintenance ensuring safety compliance and liaising with the wider Facilities Management team. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable operating grounds equipment personally and directing a team to a consistent high standard.

Lead and oversee the grounds and landscaping team (gardeners and equipment operatives) allocating daily tasks and ensuring consistent coverage across all zones.

Plan and schedule preventive and corrective grounds maintenance: mowing trimming planting watering fertilising and pest/weed control.

Oversee plant health across lawns beds hedges and ornamental planting; diagnose and address disease pest or irrigation issues.

Operate and provide hands-on guidance on ride-on mowers push-behind mowers brush cutters hedge trimmers chainsaws and fertiliser spreaders.

Ensure correct use upkeep and basic maintenance of all grounds equipment and tools; manage equipment logs and report faults promptly.

Oversee irrigation scheduling and water use efficiency across landscaped areas.

Ensure safety compliance across the grounds team including safe operation of powered equipment (mowers trimmers chainsaws) and correct use of PPE.

Maintain accurate maintenance records task schedules and defect reports using the facilitys CMMS/CAFM platform.

Liaise with the FM site lead and wider engineering team on scheduling resourcing and any cross-functional grounds-related issues.

Support event-based grounds preparation and turnaround for high-footfall periods.

Train mentor and performance-manage grounds team members supporting their development in horticultural and equipment skills.

OND/HND or relevant certification in Horticulture Landscape Management Agricultural Science or a related discipline (strong hands-on experience will also be considered).

Minimum 5 years experience in grounds/landscaping management including demonstrable team-lead or supervisory experience.

Hands-on practical experience operating grounds equipment ride-on mowers brush cutters hedge trimmers chainsaws fertiliser spreaders.

Sound knowledge of planting irrigation plant health and pest/weed control practices suited to the local climate.

Comfortable working with a CMMS/CAFM system for logging maintenance activity and scheduling tasks.

Strong organisational and people-management skills with the ability to plan work across a team and maintain consistent standards.

Safety-conscious with sound knowledge of safe equipment operation and PPE requirements.

Willingness to work flexible shifts including weekends based on operational and event schedules.

Physically fit and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and leadership responsibility.

Structured grounds maintenance environment with clear procedures tools and CMMS support.

Opportunity to lead grounds operations on a large-scale high-profile facility with extensive landscaped areas.

Career development within a growing Integrated Facilities Management company.