Kennet Landscape Solutions Ltd
Soft Landscaping Crew Leader
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Soft Landscaping Crew Leader
£32,000–£36,000 per year DOE + overtime
Company van provided
Full-time | Permanent | Monday–Friday
Based from Hermitage, Berkshire
Kennet Landscape Solutions Ltd is a well-established commercial landscaping contractor working with leading housebuilders across the South of England.
Due to continued growth, we’re looking for experienced Soft Landscaping Crew Leaders to join our team.
This is a hands-on position. You’ll lead a small landscaping crew while working alongside them, taking responsibility for the quality, productivity and day-to-day organisation of works on site.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading and working alongside a small soft landscaping team
- Organising the day’s workload and allocating tasks
- Reading and working from landscape plans
- Ground preparation, turfing, seeding and planting
- Tree and shrub planting
- Ensuring works are completed efficiently and to specification
- Maintaining high standards of workmanship and presentation
- Monitoring the productivity and quality of your team
- Liaising with Contracts Managers and site management
- Completing site paperwork and obtaining sign-off for completed works
- Ensuring health & safety requirements are followed
- Looking after company vehicles, tools and equipment
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What we’re looking for
You’ll need to be an experienced landscaper who is comfortable taking responsibility for both the work and the people around you.
Essential:
- Good practical soft landscaping experience
- Experience leading or supervising others
- Ability to read and understand landscape plans
- Full UK driving licence
- Valid CSCS card
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Reliable, proactive and able to work without constant supervision
- Experience working on new-build housing developments or other commercial landscaping projects would be a strong advantage.
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What you’ll get
- £32,000–£36,000 salary, depending on experience
- Company van
- Overtime opportunities
- Permanent, full-time employment
- Monday–Friday working
- Varied work across major residential developments
- Support from an experienced Contracts and Operations team
- Opportunities to progress as the company continues to grow
About Kennet Landscape Solutions
Kennet Landscape Solutions is an established commercial landscaping business based in West Berkshire. We deliver landscaping schemes for major residential developers and have built our reputation on providing a reliable, high-quality service.
We’re looking for people who take pride in their work, can lead by example and want to be part of a professional landscaping team.
If you’re an experienced landscaper ready to take responsibility for your own crew and projects, we’d like to hear from you.
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