Join Our Award-Winning Team as a Landscape Gardener Supervisor (Commercial) !
At Acre Landscapes, we’re proud to be a multi award-winning Commercial Landscape Construction Company. We are based in Sussex and we are known for the exceptional landscapes we create and maintain, we also take pride in fostering a supportive, inclusive, and rewarding workplace for our team.
We have a strong culture in delivering excellence and, thanks to our continued growth and success, we’re seeking a skilled and passionate Landscape Gardener Supervisor to join our dynamic team and help us bring high-quality landscape visions to life.
Why Join Acre Landscapes?
- Supportive Environment: We are the proud winners of the BALI Employer Excellence Award 2023 – demonstrating our commitment to supporting our employees’ growth, fostering a supportive, positive and inclusive culture and ensuring the wellbeing of our team.
- Exciting Projects: We work on Award winning, prestigious, high-specification landscape schemes for some of the UK’s leading contractors and developers all over London and the South East.
- Career Growth: We provide access to tailored training and development programmes to elevate your landscape career.
- Great Benefits: Competitive salary (£28,000–£33,000 depending on experience and skills), company pension, 30 days paid holiday, profit sharing (after a qualifying period) and Benenden Healthcare & wellbeing support.
- Inclusion: We are an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity, inclusion, and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
- Health & Safety: A strong H&S culture with regular meetings / training to maintain the highest standards.
What We’re Looking For
- Essential:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in commercial soft landscaping.
- Minimum 1 year of leadership experience in supervising or leading teams to deliver quality work safely and on time.
- CSCS card
- Full clean UK driving licence
- Must live within driving distance of the Brighton & Hove area.
- Right To Work in the UK
- Desirable:
- CPCS/NPORS qualifications (e.g., 360/excavator/telehandler).
- SSSTS supervisor training and CAT and Genny cable avoidance
- Preferably an NVQ or equivalent in horticulture or land-based training.
What You’ll Do
As a Landscape Gardener Supervisor, you’ll lead teams to deliver exceptional landscapes that are built to last. Your keen eye for detail, strong organisational skills, dedication to health & safety and a passion for horticulture will help drive success in every project.
Main works include:
· Soft landscaping – Specimen tree planting, staking and guying trees, shrub planting, setting out, turfing, seeding, soil placement, soil preparation, mulching, pruning and plant protection.
· Hard landscaping – Planter construction / install, urban tree pit installation, green wall / trellis systems, timber works, garden features, street furniture, wildlife/ habitat features, geotextile installation, minor groundworks and pathway / surfacing.
- To assist the Management Team in scheduling and organising your teams daily works programme.
- Advise and instruct staff when required on new or improved safe methods of working and ensure all safe working practices are adhered to.
- The operation of all machinery and tools in a safe and appropriate manner in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.
- To ensure that all daily pre-use checks are undertaken on all equipment used by your team.
- To ensure completion and submission of all job specific paperwork as required.
- To undertake any such duties appropriate to the post as may be required by the Management team.
Ready to Apply?
If you have a passion for landscaping, leadership skills, and a commitment to excellence, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply now and take the next step in your landscaping career with Acre Landscapes!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £28,000.00-£33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private medical insurance
- Profit sharing
Schedule:
Application question(s):
- Horticulture or land based training
Experience:
- Landscaping: 2 years (required)
- Supervising: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
- CSCS (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: WLS