Position Overview The Leading Hand Landscaper is responsible for coordinating and overseeing on-site landscaping works, ensuring quality standards are met, and guiding a small team of landscapers and apprentices. This hands-on role involves both leadership and physical labour, working closely with site supervisors to complete residential or commercial landscaping projects on time and to specification.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise and lead a team of landscape workers in office
- Interpret and work from landscape plans and drawings
- Coordinate daily tasks and allocate duties to team members
- Operate machinery and tools (e.g. excavators, skid steers, compactors, power tools)
- Install irrigation systems, paving, decking, retaining walls, turf, plants, mulch and other landscape features
- Ensure compliance with safety procedures and company policies
- Liaise with clients, suppliers and contractors as required
- Monitor quality of work and troubleshoot issues on-site
- Maintain site cleanliness and organisation
- Assist with ordering and receiving materials
- Report project progress to Director
Skills &
Experience Required:
- Minimum 3–5 years’ landscaping experience (structural and soft landscaping)
- Ability to read and interpret landscape construction plans
- Strong communication and team coordination skills
- Experience with landscape machinery
- White Card (Construction Induction Card)
- Manual Driver’s Licence (HR licence an advantage)
- Cert III in Landscape Construction (preferred but not essential)
- First Aid (desirable)
Work Vehicle Provided - Fuel Provided after probation period