Landscaping Team Leader
Posted 5 days ago
| Location | Various |
|---|---|
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Position Type | Full Time |
| Salary | £30 - 35,000 DOE |
| Closing Date | 2025-12-01 |
Who We Are:
Paradigm Landscapes aim to provide a variety of hard and soft landscaping services to both residential, social and commercial properties, as well as delivering high value contracts for major housebuilders and infrastructure businesses.
Paradigm Landscapes Ltd is also committed to making a contribution to the social justice arena by offering meaningful employment opportunities, working to a relationship led practice model, to individuals with lived experience of the Scottish Justice system.
Job Role:
We are seeking an experienced Landscape Team Leader to oversee residential projects across Glasgow & surrounding areas. Lead a team delivering high-quality hard and soft landscaping: paving, decking, brickwork, planting, garden rooms & more.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Management
- Lead and motivate a team of landscapers on-site, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standard.
- Support the development of the team by providing mentoring.
- Liaise with clients and management to ensure customer satisfaction throughout projects.
- Maintain strong communication and organisation across all aspects of the project.
Hard Landscaping
- Setting out and laying a variety of paving and block paving.
- Experienced in woodwork including fencing, sleepers, and decking.
- Operate plant machinery such as diggers and dumpers safely and competently.
- Skilled in brickwork, blockwork, and construction of garden structures and outdoor buildings.
Soft Landscaping
- Ground preparation for turfing, seeding, and planting.
- Laying turf, sowing seed, and planting of trees, shrubs, and plants.
- Provide ongoing aftercare and maintenance advice to clients.
Professionalism & Compliance
- Work in accordance with company Health & Safety policies and RAMS.
- Promote company values and maintain a professional image at all times.
- Ensure safe and efficient use of all tools, equipment, and machinery.
Essential Requirements:
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in hard landscaping.
- Proven experience leading teams on landscaping projects.
- Strong skills in bricklaying, woodwork, and groundworks.
- Good plant knowledge and ability to identify planting schemes.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a leadership team.
Desirable Qualifications:
- CSCS, CPCS or NPORS certification.
- Relevant SVQ or construction/plant operations qualifications.
Package:
- Salary – £30,000 – £35,000 per annum (negotiable dependent on experience).
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Overtime at enhanced rate.
- Enhanced annual leave.
- Additional annual leave entitlement for length of service.
- Health & Wellbeing Programme.
- Company events and team activities.
- Opportunities to contribute to policy shaping and decision-making.
- Support to make a positive difference in the lives of young people.
Schedule:
- In person
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
