Garden Team Leader

2 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom University of Bristol Full time

**The role**:
A great opening has arisen at the University of Bristol for a full-time Lead Gardener based at our beautiful and historic Langford site, the University’s North Somerset Campus. The role is to lead a small team carrying out the day-to-day maintenance, enhancement, and development of the gardens, surrounding landscapes, parkland and woodland at this diverse site. bristol.ac.uk/visit-our-gardens/langford-grounds/

**What will you be doing?**:
You will be leading a small team of two undertaking high-quality amenity horticultural to ensure the university green spaces and grounds are maintained as welcoming, attractive, and safe environment for students, staff & visitors.

In addition, you will contribute to the development of the gardens through new landscapes, planting projects and biodiversity enhancements and occasionally assist with volunteer groups undertaking horticultural & conservational activities.

Largely a horticultural role, tasks will range from shrub & tree pruning, herbaceous border, orchard and meadow maintenance, hedge cutting, weed control & pond maintenance, as well as litter picking and seasonally essential tasks, such as leaf clearance and snow/ice treatments.

We are looking for a passionate, self-driven & motivated gardener, who has previously worked in a similar amenity horticultural environment and has supervisory experience.

You should have good attention to detail and be a good team player, who can use their initiative when required.

You should have a recognised horticultural qualification, a supervisory qualification or willingness to attain it, good plant knowledge, a good understanding of Health & Safety, full driving license, and ideally hold certificates of competence such as PA1/PA6, although a willingness to attain these would be acceptable as we are keen to develop the skills of our teams and provide you with an environment that you can flourish.

You should also have good communication and interpersonal skills and be happy to assist and work with our other horticultural and grounds teams.

**Additional information**:
**Contract type**:Open ended

**Work pattern**:Full time - 35 hours

**Grade**:E

**Salary**:£25,448 - £28,381 per annum

**School/Unit**:Campus Division

**S**hift**pattern**:08:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday

**This advert will close**at**23:59 UK time**on Sunday 27th July.**

**You can learn more about Campus Operations department and hear some of our staff stories via our**careers microsite**.**

**Our strategy and mission**:
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

**_The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an _**_inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential._**_ We want _**_to attract, develop, and retain individuals_**_ with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives - particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution._**
JOB NUMBER**

**SUPP112532**:

CONTRACT TYPE/WORK PATTERN**

**Open ended / Full time**:

POSTING END DATE**

**27 Jul 2025**:

FACULTY/DIVISION**

**Campus Division**:

SALARY**

**£25,448 - £28,381 per annum**:

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