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Team Leader (Valley Garden - Ops)

Employer
The Crown Estate
Location
Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire
Salary
Competitive salary + benefits
Closing date
10 Jul 2022

Job Details

An exciting opportunity to support in the upkeep and to uphold the highest horticultural standards in the world renowned Valley Gardens.

Essential functions of the Job

• To assist in the overall maintenance and management of the Valley Gardens.

• To assist the Supervisor and Keeper of the Gardens in the planning and scheduling of work to meet departmental objectives and targets.

• To support in the delivery and implementation of improvements in efficiencies and working practices across the Gardens Department.

• To give guidance to team and ensure safe systems of work are being observed especially in regard to risk assessments.

• To identify and implement training programmes within the team.

• In the absence of the Supervisor supervise and provide effective direction and support to the Valley Gardens (Ops) Team.

• In the absence of the Supervisor liaise directly with the Keeper of the Gardens with regard to the scheduling and completion of all works.

• To conduct all duties in a professional and safe manner with due reference to relevant risk assessments and safe systems of work;

• To ensure all sites are maintained to the highest standards at all times.

• To agree on the appropriate plant, machinery and equipment for any given task with the Supervisor.

• To ensure all machinery is kept clean and maintained after use.

• To undertake a wide range of horticultural maintenance and landscape infrastructure tasks.

• To liaise directly with the Fleet Lead to ensure machinery and equipment is serviced and maintained.

• To ensure that all interactions with visitors are conducted in a courteous and professional manner and to represent the best interests of the Crown Estate at all times. 

Company

The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the territories of England, Wales and Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole, making it "the sovereign's public estate", which is neither government property nor part of the monarch's private estate.

Company info
Location
Estate Office,
Windsor Great Park,
Berkshire
SL4 2HT
United Kingdom

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