Team Leader – City Gardens

At the City of London Corporation, the City Gardens matter. We look after over 160 spaces which
give people the chance to enjoy relax amidst the bustle of the city of London, and to bring
nature into the centre of London. We’re proud that our spaces maintain the highest standards,
and we have a team committed to keep things that way.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic candidate who will be responsible for managing
a new team that carries out operations across the city, supporting the four area based team.
This team will focus on tasks such as tree and turf maintenance. They will also have
responsibility for all machinery maintenance and reviewing city wide health and safety
documentation. We are looking for someone who is a skilled horticulturist, is very organised,
with strong staff management skills and experience of health and safety systems and machinery
maintenance.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a level 2 horticulture qualification
• Hold a full driving licence
• Have good horticultural experience, preferably in busy urban greenspaces
• Have good experience of managing and developing staff
• IOSH health and safety training or equivalent experience.
• Be able to use mobile technology to work on the move

Closing date: 12 noon on 1 August 2024.

To apply online please follow the apply link below.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number
OENV0311. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications
from all sections of the community.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in
the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to
ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable. We are committed to
regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay across the whole organisation and against external
sectors.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace
attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the
requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying
to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly
and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies
and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here. 

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our
attendance needs.

This role requires a Standard Disclosure & Barring Service check.