Grounds Maintenance Team Leader

Pinnacle Group are looking for a diligent Grounds Maintenance Team Leader to ensure our outdoor spaces are well-maintained and visually appealing. You will be leading our Grounds Maintenance teams covering NHS sites in Southampton and surrounding areas. Your responsibilities will include mowing lawns, trimming hedges, planting, weeding, and general landscape upkeep whilst also ensuring standards are being met, training new members of staff and leading by example. You will have a keen eye for detail, be physically fit, and possess a strong work ethic. If you are passionate about creating and maintaining beautiful, safe outdoor environments, we would love to hear from you.

Hours for this position will be 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

Who we are

Pinnacle Group is a leading UK private sector provider of housing and neighbourhood services, managing and maintaining communities where people live, learn, work and play. We’re a people-first organisation with a value driven culture that has remained consistent for thirty years; living through how we treat our employees and our customers.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who, alongside the key criteria below, will sign up to our Values of Trust, Respect, Involve, Challenge and Deliver Excellence and will be determined to maintain the confidence of our clients and communities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Regular site checks to meet with staff and ensuring work is being completed to the correct standard.
• Liaising with clients and dealing with complaints.
• To undertake a range of horticulturally based maintenance activities including the cutting and strimming of grass, hedge cutting, pruning, planting and weed spraying.
• Use of gardening equipment, powered hand tools and ride on machinery and maintenance of vehicles and gardening machinery.
• Ensuring trailers are attached safely and as instructed and comply with legal requirements.

Key requirements:

• Full UK driving licence with towing trailer.
• Experience of gardening and gardening power tools.
• PA1/PA6 Pesticide Licences (essential).
• Chainsaw Licence (desirable).

Our offer

The more diverse our workforce, the better we can adapt to and reflect the needs of our customers. We welcome applications from all backgrounds – particularly from those who represent the communities we serve. As a colleague, you will become part of an inclusive culture, where you will have the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through learning and development.

We offer a wide range of benefits at Pinnacle Group, dependent on your role or business area, these range from additional leave packages to pension plans and discounts at your favourite retailers.

• Maternity/paternity packages.
• Flexible Working Arrangements.
• Life Assurance.
• Enhanced Pension Scheme.
• Additional Annual Leave.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Retail Discounts.
• Childcare Assistance.
• Season Ticket Loans.
• Sick Pay Schemes.
• Personal Development Plans.
• Company Car/Car Allowance.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme.

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