Landscape Technician

Sanctuary Group; Bromley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused property service provider in East London is seeking a Landscape Technician to join their Estate Service team. The role includes grounds maintenance activities such as lawn mowing and pruning, requiring experience with gardening machinery and good interpersonal skills. Candidates must hold a valid UK driving license as driving is part of the role. The position offers a competitive salary and numerous employee benefits, including 25 days of annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service

Cycle to Work scheme

Voluntary health plans

Wellbeing support

Employee Networks focused on inclusion

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a similar role where gardening machinery is required.
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Full valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Undertake grounds maintenance duties such as grass cutting, pruning, and weed/moss treatment.
• Ensure all tools and equipment are maintained in good, workable condition.
• Comply with health and safety requirements.

Skills

Gardening machinery operation

Workload management

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Sanctuary provides in‑house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across our not‑for‑profit organisations. Our values focus on open, transparent teamwork, strong customer partnerships and first‑class service.

Location & Salary

Based in East London – covering sites across the area

£28,734 – £30,246 per year

40 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 7:30am – 4:00pm

Role Summary

We are looking for a Landscape Technician to join our Estate Service team in East London. Working as part of a small team of three, you will be responsible for the ground works on several sites across the area. The role involves lawn mowing, hedge/shrub pruning and litter picking. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, well‑organised, a team player with good interpersonal skills and previous experience in horticultural grounds maintenance. You will operate garden tools and powered machinery safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake grounds maintenance duties such as grass cutting, pruning, and weed/moss treatment.
• Ensure all tools and equipment – hedge trimmers, strimmers, and hand tools – are maintained in good, workable condition and are operated safely.
• Provide accurate and timely information on task progress, completing daily work records as appropriate.
• Comply with health and safety requirements in accordance with supplier guidelines and assessments.

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience working in a similar role where gardening machinery is required.
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Full valid UK driving licence – the role will involve driving on company business.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays.
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Advice Service including counselling.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Voluntary health plans.
• Wellbeing support and tools.
• Employee Networks focused on inclusion.
• Role salary is £27,940 with an additional policy allowance of £793 per annum (rising to £29,411 with an additional policy allowance of £835 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance).

Contact

If you have questions about the role or want to discuss adjustments, our talent team will be happy to help – [e-mail]

Equal Opportunity

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we recommend an early application.

Inclusion is one of our core values. We encourage and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds to support this mission and will make adjustments throughout your application process in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to an inclusive environment for employees and customers.