Horticulture Team Leader (Outer Estates)
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Full-time, Permanent role
For further information and to submit an application, please visit our website Current vacancies | Eden Project. The closing date is Sunday 17th May 2026
About the role
We are seeking a practical, experienced horticulture professional to lead a small team delivering high-quality estate and horticultural work across approximately 200 acres of diverse, species-rich landscapes.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You will work alongside your team daily, setting standards, leading delivery, and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
You will support the Horticulture Manager in the delivery of Eden’s Outdoor Gardens, including temperate plantings, woodland habitats, and large public landscapes.
Key responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day horticultural and estate work across Outdoor Gardens
- Supervise a small team (approx. 5 including apprentice and volunteers)
- Set and maintain high standards of work quality and safety on site
- Work practically alongside the team on planting, maintenance and habitat care
- Support planning and coordination of weekly and seasonal work programmes
- Carry out basic office-based duties (~1.5 days per week), including ordering and scheduling
- Support visitor tours, education activities, and engagement with colleges
- Communicate and liaise with external partners, professionals and stakeholders
- Contribute to pest and disease management, record keeping and site care
- Carry out research to support improved horticultural practice and decision-making
- Use basic IT systems for ordering, scheduling, records and communication
- Work closely with wider estates and horticulture teams
About you
We are looking for someone who is:
- Experienced in horticulture, estates or landscape environments
- Confident leading people in a hands-on, outdoor working environment
- Skilled in practical horticulture with strong plant knowledge
- Comfortable using IT systems for basic planning, ordering and record keeping
- Able to carry out research to support practical decision-making and improvement
- Confident communicating with external partners, stakeholders and learners
- Able to set clear standards and motivate a small team
- Comfortable balancing field work with coordination and planning tasks
- A clear communicator who works well with colleagues, volunteers and learners
This role suits someone who enjoys being on the ground, leading by example, and getting work done to a high standard.
The environment
You will work across a varied landscape including gardens, woodland, habitats and steep terrain. The role is physically active and seasonal, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and delivery.
What we offer
A unique opportunity to contribute to the care and development of one of the UK’s most recognised living landscapes, supporting the mission of working with nature to respond to the planetary emergency.