External Environment Lead (XN04)
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- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 06/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
The External Environment Lead will supervise staff and contractors to deliver high-quality horticultural, arboriculture, and environmental services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust sites. This role involves maintaining and developing landscaped areas, trees, and external environments. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, Trust policies, and environmental standards. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced horticultural professional with supervisory experience.
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals
External Environment Lead (XN04)
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
The External Environment Lead will be responsible for the on-site supervision of directly employed staff and contractors, ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality horticultural, arboriculture and environmental services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust sites. The successful candidate will lead the maintenance and development of landscaped areas, trees, amenity grounds and external environments while ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, Trust policies and environmental standards.
Main duties of the job
What you will bring to the role
Supervise directly employed staff, students, agency workers and contractors.
Assist with recruitment, induction, training and work allocation.
Monitor standards of work and productivity and report performance or disciplinary issues to the Estates Officer.
Lead the maintenance of the Trust's external environment including horticultural, arboriculture and landscaping activities.
Undertake tree maintenance operations including the safe use of chainsaws where qualified.
Oversee pest recognition, treatment and record keeping in accordance with current legislation.
Install and maintain irrigation systems in accordance with Legionella control requirements.
Interpret plans, drawings and specifications and
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