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Grounds maintenance team leader CV: example and template

This example is for team leaders at grounds maintenance firms, municipal parks departments and landscaping firms, and for gardeners and grounds staff who want to lead a crew.

The employer wants to know how many people you lead, which work you do, with which equipment, on which sites and how you keep work with chainsaws and on roads safe. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: grounds maintenance team leader

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Kamil Gorski

Grounds maintenance team leader

Opole +48 123 456 789 kamil.gorski@example.com

Professional profile

Grounds maintenance team leader with 10 years in grounds maintenance, the last 4 leading a crew at a firm looking after municipal green spaces. I head a team of 8 on mowing, planting, tree and shrub care and seasonal bedding. The crew maintains 140 ha of green space, and we have completed council orders on time with no contractual penalties for 3 seasons.

Work experience

Grounds maintenance team leader

03.2021 - present

Municipal grounds maintenance firm, Opole

  • Leading a crew of 8, maintaining 140 ha of parks, squares and road verges.
  • Mowing, planting trees and shrubs, seasonal bedding.
  • A weekly work plan and council orders on time with no contractual penalties for 3 seasons.
  • Equipment: ride-on mowers, chainsaws, a wood chipper and a cherry picker, servicing and fuel.
  • Health and safety for work on road verges, signing the work area and protective equipment.

Gardener

04.2015 - 02.2021

Landscaping firm, Opole

  • Laying lawns and planting.
  • Installing irrigation systems.
  • Pruning shrubs and hedges.

Education

Landscape architecture technician

2010 - 2014

Agricultural School Complex in Opole

Skills

  • Leading a crew of gardeners
  • Mowing and lawn care
  • Planting and care of trees and shrubs
  • Operating grounds equipment
  • Planning seasonal work
  • Health and safety on roads and with chainsaws

Qualifications

  • Chainsaw operator qualification certificate
  • Training in the use of plant protection products, 2022
  • UDT licence for mobile elevating work platforms

Languages

  • German: A2

Additional information

  • Driving licence categories B and B+E
  • Full-time seasonal work from March to November

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a grounds maintenance team leader CV

Professional summary

Write how many people you lead, which work you do, on what area and with which equipment. Add a result, for example the area and orders completed on time. The employer is looking for someone who knows plants and equipment, will organise the season and look after safety.

Gardener with 6 years of experience in landscaping. I lay lawns, plant, install irrigation and prune hedges. I hold a chainsaw operator certificate and am looking for work as a grounds maintenance team leader.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the crew, sites, types of work, equipment, orders and health and safety. Show results in numbers. Add winter work if the crew does it.

Weaker: Leading the crew.

Better: Leading a crew of 8, maintaining 140 ha of parks, squares and road verges.

Weaker: Orders.

Better: A weekly work plan and council orders on time with no contractual penalties for 3 seasons.

Weaker: Equipment.

Better: Equipment: ride-on mowers, chainsaws, a wood chipper and a cherry picker, servicing and fuel.

Skills worth listing

List maintenance work, planting, equipment, planning and health and safety. In your soft skills show organisation, responsibility and working in all weathers.

Professional skills

  • Crew
  • Mowing
  • Planting
  • Grounds equipment
  • Season planning
  • Health and safety

Personal skills

  • Organisation
  • Responsibility
  • Stamina
  • Communication
  • Independence

Qualifications

List a chainsaw operator certificate, training in the use of plant protection products, UDT licences for platforms and a driving licence with a trailer. These often decide whether you get the job.

How to become a grounds maintenance team leader

Most people move up from gardener or grounds worker with several seasons behind them. On your CV show your cover and the equipment you use.

Add your qualifications and plant knowledge. A team leader plans the work and is responsible for the people on site.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A municipal grounds firm looks for maintaining large areas and council orders, a landscaping firm for planting and irrigation, and a road authority for verge mowing and roadside tree care. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a grounds maintenance team leader CV

Questions and answers

What should a grounds maintenance team leader put on a CV?

The crew, sites, work, equipment, orders, health and safety, qualifications and driving licence.

Which qualifications help?

A chainsaw operator certificate, training in the use of plant protection products, UDT licences for platforms and a category B+E driving licence.

Is a horticultural education needed?

Not always, but it helps, because the team leader decides how plants are cared for.

Which results are worth giving?

The area of sites, orders completed on time, no contractual penalties and no accidents.

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