Senior Horticulturalist
From Landscape Associates
Working For: Landscape Associates
Senior Horticulturalist
Landscape Associates are seeking an experienced Senior Horticulturalist to join our established gardening teams. We have a beautiful portfolio of projects, where excellent attention to detail is key. Our gardens are located throughout Central London, Surrey and the surrounding areas and require the highest level of care.
Personal Profile:
You must have solid, proven experience and knowledge of managing a team and working in gardens that require the highest level of care and attention to detail. As a representative of Landscape Associates, each day you will be working together in a team of two – three staff members and responsible for delivering excellent horticultural service and garden aftercare to our clients and on behalf of designers. As a Senior Horticulturalist, you will be responsible for maintaining, nurturing and developing gardens whereby a proactive, passionate and conscientious attitude and excellent communication and horticultural skills are vital. As well as regularly liaising with clients and designers, you will also report to the Garden Aftercare Manager to provide updates, raise concerns and present action plans, ideas and suggestions to ensure the highest level of service and attention is delivered. To ensure this, you will oversee and work alongside up-to two other gardeners in your team, as well as the wider Garden Maintenance teams. It is key that you are a strong, collaborative team player, proficient at motivating and supporting others, confident and effective in providing direction. Moreover, it is pertinent you’re able to effectively delegate, utilise skills within the team and effectively prioritise to ensure time is used appropriately.
Key Management Duties:
- Executing horticultural excellence and garden aftercare service
- Communicating with the Garden Aftercare Manager regarding client requests, additional works and providing
feedback and developmental suggestions on gardens - Contribute towards the development and implementation of aftercare programmes and schedules
- Managing your team and supporting the wider Garden Aftercare Team
- Liaising with clients, designers and suppliers
- Monitoring of and reporting on the quality, health and development of garden
- Implementing company Health and Safety documentation and following reporting processes
- Organising and managing both yours and your team’s time and resources
Key Horticultural/ Garden Maintenance Duties:
- Lawn care (all aspects: mowing, feeding etc.)
- Tending to borders and containers (feeding, staking, weeding, planting)
- General and specialised pruning, trimming and cutting using hand and power tools (roses, shrubs, trees etc.)
- General watering and management of irrigation systems
- Application of chemical and biological control
- Management of garden water features (cleaning, checks etc.)
- Ground and hard surface clearance (sweeping, cleaning, washing and maintenance of hard surfaces)
- Soil management (testing pH and moisture levels, mulching and improving)
Position requirements:
Personal skills/ qualities:
- Positive and enthusiastic
- A collaborative team player
- Willing to take direction and follow instruction as required
- Able to work independently and take ownership for work
- High levels of energy and self-motivation
- Excellent attention to detail and due diligence
- A strong work ethic with a proactive and can-do attitude
- Excellent time-management and organisation
- Flexible with the ability to work under varying levels of pressure
- Integrity and discretion
- Strong desire to learn and develop: personally, professionally with the team and company
- Passionate about horticulture and gardening
Essential:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience at team leader level, or equivalent
- Experience in monitoring and reporting
- Excellent plant knowledge
- Experience with pedestrian mowers, scarifiers, hedge trimmers and power washers
- Experience with irrigation systems
- A full driving licence
- Excellent organisational skills
- Proficient IT skills, including email, diary/ calendar management.
Desired but not essential:
- PA1/PA6 Spraying certificates
- Relevant qualification in gardening or horticulture i.e. RHS or City and Guilds, level one minimum
- A valid Emergency first aid at work certificate
- Good awareness of Health and Safety
- Experience using biological pest and disease control
General Information:
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday 7am – 4pm
- Paid Overtime
- 20 days holiday, up to 25 after 5 years service plus 8 bank holidays
- Birthday day – all employees have their Birthday as a paid holiday
- Training and career development opportunities
- Uniform and personal protective equipment (PPE) is supplied at no cost
- Bonus Scheme
- Company vehicle
- Opportunity to work on Show Gardens
This private advert for a Senior Horticulturalist Vacancy is being managed directly by the employer. Horticruitment are not involved in the hiring process and are therefore unable to share any additional information on this role. If you have any questions regarding this position, the best course of action is to apply for the job which will open a line of communication with the employer.
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