Project Supervisor (Horticulture) - ADV264 - Please respond direct to the advertiser
Job Title: Project Supervisor (Horticulture)
Reporting to: Project Manager
Hours: 40 hours a week (require flexibility in hours)
Salary: £30,000 plus performance related bonus
About us:
We are a family run business that is looking for a Project Supervisor to help deliver our extensive range of tree planting projects across Southern England. We are based close to the Bath junction on the M4.
We manage private and commercial client landscape projects, mainly focused on the research, sourcing, supply and planting of excellent quality, hard to find or specialist trees from the UK and Europe.We instruct a range of sub contractors to deliver creative tree planting schemes on behalf of several of the industries leading garden designers, and in some of the UK's most high-profile private properties and commercial development sites. Our ethos is focused on unrivalled quality of service and a deep understanding of specialist trees hand picked for sites with significant design requirements.
The Role
- Supervising and working alongside our project teams on tree planting and landscaping operations
- Visiting sites to monitor sub-contractors on their progress and quality of work
- Communicating health and safety information as provided by the General Manager
- Liaising with clients or site contacts regarding delivery dates and project schedules
- Working to completion targets set by the project manager
- Sourcing and ordering plant machinery, equipment and materials
- Assisting with the maintenance of the Tree Research yard including watering operations, maintaining stock levels, equipment and materials
- Assisting with the maintenance of all machinery, equipment and vehicles including vans, plant machinery and helping record this.
- Carrying out risk assessments, stock control reports
- Continued training in the landscape industry as well as increasing knowledge of trees, their establishment and maintenance
- Work in any part of the UK (including overnight stays) as occasionally required by projects. (Majority of work is based in the South West/Cotswolds area)
Essential
- Practical experience in landscaping or gardening
- Good communication skills with the ability to supervise staff
- Good plant and tree identification
- Relevant qualification in Horticulture, Landscaping or Arboriculture
- Full, clean EU/UK Driving license
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with customers
- First Aid Certificate
- Any of the following driving license categories: BE, C1, C & C1E
- NPTC Certificates for PA1&6, Landscape Equipment and Machinery
- CSCS Card
- NPORS Card: All terrain Telehandler
- Plant and tree knowledge including Latin names and species soil requirements
Salary and Benefits
We offer a great benefits package such as 24 days holiday plus public holiday, work mobile and laptop, pension scheme and office location with stunning rural views. You will also have access to some of the most prestigious residences and developments in the UK.
If you would like to apply for the position, please email a CV and covering letter to rangana@treeresearch.co.uk explaining why you think this role is for you.
Sole Gardener - Live In - EC6818 - This position has now been filled
A superb opportunity has arisen for a sole gardener with the skills to meet the challenge of managing a sea-facing garden situated in the St. Tropez region of France.
This wonderfully located 4-hectare ornamental garden currently comprises of extensive lawns, shrubs, mature and new trees including avocado, olive, lemon, fig, banana trees. The client intends to make improvements to the existing site and the sole gardener will have the exciting opportunity to work closely with the owners on development projects.
The successful applicant will have an excellent track record in developing gardens and soft landscaping. You will need to be organised, able to plan and prioritise your workload and work to a high standard. The sole gardener will have the determination and drive to get a job done and have a vision for maintaining and enhancing the garden as required. He / She will need to be fully proficient in the operation and maintenance of garden and landscaping machinery and have good knowledge of irrigation systems.
It is essential the successful applicant has fluent English and conversational French. Candidates should have excellent horticultural knowledge and knowledge of plant life in the South of France would be a strong advantage. He / She will also ideally have a level 2 or 3 horticultural qualification. In addition to gardening, the role will include other duties such as receiving contractors, sending correspondence to the clients London based offices and notifying the client of any household security or maintenance issues. This role requires efficient time management and excellent attention to detail at all times. A full driving licence is required for airport transfers and the owners have 5 large dogs and the sole gardener may occasionally be asked to feed or look after the dogs.
The position comes with a one-bedroom cottage within the grounds so would suit a single individual, but the client will consider an employee with a partner. Water, electricity and internet are the tenant’s responsibility.
If this Sole Gardener vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
SALARY: Euro 2,000 – 4,000 gross salary / month depending on experience
LOCATION: Near St. Tropez
JOB No: EC6818
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Sales Manager - A615 - This position has now been filled
Our client is renowned nationally for supplying Bedding Plants into the Garden Centre sector, with customers to also include the wholesale sector and local authorities as well as corporate businesses. Whilst continuing to work with some of the world’s leading breeders of seed and cutting raised plant material their aim is to provide a first class personal service and top quality plants. They are currently seeking a Sales Manager to continue building the company nationwide.
Do you have a good knowledge of the horticultural industry?
Do you have a proven track record in business development?
Can you provide excellent customer sales and service?
Key points
- To support the existing customers as well as seeking new business
- To provide a first-class efficient service building good working relationships
- Liaising with the production and dispatch team and crop walking
- Processing orders and telephone sales
- Ensuring all aspects of delivery run smoothly including paperwork
Must haves
- A proven track record in achieving great sales
- Good Horticulture knowledge
- The enthusiasm and dedication to build new business relationships
- Computer literate with good networking skills
If this Sales Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Landscape Supervisor - L017 - This position has now been filled
Landscape Supervisor Required
Are you an experienced soft landscape construction Supervisor?
Do you have experience of working with developers?
Would you like to join an expanding but experienced team?
Key points
The Supervisor will have soft landscaping experience in the construction industry and must be able to organise and assist teams to complete projects on time.
The candidate will need to demonstrate organisational skills and must be willing to be part of an experienced team. Hard landscaping background will also be beneficial.
This is the perfect role for someone who is ready to leave the tools and progress their career.
It is important the individual can separate themselves from the ground teams and want to progress their career further in the future. (great opportunity)
Must haves
- Full UK driving licence
- CSCS card
- Team Leader/Supervisory experience in soft landscape construction
- Good horticultural and plant knowledge
If this Landscape Supervisor vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Landscape Supervisor vacancy. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Landscape Supervisor vacancy will have been unsuccessful.
Head Gardener - Live Out - EC6827 - This position has now been filled
A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head Gardener to lead an existing small team of gardeners on a beautiful private estate in Hertfordshire. The impressive period property is framed by gardens designed by a highly respected Chelsea Gold Medal winning designer who continues to be involved with the gardens at a consultative level. The new Head Gardener will liaise with the property owner with regard to the wider estate as well as the main garden.
The privately-owned estate encompasses approximately 40 acres, of which five are gardens maintained to a very high standard. The gardens are open once a year at the end of May as part of the NGS scheme, and as testament to their popularity, have recently broken the regional record for the most successful turnout in a day. The varied site includes a ¾ acre walled garden, a 4 ¼ acre ornamental garden with water features, trees, shrubs, perennials and a long list of additional features, plants and areas beyond. Glasshouses on site are used for propagation, growing vegetables, overwintering citrus, and a few ornamentals. The remainder of the estate encompasses paddocks/ménage, a tennis court, parkland and a swimming pool. The garden team are noted for their small but much-praised production of fruit and vegetables, of which some are used for home-made preserves and juices. The estate also provides a home for various animals; a small herd of Dexter cattle, Texel sheep, chickens and horses. The Head Gardener will oversee a dedicated estate worker and report accordingly to the property owner, so will be required to assist in these areas as and when required.
The property owners and consultant designer are keen to employ a Head Gardener/Estate Manager who will work with them as part of the team, to continue to improve the gardens. The owners own an adjacent property; the Coach House, with a small garden and an additional 7-acre rental property in the area that includes paddocks and a garden, which are also overseen by the Head Gardener. The Head Gardener will work alongside three additional gardeners to ensure that both sites are maintained to a high standard.
Applications are sought from experienced and knowledgeable private estate Head Gardeners who will ideally have assumed some responsibility of estate management and animal welfare; however, the main focus of the role will be ornamental horticulture. Chemical spray certificate and chainsaw licenses are both desirable but not essential. The Head Gardener will be responsible for ensuring all machinery on site is serviced (by the appropriate external technicians) and kept in good working order. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, have excellent communication skills, staff management skills and excellent horticultural knowledge. A full driving licence and your own transport are required as the property is located rurally.
A living allowance will be provided in addition to the salary, with the exact amount being dependent on the ideal candidate’s circumstance and geographical location.
SALARY: £35,000 - £40,000 + Accommodation allowance
LOCATION: Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
JOB No: EC6827
If this Head Gardener vacancy is of interest please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk
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Head Groundsperson (Live out) - EC6819
A truly exceptional opportunity has arisen for a head groundsperson with drive and enthusiasm to manage and maintain the grounds of a beautiful 27-acre estate in Antibes, France.
The estate includes 7 houses, two swimming pools, two tennis courts, golf course, large forest area (about 10 acres), extensive lawns, vegetable garden and a fruit orchard including citrus, peach, cherry, pomegranate and fig trees.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance of the gardens i.e. strimming, leaf blowing, hedge cutting, pest control, weeding as well as the maintenance of the fruit orchard and lawncare to a high standard. He / She will also be responsible for the maintenance and daily care of the swimming pools and will have the mechanical knowledge to operate and maintain the garden machinery; tractors, lawnmowers, chainsaws, etc.
Initially, the head groundsperson will have part time support and once onboard, they will have the opportunity to build their team and hire two full time gardeners/groundspersons. The golf course and vegetable garden are managed separately by a contractor.
Applicants will ideally be fluent French speakers or at least to good conversational level. Good knowledge of Mediterranean plants along with good general plant knowledge and proven hands on experience in a similar role is required. He / She should be highly self-motivated with a good eye for detail and able to organise and carry out work with minimum supervision. Candidates must be hands-on, positive in their approach to the job at hand and physically fit. A driving licence would be an advantage.
If this Head Groundsperson vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
SALARY: Circa Euros 3,300 gross / month (Euros 39,000 gross per annum)
LOCATION: Antibes, South West France
JOB No: EC6819
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Nursery Production Supervisor - J893 - This position has now been filled
Our client has a well-established nursery with the production of trees producing 25m cell-grown trees across the year. These are produced from seed and cuttings and go through various stages of production and are potted at different stages through a 12 month cycle covering over 120 varieties. Due to expansion they are currently seeking a Nursery Production Supervisor to oversee daily operations of production whilst supervising up to 70 staff.
Key points
- To ensure all production processes are running with accuracy and efficiency
- To think and plan strategically and work proactively with other department heads
- Ensure production is on track and targets can be met
- To manage stock control of sundries, compost and cells/trays
- To liaise with the nursery team to ensure space is available in accordance with production requirements.
Must haves
- Previous experience of working within volume nursery production
- The ability to work to a sophisticated 52 week production plan
- Good attention to detail in all daily tasks
- Strong man-management skills with a positive attitude
If this Nursery Production Supervisor vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Pauline Thomas on 01233 732767 or pauline@horticruitment.com.
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Assistant Head Gardener - Live Out - EC6793
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Head Gardener to maintain the beautiful estate gardens set within the heart of London, owned by the same family spanning 300 years. Historic garden squares and dynamic open spaces provide a relaxing and spacious retreat for residents and visitors in Chelsea.
The estate’s 93-acres span a vibrant neighbourhood renowned for its unique mix of cultural attractions, stunning homes, international flagship stores, independent boutiques and lively cafes, bars and restaurants. The variety across the gardens consists of lawns, tennis courts, richly planted beds and statuary. Unusual plants such as black bamboo, maples, magnolias and palms and also host an impressive selection of trees and exotic plants such as Brazilian pepper tree, a Chinaberry tree, an old Persian Ironwood Tree and mulberry trees, much of which stand in once was a Repton garden lost to the war.
Deputising for the Head of Gardens, the Assistant Head Gardener will be responsible for supervising the gardening team and contractors as required ensuring health and safety legislation and safe working practices are complied with. He / She will maintain the gardens to a high standard including but not limited to, planting, pruning, weeding, use of light machinery, litter picking, clearing leaves and watering to ensure the visitors, residents and staff have a pleasant, safe and enjoyable experience. The Assistant Head Gardener will be the first point of contact to respond to garden queries and concerns and will help ensure the maintenance of orderly conduct by visitors to the gardens in line with the estates code of conduct. He / She will assistance with garden planning and procedures and positively present and promote the gardens and its activities.
The successful candidate will ideally hold a level 3 horticulture qualification and have experience working in a horticultural environment. He / She will have good knowledge of plants, garden management and broad range of horticultural skills. Experience with using and maintaining a wide range of garden machinery including the relevant safety checks is required for the role. He / She will be physically fit, self- motivated, and flexible in their approach. Good interpersonal skills including the ability to inspire colleagues and work as part of a team is essential. He / She will have a good understanding of health and safety issues relating to gardening and public spaces. A full driving licence would be an advantage. As well as a first aid qualification or the willingness to undergo training.
The position will be 37 hours per week excluding breaks; 8 am – 4 pm Monday to Friday. The package will include BUPA Healthcare, a non-contributory pension, 25 days holiday and on-site parking if required.
SALARY: Circa £30,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Chelsea, London
JOB No: EC6793
If this Assistant Head Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Contracts Manager (Soft Landscape Construction) - V116
Contracts Manager (Soft Landscape Construction) required
Our client delivers landscaping projects throughout the South East, to house and commercial builders. Their reputation for quality and service has led to strong growth and a very healthy order book and so they require an experienced Contract Manager who will mainly focus on soft landscaping work.
Their clients include major house builders and construction companies.
Job Description:
The Contracts Manager is responsible for the daily running of work schedules, to deliver safe and compliant services to meet contractual specifications on time and on budget.
This role will involve scheduling work, managing service operatives, co-ordinating the supply of equipment and materials and managing client relationships on site.
Construction project values can be anywhere between £20k and £500k.
Responsibilities will include –
- Operations
- Customers
- Compliance (including ISO 9001 and 14001 procedures)
- Finance
- Competency of staff
Key Skills:
- A horticultural qualification is highly desirable
- Current CSCS card
- Health and Safety training to a high level (IOSH, NEBOSH, SMSTS or similar).
- Experience as a Manager within soft landscape construction
- Full UK Driving Licence essential
If this Contracts Manager (Soft Landscape Construction) vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Sole Gardener - Live Out - EC6736 - This position has now been filled
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a hands-on sole gardener with a positive disposition to manage the beautiful gardens of a private estate in North Surrey.
The private estate is surrounded by 13 acres of land which includes a 9-acre modern garden designed by a renowned contemporary landscape and garden designer. The garden contains formal lawns with meadow grass sections and grass herbaceous borders. Set out geometrically, the garden contains extensive hedging’s of Yew, birch and box with a river to one side of the garden and a woodland / parkland on the other.
The sole gardener will be responsible for the general maintenance and any further developments of the garden to a high horticultural standard. Due to the geometric shape of the garden, clipping and pruning of the hedges and sharp grass edges is important to maintain the structure. The successful applicant will have a full understanding of the importance of a structured feeding and treatment schedules and will implement this for all the plants in the garden.
Applicants will ideally hold a level 3 horticultural qualification and have excellent plant knowledge and horticultural skills. They will have the enthusiasm and passion to maintain the gardens to the highest level and continue to develop new areas in line with the garden theme. He / She will have excellent communication, be self-motivated and are able to work on their own initiative.
New garden equipment and machinery will be available for the sole gardener’s use. The ability to operate and maintain a range of garden machinery and good craft skills are also desirable for the role. A full driving licence is essential, and a chainsaw certificate would be an advantage.
SALARY: £30,000 – £35,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: North Surrey
JOB No: EC6736
If this Sole Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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