Landscaper Team Leader
Landscaper Team Leader required
Job Ref ADV294
We require a highly organised, well presented, self-motivated individual with excellent landscape knowledge and experience who is capable of leading teams to create high-end gardens.
Key tasks:
-Using organisational and communication skills to lead and manage teams to ensure high levels of morale and productivity
- Ensuring the team deliver a high quality of workmanship covering all aspects of hard and soft landscaping, groundworks and fencing
-Applying a commercial understanding to the operation and using this understanding to work with budgets and drive efficiency
-Working with designs and plans to ensure accuracy. This person will often need to be the first point of contact for designers
-Managing the team safely and effectively across a broad range of tasks including: Digging, rotavating, paving, brickwork, rendering, planting, mulching, using machinery and other related tasks
-Providing a responsive and professional service to our customers and delivering effective communication. This person will often need to be the first point of contact for customers when on site
-Dealing promptly with issues arising and escalating them immediately to the company owner
-To promote and comply with Health and Safety legislation and company policies and procedures
-The role will involve driving and travel into London and other areas in the South, applicants must therefore have a full, clean driving licence and the ability to be mobile and flexible with hours
Responsibilities:
-Ensuring projects are organised and sufficiently resourced with appropriate amounts of labour, supplies, tools and equipment
-Ensuring jobs are completed to agreed timescales
-Ensuring excellent customer care is delivered at all times
-All company vehicles, tools, equipment and property
-All client property
-All plant, vehicle and tool hire
-Correct issue and use of PPE at all times
-Data protection for all company and client information
-Health & Safety compliance
-Behaving as an ambassador for our company, protecting our image and reputation and being a role model for other employees
Required Experience:
-Minimum 5 years of experience in hard and soft landscaping
-Proven experience in leading and managing teams and a commercial understanding
-Excellent organisation & problem-solving capabilities
-Able to demonstrate that they can be continuously assertive, proactive and self-starting
-Full UK driving licence
-Excellent communication and client care skills
-Knowledge of Health and Safety best practice
Head Gardener
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Head Gardener to play a key role in the ongoing development and enhancement of a beautiful private estate in Cavan, Ireland. The position will involve day-to-day hands-on leadership and supervision of a team of gardeners in all aspects of the horticulturally diverse and developing garden. Applications are sought from experienced and academically qualified Head/Senior Gardeners with high energy and a creative eye from a horticultural perspective. A 1-bed cottage is available on site, rent free, though is only large enough for a single occupant or a couple.
The successful candidate will work with the property owner and Estate Manager with a view to bringing the historic gardens back to their former style and glory, with a modern twist and practical application in line with the theme of the estate. This role will suit a horticulturist with demonstrable experience at senior level within private service, excellent time management skills, strong horticultural knowledge, and desire to take on a dynamic garden enhancement opportunity. The estate plays host to weddings, with food at the highest level being a primary focus and an exciting draw for visitors.
Set within approximately 100-acres, the 18th Century estate was purchased by the current owner six years ago and has been constantly evolving throughout this time. The varied and beautiful site is set within a historic deer park, with stunning scenery including woodland, a lake and many formal gardens surrounding the main buildings. The formal and natural gardens comprise a walled garden, a 1-acre apple orchard with five varieties, a winter garden, a woodland garden, a perennial garden, mixed and herbaceous beds and borders, with hedges and specimen trees throughout. Approximately 2.5-acres have been recently stripped and are in need of renovation and creative input. A field for growing hardy produce and six polytunnels allow food to be grown for guests on a year-round basis.
The Head Gardener will manage and supervise a small team of assistant gardeners (three at present) and will be involved with any further recruitment of garden staff as deemed necessary. The successful applicant will also work under and alongside the Estate Manager in terms of site development and operational planning. Applicants must therefore be excellent communicators and be able to manage staff with diplomacy and positivity, whilst always maintaining communication with the Estate Manager and consideration for the property owner’s vision for the garden. The property owners are genuinely enthusiastic and dedicated to their gardens and as such, this role will be varied and interesting with a high standard of horticulture required.
Applications are sought from experienced and knowledgeable private estate Senior/Head Gardeners who will have assumed responsibility of a large private garden and garden staff management, previously. Suitable candidates will be confident yet humble and considerate, motivated, organised and professional hands-on Head or Senior Gardeners who are able to inspire their team. The post holder will be socially confident with excellent communication skills and an ability and willingness to liaise with other property staff and engage positively with the owners and guests where necessary. Good organisational experience and a demonstrable understanding of all areas of garden management are essential, with ideal applicants being academically qualified to RHS Level 3 or above with excellent physical fitness, plant identification skills and an ability to operate and maintain a range of garden machinery. The Head Gardener should be able to carry out plant P&D management, plant propagation and glasshouse work as well as and kitchen gardening to a high standard.
This is a rare opportunity for a skilled and experienced Head Gardener to join a friendly team on a developing and varied estate, under a very welcoming Estate Manager and property owner.
SALARY: €35,000 - €42,000 DOE
LOCATION: Cavan, Ireland
JOB No: EC25560
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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Hard Landscape Foreman
Hard Landscape Foreman required
Job Ref L404
Our client is a highly experienced, award-winning landscape design company based in West London. The team pride themselves on delivering high-quality landscape design and maintenance and excellent customer service. The majority of work comes from private residential gardens, with hard landscaping projects being undertaken from conception to completion and maintained thereafter. Clients include award winning Chelsea Flower show gardens, roof terraces, commercial landscape installations and garden event installations.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Hard Landscape Foreman with previous experience in supervising a small team, as well as working alone on a variety of landscaping projects.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrable history of hard landscaping on a range of project sizes and must be fully qualified and experienced in paving, fencing, brick/blockwork, timber decking, composite decking, and irrigation systems. The successful applicant will provide supervision to a team of 3-4 staff and carry out projects alone where required. Responsibilities include liaising directly with the client from a customer service and design/implementation perspective, reading and setting out scale drawings and working to specifications. A full driving licence is required for the role.
This role is a full-time permanent and fully employed position. A work vehicle will be provided for travel to and from work and for work activities following successful completion of a probationary period. Benefits include training support, 28 days holiday and a company pension scheme.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Hard Landscape Foreman to join a forward-thinking award-winning company on a permanent full-time basis.
If this Hard Landscape Foreman vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Sales Executive
Sales Executive required
Job Ref B006
Our client is one of the leading suppliers of ornamental plants to the domestic and commercial landscaping market. As a result of continued growth, they are looking to strengthen their team and currently have a vacancy for an experienced sales executive. This position can be office based or home-based dependent on circumstances, some regional travel will also be required.
The right candidate will need to have good plant knowledge and an understanding of the landscape supply market. Good communication, planning, administration and IT skills are also essential as is the ability to be a self-starter.
This role will involve dealing with customers on a daily basis in person, over the phone and via e-mail and will involve pricing enquiries, prospecting for new business and developing existing business in an agreed geographical area.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to join a dynamic and successful company and to develop their career and skills within the horticultural industry.
Competitive remuneration package available including a company car / car allowance.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- To adopt and grow a base of existing amenity accounts.
- To price incoming enquires from customers.
- To process orders accordingly and efficiently.
- To follow up outstanding quotations and negotiate orders.
- Assist with generating new business and insure smooth adoption.
- Work to and record targets as required.
- Meet with clients and suppliers both on and off site in the UK & abroad as required.
- Contacting suppliers for prices and information.
- Handling queries & complaints.
- Gathering and sharing product and market information.
If this Sales Executive vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 732767 or sara@horticruitment.com.
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Recruitment Consultant
We are a friendly vibrant team who put collaboration and teamwork at the centre of everything we do. Our specialist agencies recruit for commercial horticulture as well as for many of the country’s most prestigious Gardens, both Horticruitment and English Country Gardeners have been established for over 30 years. We have gone from strength to strength through the pandemic and are now looking for successful recruiters to join the team. This role is perfect for an experienced recruiter looking to move into to a more consultative, specialist market or someone who has worked in either horticulture or for a professional country estate. There is flexibility for the role of Recruitment Consultant to include part remote working if required.
The Role -
- Conducting business development calls to attract new business
- Headhunting high calibre professional candidates
- Account Management
- Interviewing candidates
- Building relationships with existing and new clients
- Developing a strong personal brand
- Networking
- Negotiating
- Using recruitment tools to source talent and fill vacancies
If this Recruitment Consultant vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com.
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Plantarea Manager
Plantarea Manager required
Job Ref A945
A new opportunity has arisen for a knowledgeable Plantarea Manager with excellent customer service skills to take on a new role for a respected independent garden centre in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This position will suit experienced candidates with strong horticultural knowledge and purchasing experience. This is a full-time permanent position and will require some weekend working on rotation.
Established 20 years ago, the popular garden centre has built a reputation for high quality produce and their award-winning team. The business has grown considerably over the years and has recently taken on a new site. The company has achieved great success by offering an extensive range of plants throughout the year with many interesting lines, garden sundries and leisure goods, as well as a restaurant.
The centre is now seeking a Plantarea Manager to lead the running and development of the plant sales department for their site near Aberdeen. Key responsibilities will involve managing the small team of staff, increasing plant sales and assisting with associated initiatives, face-to-face sales and management of customer enquiries, working closely with suppliers; purchasing and ensuring the department is well stocked in line with demand. High levels of presentation, merchandising and pricing strategy management will all form part of the successful applicant’s responsibilities
Customer service and the provision of friendly and informed advice by the skilled team has played a key part in the company’s success over the years and as such, it is of paramount importance that this aspect is maintained and developed to ensure continued customer satisfaction and company reputation.
The successful candidate must have strong horticultural knowledge and be able to supervise and mentor the team to ensure continued personal development. Applicants must have previous experience in a similar role and will either currently hold a Plantarea Manager position or have held a similar supervisory role in garden centre retail and feel ready to take the next career step. Applicants must be positive and presentable, energetic and creative, and must enjoy engaging with the public. Good physical fitness is required as the position will involve working on your feet for extended periods of time and may involve some heavy lifting. Excellent spoken and written English are essential, as are strong IT and numeracy skills.
If this Plantarea Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Experienced Gardener
Experienced Gardener required
An exciting part time opportunity has arisen for a driven and hands-on gardener, 3 days a week for a beautiful garden situated near Hertford, Hertfordshire.
The house is an 18th century stable block with stunning views and the garden was created in 1957 out of the surrounding park. The 3 ½ acres of formal gardens and associated informal pleasure grounds surround the house are dominated by a wide variety of beds and borders including rose beds and mixed and herbaceous borders. The garden also includes a kitchen garden, greenhouse, lawns and an enclosed swimming pool area with climbing roses.
The role will be to oversee and be involved in all aspects of the garden. The successful applicant will focus on the specialist pruning, weeding, and maintaining the flowers beds and maintaining the garden to a high horticultural standard. He / She will be self-motivated, enjoy working to a high standard and have a keen eye for detail.
The ideal candidate will have excellent horticultural knowledge and ideally hold a recognised horticulture qualification. Excellent plant identification skills, experience with specialist pruning are essential. A spraying certificate (PA1/PA6) would be an advantage.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate senior gardener looking to take ownership of the gardens in a rewarding role.
SALARY: £21.50 per hour
LOCATION: Near Hertford
JOB No: EC25355
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Kitchen Gardener
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Kitchen Gardener to take ownership of a varied and interesting productive garden on a beautiful and well-known private estate near Ayot-St-Lawrence 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 an estate/garden management level. The new Kitchen Gardener will liaise with the property owner and the estate manager/designer as well as the Senior Gardener with a view to ensuring the smooth running and further development of the kitchen garden in line with new ideas and techniques. This position would suit a talented kitchen gardener with a genuine passion for the production of fruit and vegetables; common and otherwise, as well as a hunger to experiment with new produce where possible.
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 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, growing vegetables, overwintering citrus, and a few ornamentals and the orangery provides a year round colourful green extra sitting area. The remainder of the estate encompasses paddocks/ménage, a tennis court, parkland and a swimming pool. The existing 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 kitchen garden encompasses ¾ acre in addition to the two glasshouses and two poly tunnels. A wide variety of fruit (top and soft), vegetables and herbs are grown within the walled garden and the glasshouses. As the estate opens on occasion to the public and sells the produce on a regular basis, presentation and planning is important. The estate has featured in many publications and is a respected property due to the stunning gardens and edible produce which, on open days, are displayed in such a way as to demonstrate the growing process as well as the end result. The Kitchen Gardener must be able to plan and execute the production of batches of fruit and vegetables on time throughout the seasons. The property owner is very passionate about the productive aspect of the gardens, loves cooking and welcomes new ideas and methodologies to ensure continued interest.
Applications are sought from experienced and knowledgeable Kitchen Gardeners who will have assumed responsibility of a varied productive garden either on a private or commercial site. The successful applicant will be required to assist in the ornamental gardens during quiet times of the season and when work in the kitchen garden slows, so applicants should be willing and able to assist on a general horticultural / garden maintenance front when their primary duties allow.
The successful applicant will be self-motivated, genuinely enthusiastic about productive gardening, with excellent communication and time management skills. A full driving licence and your own transport are required as the property is located rurally.
SALARY: Up to £30,000 DOE
LOCATION: Ayot-St-Lawrence in Hertfordshire
JOB No: EC34528
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Sole Gardener
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sole Gardener to join a beautiful family Estate near Swindon. This role would suit a qualified and experienced gardener with the drive and initiative to maintain a horticulturally diverse garden to a high standard.
The estate’s incredible gardens and grounds have been skilfully restored or re-created over the years. The 10 acres established garden has extensive formal lawns to three sides of the house that are interspersed with mature beds, an ornamental pond and an impressive collection of specimen trees. There is a woodland area, naturalistic garden, kitchen garden, glasshouse as well as a second walled garden surrounding an outdoor swimming pool.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the planting, specialist pruning, soil cultivation and bed preparation, propagation, weeding and lawn care among other responsibilities. Additional assistant will be provided during the spring / summer when it is busiest. Our client is looking for candidates who are enthusiastic, self-motivated, proactive and physically fit. A hands-on approach and meticulous attention to detail are also essential qualities. In addition, the gardener would be willing to occasionally assist with basic non horticultural duties around the estate such as key hold responsibilities, managing contractors and assisting with the dogs.
Excellent plant knowledge and all-round horticultural skills are required, and it would be preferable for applicants to hold a recognised horticultural qualification. Experience of working in a large garden of a similar nature would also be advantageous. PA1/PA6 spraying certificates and chainsaw certificates would be desirable, though not essential as training can be provided if necessary. The owners have investing significantly in a wide range of garden machinery, therefore the ability to operate and maintain a range of garden machinery is essential. A driving licence is required for the role.
A 3-bedroom accommodation is provided onsite for the successful applicant rent free. Council Tax and Utilities are covered by the Landlord. Partners, children and pets are welcome.
SALARY: £28,000-£30,000 DOE
LOCATION: Near Swindon
JOB No: EC25328
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Skilled Gardener
A permanent full-time Skilled Gardener is sought after to maintain and manage the garden on a beautiful family-owned property near Stockport, Cheshire.
The impressive 33-acre estate consists of pastures, paddocks, 5-acre formal garden filled with spring flowers; azaleas and rhododendrons, a vegetable garden, formal lawns surrounded by mixed beds and borders, rose beds, mature shrubs, apple trees, large green house with a grape vine, a 3-acre woodland area with a woodland walk, a pond, and a variety of hedges – yew, beech and hornbeam.
The owners are garden enthusiasts and are looking for a horticulturalist with an eye for detail, genuine enthusiasm and ideas for further development and improvements in order to provide additional colour and interest to the garden. Also, to bring the garden up to a high horticultural standard. The role will be a sole position with additional support provided during the busier periods.
Applicants will have a relevant horticultural qualification, ideally level 2 or above and proven experience as a Sole or Skilled Gardener managing a large private garden from a hands-on perspective. Applicants must have good all-round gardening skills, be physically fit and happy to work autonomously. Chainsaw certificates and spray certificates (PA1/PA6) would be an advantage; however, training can be provided as long as there is the willingness to acquire the tickets. The garden is equipped with a range of equipment hence experience with using garden machinery and basic maintenance is required as well as a full UK driving licence.
This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate and driven gardener to take ownership of the garden, and to work for owners who are genuinely enthusiastic about the presentation and ongoing development of their garden.
SALARY: £25,000 - £30,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Near Stockport, Cheshire
JOB No: EC25213
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