Contracts Manager
Contracts Manager required
Job Ref B996
Our client is an award-winning Landscape company who specialise in all forms of landscaping, external works and natural & synthetic sports facilities. Traditionally dealing with Local Authorities, Royal Parks, Government Agencies, Sports Clubs, Consultants, Architects and Construction Companies, completing contracts from £100K to £5 million+
Currently work is secured via select lists, reputation, their marketing division and through a trading history that has been built up over 30 years.
Due to their continued growth, they are seeking a Contracts Manager with previous experience in managing and delivering commercial landscape projects, on time, to specification and producing the budgeted margin. Contracts in London and South East, ranging in value between £100K to £4.5 Million.
The Role:
- Completion of contracts on time and to specification.
- Ensuring gross margins are maintained on contracts.
- Management of sub-contractors and direct labour.
- Procurement and management of resources (plant, equipment and materials).
- Delivering contracts in line with Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards.
- Production and ongoing development of Construction Phase Plans
- Production and management of programmes of work.
- Maintaining site records.
- Effective client/ project team communication and relationship building.
- Proactive approach to contract delivery, highlighting any potential problems and proposing solutions.
- Production and presentation of monthly progress reports
- Production and submission of monthly valuations
- Project reviews at the end of each project.
What We Are Looking For:
Proven track record within the construction/landscaping industry, be commercially minded and adept at managing site managers and subcontractors.
Full UK Driver’s License
Project Management qualification (Preferred)
SMSTS (Preferred)
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Plant Buyer
Plant Buyer required
Job Ref P202
The client is one of the UKs leading and largest online tree suppliers with over 20 years of industry experience. They are looking to recruit an experienced Plant Buyer to join the existing Senior Management Team. Reporting to and working alongside the Managing Director, the successful candidate will have sole responsibility for buying, managing the process throughout from building relationships with suppliers to expanding product ranges and negotiating the best deals.
Business Skills and Duties:
- Highly commercial experienced buyer with horticulture experience, ideally with non-tree plants and hard goods categories.
- E-commerce experience is preferred, but not essential.
- Systems literate and able to support applications rollout such as supplier portals.
- Supporting the sale of both stocked and drop-shipped products.
- Buy price and terms negotiation, forecasting and reserves commitments.
- Sales price monitoring and price setting.
- Stock responsibility.
- Promotion planning.
- Marketing support.
Goals:
- Short term priority: understand existing range and suppliers and provide immediate support.
- Medium Term (but still in 2024): develop new range plans, bring suppliers on board and support launch of products on the website.
Additional Information:
The company is a small business comprised of a team who are highly motivated individuals, therefore they are seeking an individual with a similar attitude to work, an understanding of profits and a passion for both horticulture and the delivery of excellent customer service. The client is willing to support remote working and therefore expect applicants to be self-motivated and independent individuals. Excellent communications skills will be key for this vacancy, in order to engage effectively with suppliers and the existing team.
Applicants will require a full driving license, due to the travel requirements of meeting suppliers, with expenses covered by the employer. Holiday allowance is a generous 25 Days plus Bank Holidays.
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Gardening Couple
An exciting opportunity for a Senior Gardener or Gardening Couple has arisen to work within a stunning private estate, near Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. The current Gardener has been with the owners for a wonderful 18 years and due to their upcoming retirement, the client is now looking for enthusiastic and passionate horticulturalists to join the estate.
In its entirety the estate covers 250-acres, with 6-acres of both relaxed and formal gardens surrounding the property. These comprise of expansive lawns, an orchard, a walled garden which contains shrubs, herbaceous borders, espalier fruit trees, fruit and vegetables and a cutting garden. Other elements include a Victorian greenhouse, a variety of climbers and a Victorian lido which has recently been converted into a pond. The owners are extremely fond of their garden and have some upcoming projects planned, this includes the development of an area within the walled garden, as well as potentially creating another large pond. Therefore, this role would suit candidates who can offer their creative input and help deliver the new projects to the highest standards.
Applicants should ideally hold a horticultural qualification combined with excellent plant knowledge and previous experience working on private estates. Experience in planting, pruning, lawn care and propagation is necessary for the role, as is competence in the use of a wide range of machinery and good craft skills. A full UK driving licence is essential. The successful candidate(s) will be passionate about their work and have a positive attitude and will have the ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance, be dynamic and have the ability to problem solve with autonomy.
The owner is looking for a full time Senior Gardener with a working week of 40-hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work for watering purposes, depending on the season. For the second Gardener, the client is looking for someone to assist the Senior Gardener on a part time basis, 3 days per week.
Generous accommodation is on offer to the successful candidate(s) in the form of a 3-bedroom cottage with all household bills covered by the owners (except phone and internet). Partners and dependents are welcome and pets within reason. As this is a family home all members of the estate work closely together to create a friendly environment; the owners like to have someone on site at all times for security purposes, therefore this responsibility must be shared with those who also live in on site.
SALARY: £55,000 combined salary
LOCATION: Buckinghamshire
JOB No: EC60090
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Garden Centre Manager
Garden Centre Manager required.
Job Ref: ADV490
Are you an experienced Manager or an ambitious Assistant Manager looking for the next step in your career? Then we would like to hear from you. We are passionate about our products and our people and have ambitious plans for the future, so this is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding team.
Our Garden Centre has a unique store design and product range with exceptional standards in visual merchandising. We offer a broad range of plants, indoor and outdoor furniture, and gifts, alongside a well-established Food Hall and Restaurant serving delicious teas, coffees and baking daily.
As Garden Centre Manager, you’ll actively support Managers & colleagues to create an inspiring destination Garden Centre, deliver outstanding customer experience, with an ability to ensure that our retail standards and services levels consistently exceed expectations.
Key duties include:
- Inspiring and developing the existing team of Managers and colleagues to shape and drive the Garden Centre forward.
- Proactively developing opportunities within the local area to maximise sales and increase profit.
- Resolving customer issues and complaints to bring about effective resolutions.
- Manage the promotion of the Simpsons brand in store by developing good local public relations and orchestrating the implementation of strategic corporate initiatives to ensure that customers and colleagues have a consistent experience of the Simpsons brand.
- Work collaboratively with the team to introduce exciting offers and events.
We are keen to hear from you if you have a background in Retail Management, especially within a family run/independent business. If you have excellent communication skills and a passion for people, then this is the place for you.
We offer an attractive salary, 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, employee discount scheme, company pension and relocation package available.
Working for us is all about passion, and we love it when our people get creative and muck in. You’ll learn loads - and have fun too.
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Sole Gardener
An idyllic vacancy has arisen for an experienced and skilled Sole Gardener to take ownership of a stunning Luytens style garden near Windlesham in Surrey. This position would suit an energetic and knowledgeable plants person with a creative eye.
The 3.5-acre garden comprises expansive areas of lawn which back directly onto a golf course, giving a delightful backdrop to the garden. Two long beds are located in the main lawn: one herbaceous and one containing primarily azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons. There are additional beds bordering the house which are planted out each Spring and a large patio area with a sunken pond stocked with koi fish and water plants. Climber plants such as roses, wisteria, hydrangeas and ivy are planted all around the house and require appropriate species-specific pruning and maintenance. A glasshouse is used for plant propagation and growing and will require management by the successful applicant. The garden also contains a kitchen garden which grows a variety of fruit trees, soft fruit, along with vegetables and cut flowers. There is also a wildflower area which the gardener which needs maintaining.
The Sole Gardener will be responsible for all aspects of garden care and ornamental horticulture as well as lawn maintenance, operation and basic maintenance of garden machinery, pruning of the above species and any other horticultural duties that may arise. There is considerable scope for development of the garden and the owners are open to new ideas. As such, applicants should have an experience in design and associated plant use.
The ideal candidate for this role will be knowledgeable and experienced at Skilled/Sole/Senior level, a horticultural qualification is desirable for the role but not essential. Demonstrable skill and experience in pruning is essential, as is excellent knowledge of garden management, good time management skills and excellent attention to detail. Applicants must be loyal and be trustworthy, self-motivated and interested in assisting with ongoing development of the garden through discussions with the owner, who takes an active interest in the garden. Some flexibility in hours will be considered but will be based around 08:30 – 16:30, Monday to Friday.
SALARY: £40,000 - £45,000 DOE + DISCRETIONARY BONUS
LOCATION: Windlesham, Surrey
JOB No: EC60046
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Landscape Foreman
Landscape Foreman required
Job Ref H401
Our client is an established company operating from West London specialising in the design and construction of bespoke residential gardens. They have won a number of industry awards for their work and unique designs which often incorporate specialist materials and features requiring the highest standard of workmanship. They currently have a vacancy for a Landscape Foreman to take responsibility for one of their site teams.
Expansion of the company requires the strengthening of the delivery teams on site with the appointment of a Landscape Foreman for projects predominantly in and around London. Your role will be to create and maintain a positive and pleasant work environment, ensuring high levels of organisational effectiveness, communication, and safety. The person appointed will be responsible for supervising a small team of landscapers working on individual projects. Your duties will include:
- Assisting the Project Manager in the planning and organisation of projects
- Ordering of materials and equipment.
- Setting out the works from design drawings.
- Delegating duties within the team.
- Ensuring work is completed on time, and to a high standard of finish.
- Liaising with the client and design team to resolve any problems.
- Ensure that site operations are carried out in accordance with the company’s health and safety policy.
- Maintain site records.
Key Skills
Candidates must have excellent practical skills in all areas of hard landscaping, with a good eye for detail and strong leadership skills, able to demonstrate a successful track record of delivering high quality workmanship which is completed on time and within agreed budgets. It is also important that you have good communication skills, combined with a pro-active and flexible approach to your duties.
A full clean drivers licence is essential for this role
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Head Gardener
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a highly experienced and qualified Head Gardener within a private Estate in the North Cotswolds.
This is a key position within a recently acquired private Cotswolds Estate that comprises traditional parkland area, fields and paths, traditional walled garden, kitchen gardens, formal and informal lawns, ponds, orchard, woods, arboretum, bed and borders of large Grade II listed Hall and its various guest houses and cottages. The role is to oversee the ever-evolving development of these areas into stunning well-maintained gardens.
The successful candidate will ideally have an accredited horticultural qualification, proven managerial experience and skills, and be able to provide classic and contemporary designs for new and existing areas. You must be able to train, support, motivate, and safeguard staff through good practice as well as manage relevant contractors and control the horticultural budgets.
Reporting to and working closely with the Estate Manager to present classic, contemporary and innovative concepts and designs to the Principals. The Head Gardener will need to be a good communicator and be able to adapt to changing the needs of the Estate and its wider legacy objectives.
Presently the gardens are in need of immediate restoration. However, the vision for the estate over a couple of years is to transition the current farming practices to more to natural wildflower rich fields, meadows, hedgerows with new additional woodlands and wetlands with the objective of increasing flora and fauna diversity. Suitable contractors will support some of these new endeavours.
The Head Gardener will develop the Fruit and Vegetable gardens and the Estate Orchards in providing self-sufficient and sustainable Organic produce. Overall, the Gardening team will work with the Kitchen team to utilise the wider ingredients (e.g. Game meats) harvested within the Estate to produce healthy and nutritious meals. The Gardening team will provide the main and guest residences with regular cut flowers for display.
Applicants will have a minimum of 5 years Head Gardener experience in a similar Estate or Garden. This role would suit a someone who is dedicated, passionate, driven, hands on leads by Example. The Head Gardener will be physically fit and hold spray certificates, chainsaw certificates, First Aid Certificates and a clean driving licence ideally including trailer/ tractor. Experience with regular maintenance of garden and field machinery (ride on mowers, tractors, strimmer’s, chainsaws, leaf blowers, PTO driven topper, etc).
The Estate values and rewards colleagues that are aspirational and passionate about their roles and will work harmoniously in delivering the exciting legacy that the Principals have in mind. The Head Gardener will be able help to develop the team of 3 or 4 existing members.
Working week: 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday (with some shared weekend flexibility during seasonal intensive periods). References and a current DBS will be required.
SALARY: Circa £45,000 DOE
LOCATION: North Cotswolds
JOB No: EC59930
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Maintenance Foreman
Maintenance Foreman required
Job Ref W999
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Foreman to join a well-respected award-winning company in London. The company has been responsible for numerous very high-profile projects throughout the city for many years and are currently expanding their maintenance arm, leading to an increasing number of high-profile contracts. The company has recently secured a new, long-term, large maintenance contract in East London. They are seeking an experienced candidate to take the lead in the role of Maintenance Foreman, overseeing a small team, maintaining the site to a high standard. In addition to a competitive salary, the client will generously pay for the travel expenses of the successful candidate.
Main Responsibilities:
Our client is seeking an individual who is a hands on and knowledgeable. Candidates will have the ability to organize staff, plan and prioritize tasks as required. Additionally, they will be able to work as part of a team, using their strong plant knowledge to accurately direct and complete tasks to a high standard. Due to the nature of this site, the ability to liaise with both the public and clientele is a key.
Duties will include but are not limited to the following:
- Maintenance Gardening
- Lawn Maintenance
- Pruning
- Weeding
- Watering
- Planting
- Mulching
- Making sure Health and Safety requirements are adhered to.
- Maintenance of irrigation systems.
- Planning of daily tasks and overseeing throughout.
Key Skills:
The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong work ethic, having the ability to work under their own initiative while taking pride in their work and completing tasks to a high standard throughout all tasks on the large site. An understanding of Health and Safety regulations is essential. A PA1/PA6 spraying certificate and CSCS card would be desirable, however not essential.
Benefits:
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays.
- Uniform and PPE provided.
- Travel expenses covered.
- Opportunity for a tax-free bonus at the end of each year
Working Hours are 7:30 – 16:00 Monday to Friday.
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Senior Gardener
An exciting new opportunity has opened for a skilled horticulturalist who is looking to work for a dynamic and creative family with a strong commitment to sustainability and respect for nature and an approach to team culture; which holds integrity, empathy and excellence as key values. The family is seeking a highly skilled, passionate and motivated team-playing individual to take responsibility of the management of their gardens at their premises in Windsor and occasionally in Central London when required. The Senior Gardener will play a key role in setting and contributing to a happy and cohesive culture, working closely alongside other team members and the family.
The gardens are organically managed with a strong emphasis on sustainability and knowledge in this area is essential. Expertise in formal and informal garden maintenance and a comprehensive knowledge of different plant species and their care is fundamental. The role will include regular maintenance of the grounds including lawns, wildflower meadows, a wild pond, herbaceous and mixed borders, vegetable garden, cut flower garden and a variety of both young and mature trees. Additional tasks will include cut flower production, propagation and managing a compost system.
Working under the direction of the Principal and Team Manager, and as part of a larger multi-disciplinary team, you will be primarily responsible for overseeing the development, care and maintenance of the gardens and grounds of a country property within Windsor Great Park, as well as overseeing the care of three urban gardens in central London. When attending to the properties within Central London, a company vehicle will be provided and it is estimated you will be required to attend the properties once a month. You will line-manage a part-time groundsman and other part-time labour as required throughout the season. Applicants will present demonstratable experience within a similar private setting for a minimum of 3 years, have strong plant knowledge and hold a horticultural qualification.
This position would suit a proactive and creative horticulturalist who has demonstrable experience of working within a private estate. The successful candidate will play an active role in managing new planting projects, liaising with specialist contractors, garden designers and the wider estate team. This role would provide a great opportunity for an ambitious gardener looking to progress in their field, with an attractive employment package and training opportunities.
SALARY: £40,000 - £45,000
LOCATION: Virgina Water
JOB No: EC59928
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Head Gardener
These 10-acre gardens are an excellent example of a traditional private family estate garden and comprise of formal lawns, shrub and herbaceous borders, hedges, a large walled garden used for the production of vegetables and cut flowers, smaller natural ponds, two glasshouses for the production of plants and vegetables for use throughout the year in the main house for the family and guests.
The successful applicant will oversee the daily running of the gardens including any implementation of any future rejuvenation of borders etc and will be leading a small team of four others to motivate, provide guidance, training, and support to provide high standards of work. The role will include general maintenance (Performing routine garden maintenance tasks, such as pruning, weeding, planting, watering, and pest control).
An excellent all-round knowledge not only of horticulture but the safe use and maintenance of garden machinery will be required and be able to manage all aspects related to health and safety practices in the garden.
Applicants will have previous experience working on a large private family country garden and understand the needs and demands that come of this, have strong horticultural knowledge, excellent leadership and communication skills, proficiency in using garden equipment and tools and a real passion and commitment to maintaining the highest standards of garden presentation.
The successful candidate will be a dedicated and experienced Head Gardener able to lead the horticultural team and ensure the continued excellence of the gardens. The estate prides itself on being 99% organic and is looking to continue and improve the organic approach. In addition, the successful candidate will act as security for the estate particularly whilst the family are travelling and will need to care for the animals from time to time if they are travelling.
The Client is offering a competitive salary, a beautiful and peaceful working environment, as well as a large 1 bedroom, on site accommodation with all bills included. In addition, the role also offers 23 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and a discretionary annual bonus.
The position is based around a 40-hour week with a small amount of weekend work for glasshouse, watering and feeding the chickens.
SALARY: £40,000 + Accommodation
LOCATION: Jersey, Channel Islands
JOB No: EC59882
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