Experienced Gardener
Experienced Gardener required
Job Ref S233
Our client is an established company of landscape professionals who specialise in the field of garden design, landscape construction and garden care/maintenance for both residential and commercial clients. They are BALI registered and ISO 9001 certified. Due to continued expansion, the company are in search of knowledgeable gardeners at all levels; from assistant to skilled/senior, on a full-time permanent and fully employed basis. A generous salary will be offered in line with experience.
Applicants should have comprehensive hands-on experience in garden care and maintenance and an ability to carry out the finer aspects of horticulture, such as species-specific pruning, as well as the more physically demanding tasks. Applicants will be willing to work on their own initiative as well as under direction where necessary. Senior gardeners will be responsible for a team of three assistants, and assistant gardeners will work within a small team under the direction of a senior gardener. Successful applicants will be based primarily on a single large estate, with other sites include high-end new build properties throughout South East London.
Candidates for this position will ideally hold an academic horticultural qualification, with PA1/PA6 spray certificates being required of senior gardeners. Good plant knowledge is required, as is an ability to ensure safe and efficient use of a range of gardening machinery. Senior Gardeners are required to hold a full driving licence.
Benefits include training support, 28 days paid holiday and a company pension scheme. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and growing company, and to develop your career with them.
If this Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Commissions Gardener
Commissions Gardener required
Job Ref ADV313
About Us
Founded in 2004, Global Generation is an educational charity, which works together with local children and young people, businesses, residents and families in Camden, Islington and Southwark to create healthy, integrated and environmentally responsible communities.
We aim to create a welcoming, caring and learning culture in which we recognise and promote the diversity of people and nature, breaking down barriers to engagement to help build resilient communities and environments, working together towards a more inclusive, equitable and just world.
Our work connects people of all ages to nature in the middle of the city. We focus on the development of the whole person, providing support for children and young people to grow themselves, grow relationships and grow a new vision for the future. Our gardens provoke curiosity. They are sustainable and creative, giving individuals the opportunity to step beyond the familiar ‘business as usual’ world, encouraging them to join together with others to grow a new story in which the seemingly impossible is continuously in a process of becoming possible.
Job Context and Purpose
We have an established network of urban gardens in Camden and a satellite garden in Southwark. We are now based in the Story Garden next to the British Library.
In addition to the Story Garden, we also design, create and maintain interior and exterior gardens with local schools and community groups as well as local restaurants and businesses in King’s Cross and at Regents Place in Euston. This commercial aspect of our work is important, bringing unrestricted income to the organisation, but also helping us build relationships with the business community, opening up further opportunities for collaborative work and the chance for young people and the local community to get involved, learn new skills and potentially find paid work.
We are looking for an experienced and competent maintenance gardener with a passion for gardening with nature, who will oversee our growing portfolio of commercial gardens. This includes maintaining ornamental planters outside cafes and restaurants as well as other planting in the public realm.
We are currently setting up an entry level horticulture course for young people and local residents, and the role will include using your experience and practical knowledge of amenity horticulture to work with and mentor trainees on work experience as they carry out the maintenance rounds with you.
Working with our wider team and trainees, you will also be responsible for scoping out, designing and implementing new projects.
For more information about the role and how to apply, please see the recruitment pack.
The role is 3 days per week paying a salary of £25,000 per annum pro rata.
Application information
Please send your CV along with a completed application form and equal opportunities monitoring form to jobs@globalgeneration.org.uk. The application deadline is 14th April 2021.
Landscape Maintenance Foreman
Landscape Maintenance Foreman required
Job Ref ADV311
Greenleaf Contract Services have been established for 20 years working on commercial site and rooftop gardens.
We are seeking a Landscape Maintenance Foreman who will be responsible for the day to day site management of the maintenance on a large private residential Estate in North London.
The candidate will need to be able to manage workloads effectively, planning ahead and with a good eye for detail. You will also be highly motivated, as you will be required to work on their own from November to April and manage one assistant from May to October.
Excellent communication skills are essential with the ability to be able to communicate at all levels, fluent in English.
Good plant based knowledge is essential and recognised horticultural qualification is desirable. You should be confident and familiar with the use of tools and machinery.
A clean UK/EU drivers licence is required and 5 years grounds maintenance experience.
This is a full time role with paid holidays.
The salary is £27,000 DOE
Landscape Assistant
Landscape Assistant
Job Ref S232
Our client is an established company of landscape professionals who specialise in the field of garden design, landscape construction and garden maintenance for both residential and commercial clients. They are BALI registered and ISO 9001 certified. Due to continued expansion, the company are in search of landscapers at all levels. This vacancy is for an experienced landscape assistant, with both hard and soft landscaping experience at any level, from labourer to skilled. A generous salary will be offered in line with experience.
Applicants should have a demonstrable history of hard and soft landscaping on a range of project sizes and, ideally, be experienced in areas such as paving, fencing, brick/blockwork, timber decking etc. The successful applicant will work within a small team and undertake hands-on landscaping on a full-time basis. Responsibilities will include implementing garden designs under the direction and supervision of the Landscape Foreman on a range of projects. Good physical fitness and an ability to undertake heavy lifting is required for this role.
This role is a full-time permanent, fully employed position. Benefits include training support, 28 days paid holiday and a company pension scheme. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and growing company, and to develop your career with them.
If this Landscape Assistant vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Landscape Foreman
Landscape Foreman required
Job Ref S231
Our client is an established company of landscape professionals who specialise in the field of garden design, landscape construction and garden maintenance for both residential and commercial clients. They are BALI registered and ISO 9001 certified. Due to continued expansion, the company are in search of landscapers at all levels. This vacancy is for an experienced landscape (with hard landscaping experience) and an ability to lead a small team.
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 areas such as paving, fencing, brick/blockwork, timber decking, composite decking, irrigation systems and the like. The successful applicant will provide supervision to a small team and undertake hands-on landscaping on a full-time basis. 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 this role.
This role is a full-time permanent, fully employed position. Benefits include training support, 28 days paid holiday and a company pension scheme. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and growing company, and to develop your career with them.
If this Landscape Foreman vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Horticulturist (Grower)
Horticulturist (Grower) required
Job Ref ADV304
Foodscape is a London based start-up that creates urban farms to address the needs of city dwellers to live and eat healthier, reconnect with nature, make a positive contribution to the planet by reducing food miles and support urban biodiversity.
We are looking for an experienced, commercially minded, Horticulturist (Grower) to jump onboard, lead the sowing, planting and day-to-day maintenance of our initial pilot farm in London.
Responsibilities include:
- Undertaking all aspects of husbandry and production including preparation, growing and harvesting
- Managing pest, disease and weed control programmes, commensurate with hygiene and health standards
- Ensuring quality, hygiene, health and safety standards and regulations are met
- Planning and organising trials to assess their effectiveness, assisting with the analysis of yields, operational costs and financial returns of horticultural operations to inform business plans
- Negotiating with horticultural suppliers and buyers
- Assisting with the design and delivery of horticultural workshops and events
- Provision of first-class customer advice and service
- Assist in the recruitment, management and training of junior staff and apprentices
Ideally you will have a minimum of 2-years’ experience working in vegetable growing on an urban farm or similar enterprise and be qualified to RHS Level-2, higher or equivalent. We appreciate that qualifications are not everything, so if you have demonstrable experience then we would love to hear from you.
The role will initially be part-time based in London NW1. We foresee the role developing into full-time as we grow. The initial part time days/hours of the day are flexible.
This is a fantastic opportunity to move your career into urban farming, play a pivotal role in the successful development and growth of our urban farming business, and help improve London’s urban environment.
Junior Landscape Salesperson
Junior Landscape Salesperson required
Job Ref S230
Our client is an established company of landscape professionals who specialise in the field of garden design, landscape construction and garden maintenance for both residential and commercial clients. They are BALI registered and ISO 9001 certified. Due to continued expansion, the company are currently seeking a Junior Landscape Salesperson to increase business, primarily in their domestic sector.
The role will involve to selling the company’s range of design and construction (soft and hard landscape) services to new and existing customers, largely within the domestic market, within the London area. The postholder will be required to estimate and price work, come up with workable solutions to issues as they arise and to assist in the management of projects as required.
Customer interaction will be an important part of the role and a key driver to success and as such, the postholder must have an outgoing personality and be experienced in the generation and maintenance of client relationships. Training will be provided where necessary, though the successful candidate will need to have sales and/or operational experience in the horticultural industry to be considered.
Computer literacy is essential for the role and applicants must have excellent client liaison skills, an understanding of garden design and garden construction as well as strong plant knowledge. A full driving licence is essential for this role.
If this Junior Landscape Salesperson vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Senior Landscape Salesperson
Senior Landscape Salesperson required
Job Ref S229
Our client is an established company of landscape professionals who specialise in the field of garden design, landscape construction and garden maintenance for both residential and commercial clients. They are BALI registered and ISO 9001 certified. Due to continued expansion, the company are currently seeking a Senior Landscape Salesperson to increase business, primarily in their domestic sector.
The role will involve to selling the company’s range of design, construction (soft and hard landscape) and maintenance services to new and existing customers, largely within the domestic market, within the London area. The postholder will be required to estimate and price work, come up with workable solutions to issues as they arise and to manage projects as required. This role will also involve providing some guidance and supervision to a new Junior Landscape Salesperson.
General duties will include dealing with client enquiries, setting up site visits to discuss projects with clients, proposing ideas and alternative solutions to clients, costing proposals, writing up and sending out quotations, providing new job info to operations team and managing accordingly.
Applicants must have a track record in selling garden projects largely within the domestic market. Computer literacy is essential for the role and applicants must have excellent client liaison skills, a good understanding of garden design (knowledge of CAD would be a significant benefit) and garden construction. Applicants must have strong plant knowledge. A full driving licence is essential for this role.
If this Senior Landscape Salesperson vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com.
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Part-time Skilled Gardener
A new opportunity has arisen for a part-time Skilled Gardener to undertake general maintenance and continued improvement of a quaint courtyard garden in South Kensington, London. This position is offered to self-employed skilled / qualified gardeners in the locality, on an initial basis of 2hrs-4hrs per week, with potential for more in the future.
The garden encompasses just 20m2 and comprises small beds and borders, one specimen tree, a fountain, paving (no lawn), lighting, with perimeter trellising and climbers forming the primary garden theme.
Applicants must be self-employed gardeners with demonstrable experience in managing and maintaining the grounds of similar London properties to a high level of detail. Good plant knowledge is desired of applicants as well as excellent knowledge of species-specific pruning and plant training. An ability to identify and manage plant pests and diseases is required, as well as associated spray certificates (PA1/PA6). General garden DIY skills are necessary in order to ensure upkeep of the structural aspects of the garden features, i.e. trellises and frames.
As access to the garden is via the house, candidates will need to be clean, tidy and considerate of the property and its owners at all times. Additional staff may be brought in to assist with larger development/improvement jobs if necessary and planned for the future, however the garden is of a size and style that should easily be manageable by a sole gardener. Applicants should have their own tools and equipment and should be established self-employed gardeners in London.
SALARY: £35hr - £45/hr DOE
LOCATION: South Kensington, London
JOB No: EC22688
If this Part-time Skilled Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Interior Plant Technician
Interior Plant Technician required
Ref No: Y758
Our client has an established interior landscape business carrying out the design, installation, and maintenance of interior plant displays to customers which include: - offices, restaurants, hotels, blue chip businesses etc.
Job Description:
Due to continued expansion, they currently have a vacancy for an Interior Maintenance Technician, ideally living in commutable distance of London. Your principle responsibility will be to visit multiple clients each day checking the installation of existing plant displays, as well as installing new displays. Duties will include –
- Watering
- Dusting
- Cleaning
- Pest control
- Trimming
- Tidying/replacing surface dressing as required
You will also be expected to ensure that clients are happy with the service provided, and deal with any ad hoc requests.
Key Skills:
Our client is looking for keen and enthusiastic candidates who have a passion for plants and good horticultural knowledge. It is essential that he/she has excellent customer service/field service skills combined with good communication skills and a willingness to be flexible regarding duties.
You will generally be working on your own and it is important that you are highly self-motivated with the ability to work with minimum supervision. A van will be provided together with appropriate clothing and a full range of equipment. Candidates should hold a full driving licence and be confident about driving in and around London. A minimum of 1 year’s horticultural experience is desirable, preferably within interior landscaping.
If this Interior Plant Technician vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com
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