Soft Landscaping Horticulturalist Foreperson

Location : West London Based
Salary : £30-£35k
Vacancy type : Permanent
Vacancy ID : 46865

Soft Landscaping Horticulturalist Foreperson

Due to continued growth a fantastic opportunity has opened for a Horticulturalist to join our clients well established and dynamic business.  Our client is renowned for designing, building and maintaining beautiful, creative and cutting-edge gardens. 

This exciting, hands on role, which is supported by one assistant, offers the opportunity to work on top end gardens within a dynamic and talented company. It requires a team player who is happy and able to show initiative and work independently; they will report directly to the General Maintenance Manager in the office. Good people skills are vital and as a van is provided a full UK driving licence is a necessity. The successful candidate will need to be self motivated with good horticultural knowledge, be passionate about gardening and have a desire to develop.

Role:

• Manage a soft landscaping team including timeliness, efficiency and looking smart at all times.
• Oversee and carry out general garden maintenance, including mowing, planting annuals and bulbs, pruning at the correct time, lawn care and overall garden development.
• Manage soft landscape element of garden installations.
• Working with clients on a day-to-day basis, keeping calm, polite and confidently answering their horticultural questions, developing a good relationship.
• Be proactive in ensuring the gardens are of the highest quality at all times.
• Monitor GM sites for pest control.
• Highlight and communicate any problems or developments to GM Manager.
• Ensure all tools, materials and plants are taken to site when required.
• Daily completion of job sheets highlighting future requirements.
• Assist in day to day maintenance of yard.
• Ensure that the van is kept clean and tidy with a full set of tools. Reporting any problems immediately.
• Ensure all health and safety procedures are followed.
• Attend staff meetings.
   

You will need:

• Excellent horticultural knowledge with at least 3-4 years + experience in the industry which includes: pruning, pest & disease control, planting, irrigation, turf care, using horticultural machinery.
• A desire and passion to continually learn and develop
• Interior plant knowledge and experience desirable
• RHS lv3 qualification (or equivalent) is desirable
• A drive to deliver/create/nurture high standard gardens
• Knowledge of irrigation systems and water features.
• Knowledge of seasonal variations.
• To be highly organised and efficient at time management.
• Excellent communication skills to communicate effectively with clients, operations team and designers.
• Experience in managing an assistant and maintaining top end gardens.
• UK driving licence essential
• Right to live and work in the UK
• Good level of spoken English

Your Reward:

• Excellent salary depending on experience
• Vehicle given for travelling to and from work
• Ongoing training and development
• 33 days inclusive of bank holidays
• Paid day off on your birthday
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Opportunity to work on a range of fantastic domestic and commercial gardens within an innovative company
• Be part if a dynamic and fun team

Please quote 46865 when speaking with one of our consultants.