Job Title: Landscape Gardener/Trainee Team Leader
Pay grade: £26,000/30,000 + bonuses + overtime
Reporting Relationships: Reporting to Director
Starting Date: To Be Agreed
Interview Date: To Be Agreed. Interview can be online. A trial will be agreed.
Career
This post is subject to a 3-month probation period. Salary £26,000/£30,000 plus bonuses and perks depending on the experience. The position starts as a landscape gardener working under supervision, being paid the minimum of the full proposed wage without bonuses/perks, including a company van. Then it will evolve into a team leader position; the pay increase will be discussed, and all bonuses and perks will be added. The transition to full pay will depend on the skills and capability of the candidate to fit into the company's system and work without supervision.
This post is perfect for a maintenance gardener who would like to change their career to landscape gardener or for a horticulturist/soft-landscaper with some maintenance experience and long-term potential for a management position. Any additional training required to enable this role to be performed will be provided at the company's expense.
Company Mission Statement
Designing and landscaping a garden is always about creating an environment which its users can enjoy. For this reason, we always strive to create outdoor spaces that are unique and bespoke to the client's needs while matching their expectations. We have developed and continue to grow a loyal client base through effective sources and word of mouth, strong on the highest quality service. We aim to increase revenue and profit margins without sacrificing quality or resorting to non-environmentally friendly methods.
Working with Us
The company specializes in soft-landscaping and wildlife-friendly gardens in particular, but we also perform some hard-landscaping as part of our projects. We refrain from doing small hard-landscaping jobs that do not include soft landscaping. Therefore, we are looking for someone who is happy to complete some hard landscaping and ad hoc duties as required. However, the main tasks will be soft landscaping and maintenance, mostly of gardens we built.
Maintenance work is done for the gardens we built and selected gardens with interesting features. We limit the use of power tools. We don't need a “master of the hedge trimmer” but a fastidious gardener with good plant knowledge who knows how to use secateurs. On a typical maintenance day, we visit 2 or 3 gardens, and since we don't work on an hourly basis, there is no rush to move from one garden to the next. Currently, maintenance takes up approximately 30% of the working week but may increase in the future.
Previous experience in maintenance and/or soft-landscaping in another European country is highly desirable, but most importantly, we need the necessary mental flexibility to follow our procedures.
We have a holistic approach to landscaping and are involved in all aspects of landscaping, allowing us to create outstanding gardens on budget. Thus, a “can do” attitude and a desire to learn new skills are essential.
Due to the nature of the job, the candidate must be physically fit and able to work in all weather conditions.
The right candidate will have the motivation to get involved in the business and grow with it, and will be properly recognized and rewarded for their valuable contribution. The candidate will work in a team most days, but there may be occasions when they will work independently.
The Candidate
Ideally, the candidate will have the following skill set:
1. Horticultural/maintenance and/or soft landscaping experience (mandatory)
2. Good dexterity
3. Take pride in their own work
4. Neat, tidy, and presentable at all times
5. Good command of spoken and written English
6. A full, clean UK driving license (mandatory)
7. A passion for gardening, nature, and the environment
8. Right to live and work in the UK
9. Punctuality and housekeeping (mandatory)
Experience/having any of the following would be great, but not mandatory:
* Ability to read architect plans and set out projects in line with the drawings
* CSCS card
* Certified use of Excavators & Dumpers
Discretion and professionalism with clients are always required. References will be required.
Holiday
30 days holiday (includes Bank Holidays)
Benefits:
* Bonus scheme
* Use of a company's van after the probation period
* Ongoing training and development
* Being a small company, we can offer flexibility and growth
* If you are stuck in London or another uncomfortable place and would like to relocate to a more friendly environment (with or without family), we will be happy to help with the relocation costs and organization
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