Senior Horticulturalist

Location : London
Salary : circa |£30K doe
Vacancy type : Permanent
Vacancy ID : 46194

Our London-based client are seeking a passionate and skilled Senior Horticulturalist/Gardener to join their professional garden maintenance and project installation teams. Their maintenance department is growing, and the role will be initially working within existing teams, however for the right candidate the expectation is to be managing a small team delivering garden maintenance and small garden planting projects in the near future. There may be occasion when you will work within existing project teams.

As a member of the  maintenance team, you will be expected to be practical, adaptable, and skilled in the application of maintenance requirements and of planting and horticulture. Main duties will include general garden maintenance, mowing, weeding, deadheading and specialist clipping. The gardens within our portfolio do require expert care, therefore, plantsman knowledge and proficiency in clipping with high attention to detail is a must.

As a Senior Horticulturalist/Gardener, you will have hands on experience in garden care, the ability to carry out the finer aspects of horticulture, such as species-specific pruning and refinement in the aesthetic installation of flowering plants, hedges and trees; as well as the more physical demands of a full garden installation. When involved in project installation, this is a physically demanding job which includes carrying by hand, materials, plants, and waste into and out of gardens, through the interior of the client house.

The successful candidate will be a people person, well-mannered and presentable with a full clean UK driving licence. Must have good time management in delivering quality services in a timely and efficient manner and must be confident to deal with horticultural matters on site. Excellent communication skills to engage with clients, team members and the ability to deal with any contentious situations are essential.

Job Package

• â?¢Â Â Â Â Â Â  Full time, 6-month probation period
• â?¢Â Â Â Â Â Â  Full uniform, safety boots and PPE provided
• â?¢Â Â Â Â Â Â  20 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

�       *Public transport travel expense - up to £5,000 for public transport travel to and through London

• â?¢Â Â Â Â Â Â  Full H&S training â?? internal and external courses
• â?¢Â Â Â Â Â Â  Continuous professional development and salary improvement is available for staff who demonstrate significant strengths in the requirements set out below with possible progression into more senior positions

Person Specification

 

Desirable:

• ·        A recognised horticultural qualification

Essential:

• ·        Experience of working within a Horticulturalist setting and maintaining gardens to a high standard
• Experience
• ·        4 years + of experience and knowledge of the following:
• ·        Detailed plant knowledge, including growing conditions
• ·        Plant recognition including Botanical names
• ·        Planting aesthetics, including experience in high impact pot planting
• ·        Pruning/Clipping
• ·        Pest and disease control
• ·        Soft landscaping installation
• ·        Irrigation
• ·        Lawn care
• ·        Health and Safety compliance and completion of risk assessments
• Abilities
• ·        Ability to embrace the personal values and behaviours of the company
• ·        Ability to demonstrate commitment to the organisational values of the company

-        Working together as a team

-        Striving to develop and deliver an excellent service and standards of workmanship

• Excellent communication and reporting skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure while demonstrating an ability to problem solve using initiative
• Flexible and adaptable in order to meet competing priorities
• Ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and confidentiality at all times

* It is our policy as a company to limit the unnecessary use of environmentally polluting vehicles where possible. We discourage staff from driving into London unless it is an essential requirement to undertake the job. Therefore, we include public transport travel expense as part of our recruitment package. Public transport travel expense is for the sole purpose of covering the cost of travelling to and through London from your home to access project sites using public transport only, up to the value of £5,000.00, per annum. All receipts must be presented and justified. If provided with a company van or company moped, diesel/petrol costs and parking costs for work purposes only will be covered centrally by the business.

Please quote 46194 when speaking with one of our consultants.