Landscape Gardener

Location : East Sussex
Salary : Up to £30K
Vacancy type : Permanent
Vacancy ID : 46605

Our client is a young and ambitious company, creating soulful gardens inspired by nature. To meet growing demand among private clients, They are looking for a Landscape Gardener to add to our full-time team, driving high standards of work on a range of project sizes.

The successful candidate will become part of a motivated, hard-working and supportive group, driven by a desire to do meaningful work that enhances the landscape and enriches the lives of our clients. Although this is a skilled position, you will be working within a budding company; willingness to make a positive contribution to all aspects of the work is a must. Their yard and studio are based in St. Leonards on sea, East Sussex and They currently work within a 40-mile radius.

 

Qualifications and Skills

Essential

  • - Experience of working in a highly professional environment, producing high-end finish work across a full range of landscaping tasks
  • - Machinery driving experience, executing groundworks phases of projects including ground clearance; reading from plans; setting out; working to levels by cutting, filling and grading; excavations for and installation of foundations
  • - High-end finishing experience covering paving/surfacing and fencing
  • - A strong work ethic
  • - The ability to manage workflow on site, planning tasks around variables such as weather
  • - Strong communication skills both internally with colleagues and externally with clients and designers
  • - A track record of performing within a team with capacity to put your own needs aside for a common cause
  • - A desire to learn and fill gaps in skills and knowledge
  • - The ability to embrace innovation by improving and adapting to new processes and methods both on and off site
  • - Full, clean driving license

Desirable

  • - A proven track record of additional high end finishing skills covering carpentry, walling and/or rendering
  • - Knowledge and understanding of irrigation and water feature installations
  • - A proven ability to lead a team and develop colleagues at a more junior level
  • - Traditional skills such as dry-stone walling
  • - Chainsaw and spraying certificates

 

Please quote 46605 when speaking with one of our consultants.

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