Experienced Horticultualist

Location : North London
Salary : £28,000 - £32,000 doe
Vacancy type : Permanent
Vacancy ID : 48794

Our North London based client are looking for an experienced horticulturalist to become a team leader. This is an exciting and challenging role maintaining some of our key clients' gardens. We are looking for an applicant who can hit the ground running and lead a team working on a small selection of regular gardens.

You shall be working with a horticulturalist, managing your day and delegating and supervising the work that they carry out. The successful candidate will become a key player in a growing company with potential future progression. The right candidate will have the same tenacious motivation to get stuck into the business and the work we do - creating, improving and caring for inspiring gardens.

Job summary:

They are looking for a passionate, personable and knowledgeable experienced horticulturalist to join our team which is based in NW3 (Primrose Hill). The role will require a real drive and desire to deliver exceptional quality garden (maintenance focused) services to high-end residential houses. The role will involve client management and supervision of a horticulturalist that works alongside you. A hands-on and joyful attitude is required to fit into the company culture and a thirst for knowledge to continue progressing within the role.

The role:

• Full time employment
• Highly competitive salary with prospects of bonuses
• Garden maintenance (mowing, hedge cutting, strimming, blowing, weeding, pruning, tidying) - multiple gardens per day
• Garden landscaping (planting, clearing, turfing, minor construction such steel edge
• installation / sleeper pathways etc)
• Monitoring of irrigation systems & water features
• General working hours between 7:30am - 4:30pm
• Confident and able to use phone based apps for work throughout the course of the day as part of the role
• Supervision of a member of staff working alongside you in the gardens.

The successful applicant must:

• Be a people person - personable, well mannered and presentable. This is particularly important as we deal with high end clients
• Full and clean UK driving licence and confident in driving electric vehicles around London roads
• Have a strong horticultural knowledge and plant base and ideally at least 2-5 years experience working in high end residential gardens
• Horticultural qualification(s)
• Be physically fit and able to carry out a demanding and fast paced role 5 days a week
• Be able to work on their own initiative both in a team and alone
• Be flexible with work hours and pitching in with other tasks, when required - to get the job done
• Be focused, hard working and swift when on the job
• Have excellent time management and organisational skills - as a guide we can maintain up-to 5 gardens per day
• Tidy and considerate (side access is not always available so we often go through peopleâ??s homes)
• Confident with plant health and cross contamination measures
• Confident with all areas of shaping and pruning (with plant health as the main priority)
• Understanding of pests and diseases with preventative and treatment methods being eco-friendly (we are environmentally conscious in everything we do, this is at the core of our ethos)
• A strong knowledge of tools - we use a wide range of electric power tools everyday (mowers, blowers, strimmers, hedge cutters) - as well as hand tools and other equipment - and how to use them effectively
• Strong delegation skills and the ability to follow-up with the horticulturalist you are working with.
• Excellent communication skills - client management and constant communication with the management team is key to the success of the role.
• Good garden management skills and the ability to plan ahead across the gardening year.
• The ability to support the management team to ensure that your gardens look the best and that your clients receive the best possible levels of care.

Personal Management:

• You are expected to arrive promptly for work and will need to be able to reliably commute to NW3 for 7:30am each day.
• We expect all staff to join in with company events and socials where possible to help build relationships with fellow team members and to build team morale.
• A professional and can-do attitude.
• All staff are expected to uphold the company values.

 

Please quote 48794 when speaking with one of our consultants.