CGLA is a high-end landscape design and delivery practice, working with private clients, architects and professional teams to create exceptional gardens.
We’re entering a new phase of growth — and we’re looking for a General Manager to help lead it.
The opportunity
We’re hiring a General Manager at CGLA
📍 Penn, Buckinghamshire
💼 Full-time, office-based
💰 £80–90k + bonus
CGLA is a high-end landscape design and delivery practice, working with private clients, architects and professional teams to create exceptional gardens.
We’re entering a new phase of growth — and we’re looking for a General Manager to help lead it.
The opportunity
This is a genuine leadership role.
You’ll take ownership of the operational engine of a £3m design-led business — ensuring projects run smoothly, margins are protected, risks are managed early, and the team operates with clarity and confidence.
We’re growing our design work, expanding our landscaping pipeline (including through partnerships with external designers), and delivering more projects through a carefully managed mix of in-house teams and trusted subcontractors.
Your role is to make sure that growth translates into profit, structure and calm — not stress.
What you’ll be doing
* Leading the day-to-day running of the practice
* Managing team performance and accountability
* Owning workflow planning and capacity management
* Providing clear financial and operational reporting
* Protecting landscaping margin through disciplined oversight
* Building systems for managing subcontracted projects
* Ensuring a seamless, high-quality client experience
This role will suit you if you are
* A confident and experienced operator
* Commercially aware and financially disciplined
* Calm, organised and reliable under pressure
* Comfortable managing complexity across design and delivery
* Experienced in a founder-led or owner-managed business
* Able to balance detail with strategic oversight
You don’t need landscape experience-but you do need to be comfortable working in a high-end, client-facing environment where standards and reputation matter.
What this role offers
* A senior leadership role with real autonomy
* The chance to shape how a growing business operates
* Direct influence on strategy and performance
* A respected, design-led business with strong foundations
If this sounds interesting, please get in touch or apply directly to Ruth@cgla.co.uk.
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