Job Description
Our client is a well-respected garden design, landscaping, and maintenance company, caring for high-end domestic and commercial sites across London.
They are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Garden Maintenance Foreperson to join their busy team on a full-time basis.
The successful candidate must hold a full, clean UK driving licence and be comfortable travelling to and working across central London. You will be leading a team of two others, leadership and communication skills are essential.
Role:
* General gardening maintenance tasks including care of plants in both indoor and outdoor settings: watering, planting annuals and bulbs, pruning, irrigation, lawn care and overall garden maintenance and development
* Deliver great customer service and respond appropriately to any queries
* Daily completion of electronic job sheets highlighting next steps
You will need:
* 2+ years recent industry experience with demonstrable knowledge of planting, pruning, pest & disease control, irrigation, seasonal garden tasks, lawn care etc
* Good organisation and time management.
* Ideally a recognised horticultural qualification, or a high level of horticultural experience/knowledge
* Excellent communication skills, able to communicate effectively and appropriately with clients, operations team and designers.
* Right to live and work in the UK
* Full clean UK driving license is essential. Prior experience of driving vans is important but not essential.
Salary: £35,000 to £45,000.00 per year, depending on experience