Job Role: Head Gardener
Days: Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm
Hours: 35 hours a week
Location: Greenhithe, Kent
Development Profile
The grounds to be managed consist of 72 acres and are part of a prestigious housing development by the River Thames. The role is to supervise, and work alongside, a small team of gardeners, ensuring the grounds are maintained to a high standard. The role reports to an on-site development manager, providing them with horticultural advice as required.
Ideally, you'll have all or most of the experience we're asking for:
- Must hold Full UK Driving Licience
- NVQ level 2 in horticultural or equivalent qualification
- PA1 and PA6A
- PASMA licence beneficial
- Well-motivated, with a pro-active and flexible can-do attitude, able to act on own initiative, paying attention to detail
- Leadership qualities, with previous supervisory or managerial experience helpful
Responsibilities
- Manage a small team of grounds maintenance staff, ensuring all tasks are delegated accordingly
- Provide a high standard of service to the site and our customers
- Maintain the estate grounds and apartment curtilages to a high standard
- To carry out an agreed annual programme of maintenance work to ensure the grounds are kept to an agreed standard.
- Use ride on mowers in accordance with operating procedures
- Use petrol/electric powered gardening tools
- Oversee cleaning of car park areas with specialist sweeping machine
- Comply with all health and safety procedures
- Follow the correct method of working as per RAMS
- Oversee fencing repairs and general estate maintenance work as required (painting street furniture, minor repairs to play areas and so on).
- Carry out general estate maintenance work as required by the Development Manager
- Drive site vehicle with trailers
- Continued self and team improvement by using company e-learning platform
- Undertake training courses as required
- Any other duties that may be required to maintain the high standard of the development
Benefits
- Free Parking
- Uniform and all-weather equipment supplied
- Enhanced Pension
- A true work-life balance and the opportunity of growth and progression.
- Exclusive discounts on extra benefits to help you and your family make the most of your money, safeguard your future and look after your health.