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Hard Landscape Project Manager - N223

Employer
Horticruitment
Location
Oxfordshire
Salary
Circa £30,000 DOE + Vehicle + Benefits
Closing date
1 Mar 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Gardening Jobs
Sector
Landscaping

Job Details

Our client is home to a highly qualified team of landscapers who undertake high-end projects throughout the Oxfordshire region. They are currently seeking a Hard Landscape Project Manager to support the Contracts Managers on domestic and some small commercial projects.

Also, in the landscapes department our client has teams of garden designers, soft landscapers and maintenance gardeners. Elsewhere in the company our client has a Forestry department and operates a successful nursery over 22 acres and is devoted to growing a large range of excellent quality trees, shrubs and hedging which is open to the public.  The retail side includes a yurt café.

Job Description :

The job objective is to assist the Landscape Contracts Managers in all they do to make jobs run more smoothly.

A commercial overview must be kept at all stages of the project and a polite manner used at all times when dealing with customers and work colleagues.

Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrate a professional, knowledgeable approach to clients as you will be one of the first points of contact.
  • Prepare bills of quantities and quotations for landscape work in conjunction with designer - including researching new methods/products.
  • Procure samples for client approval and deal with customer queries throughout -including beyond completion.
  • Set up project with team, machinery and materials, assist with setting out on site.
  • Delivery to and assisting on site if required.
  • Re-measure on completion for valuation and feed back to analysis of job costing.
  • Ordering materials.
  • Assisting with invoice queries.
  • Point of contact for non-design jobs. Advise and quote if appropriate work.
  • All activities to be carried out with a clear commercial objective.
  • To deal with customers, colleagues and visitors in a helpful and friendly way.
  • General duties to Nicholsons as required by the company.
  • Enjoy your work.

Key Skills

Candidates will ideally have good experience in construction, with a good eye for detail and strong work ethic. They must be able to demonstrate a successful track record of delivering high quality projects.

Good office and IT skills are an essential requirement for this role.

A current driving licence is essential.

A current CSCS card is also desirable.

Benefits

21 days paid holiday plus bank holidays per annum, rising to 26 days after 2 years’ service.

Company vehicle supplied.

Company pension.

Ongoing courses and training paid for by The Company.

Free Company circuit training available to all staff.

Company holiday cabins available for staff to use in Wales and Scotland.

If this Hard Landscape Project Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Hard Landscape Project Manager vacancy.  Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one.  Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Hard Landscape Project Manager vacancy will have been unsuccessful.

Company

About Horticruitment
Horticruitment is widely regarded as one of the leading "people-based" recruitment agencies resourcing top quality permanent staff for jobs in

  • Garden Centres & Independent Retailers
  • Landscape, FM & Environmental Companies
  • Nurseries & Commercial Growers
  • Private Estates
  • Sales & Marketing Organisations

For over 20 years Horticruitment has been the preferred supplier for many major companies and hundreds of horticultural based SMEs throughout the UK and abroad. We never forget that, at it's core, recruitment is all about people and not just databases and faceless job boards.

We have successfully placed staff at all levels throughout the UK and our international placements grow year on year.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01233 732767
Location
High House Business Park
High House Lane
Kenardington
Ashford
Kent
TN26 2LF
GB

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