Soft and Hard Landscaper - 43631

Our Award winning landscaping company are seeking a Soft and Hard landscaper to join their team.

They require a highly experienced and self-motivated person with extensive landscape knowledge who is capable of working on their own initiative and in collaboration with management to create top-end gardens. Although this is a hands-on role, the foreperson will
be responsible for supervising team members, as well as agency staff when needed and sub-contractors. The role involves driving and applicants must therefore have a full, clean driving licence.

Skills required:

• Broad ranging hard and soft landscape skills
• Specific skills required for Hard Landscape works:
• Brick work
• Paving
• Machine use e.g. excavators, dumpers, fork lifts
• Use of laser level for setting out, height measurements etc
• To be self-motivated, organised and pro-active
• Ability to deal with management, clients and designers professionally and diplomatically
• Ability to instruct other staff clearly and efficiently

Specific skills required for Soft Landscape works

• Proven soft landscaping record
• Prepare areas for planting
• Receiving and placing of plant stock
• Installing irrigation systems
• Erection of trellis work and wires to walls
• Assisting with selection of plant stock and discussion with suppliers

Experience:

• Extensive landscaping record
• Experience in working off plans and specifications
• Proven people management background
• Receiving and planting of larger tree stock
• Crane work and safe lifting
• Good carpentry record, along with some knowledge of rendering and plumbing
• Familiarity with health and safety policies and experience in implementing them
• Driving/parking – particularly in London

Main duties:

• To carry out general landscaping works and to supervise the day-to-day running of the site and its staff
• To liaise with the Contracts Manager regarding daily/weekly scheduling, ordering of materials etc. This will involve regular updates and meetings.
• To set out garden and agree with Contracts Manager prior to work commencing
• To oversee and manage subcontractors
• To carry out all required Health and Safety checks, including Risk Assessments, Competence Forms, Vehicle H&S, Inductions etc
• To keep site diary and monitor staff to ensure correct admin, personnel and H&S procedures are being followed

Benefits include:

• A highly competitive salary dependant on experience
• Provision of Company van for business use (Ford Transit or similar)
• Provision of Company mobile phone for business use