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Horticulturalist / Maintenance Gardener | West London

Horticulturalist / Maintenance Gardener | West London

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Job Advertisement Harry Holding Garden Maintenance Ltd

Job Title: Horticulturalist / Maintenance Gardener

Holiday: 28 days holiday (includes Bank Holidays)

Birthday day: All employees have their Birthday as paid holiday

Pay grade: £23,000 - £28,000- based on experience and qualifications

Reporting Relationships: Reporting to – Harry Holding (Director & Principal Designer) & the

Maintenance Manager

Development Path: Ultimately, this post has the possibility of becoming a team leader and the long

term potential of a management position.

Benefits:

- Bonus scheme to be discussed and implemented at a later date for the right candidate

- Use of a company van

- All employees have their Birthday as paid holiday

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contact Details:

Harry@harryholding.co.uk

Company Mission Statement: To be the number one maintenance company in West London when looking for a high end and highly personable service with impeccable attention to detail. To develop a loyal client base through word of mouth and effective sources, increasing revenue and profit margins without sacrificing quality. To measure and reduce our carbon footprint year on year, being valued as a sustainable net zero company by 2030 and not damaging the planet for profit.

Working with us:

We are a small team of young, keen horticulturalists and designers and we love what we do. The business has two branches - garden design and garden maintenance - meaning that the role is varied and that we are involved with a host of exciting projects, most notably we recently appeared on Channel 4’s Grand Designs.

Being a part of the team, every day is a joy – working hard to achieve our high standards and having a good laugh whilst doing so. We have a wonderful array of high end, private residential clients who we know well and who respect the work that we do.

We are looking for someone who is ready to take that next step in their career and be a key player in a rapidly growing company with endless opportunities. The right candidate will have the same

Harry Holding Garden Maintenance Ltd

Registered office: 5 Coopers Court, Hertford, SG14 1UB

Registered in England and Wales (#12278982)

VAT Registration Number 356 5196 73

tenacious motivation to get stuck into the business and our exciting projects, creating and caring for inspiring, magical gardens and will be properly recognised for their valuable contribution. Take a look at our Instagram here: https://instagram.com/harryholdingdesign

Job summary:

We are looking for a passionate, personable and knowledgeable horticulturalist to join our team in West London. Explore our website here: https://harryholding.co.uk

The role:

- Full time employment

- Highly competitive salary with prospects of bonuses

- Garden maintenance (all associated jobs and roles)

- Garden landscaping (planting, clearing, turfing, minor construction such steel edge installation / sleeper pathways etc)

- Monitoring of irrigation systems & water features

The successful applicant must:

- Be a people person - personable, well mannered and presentable. This is particularly important as

we deal with high end clients

- Full and clean UK driving license

- Have a strong horticultural knowledge and plant base (preferably qualified)

- Be able to work on their own initiative both in a team and alone

- Be flexible with work hours

- Be focused, hard working and swift when on the job

- Have excellent time management skills

- Tidy and considerate (side access is not always available so we often go through people’s homes)

- Confident with plant health and cross contamination measures

- Confident with all areas of shaping and pruning (with plant health as the main priority)

- Understanding of common pests and diseases with preventative and treatment methods being

eco friendly (we are environmentally conscious in everything we do, this is at the core of our ethos)

- A good knowledge of tools and how to use them effectively

- Knowledge of or the desire to learn more about permaculture and organic gardening

- An appreciation of and understanding of garden design

Rates of pay for meeting the above are highly competitive. We want to find someone who will be the

right fit to move forward with the team and continue to expand the business. If you are interested,

please do get in touch and we can chat further.