Jobs - Head Landscaper

Are you ready to realise your ambitions? Ready to go next-level with your career?

We have just the opportunity you’re looking for.

Modica Gardens Ltd are a growing Cheltenham based business with a strong reputation for designing and landscaping high-specification gardens in some of the most highly desirable areas of Gloucestershire and beyond.

We are a friendly, supportive team and the company is committed to nurturing employees who are passionate about landscaping excellence, stretching their creative muscles and determined to drive forward their own success.

As head Landscaper and site leader, you will contribute to all aspects of building and installing our landscaping projects, working with team colleagues, subcontractors, and reporting to the Managing Director.

You will be delivering the finest quality garden landscapes for residential clients across Gloucestershire, paying the greatest attention to detail and working with fine materials, whilst helping to ensure the safety of project sites.

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following qualities and skills:

  • Candidates will ideally have a minimum of 5 years’ landscaping management experience in both hard and soft landscaping

  • Have proven experience in a range of landscaping skills including reading plans/drawings and specification documents, driving machinery, slab laying, timber craftsmanship and fencing, brickwork, installation of water features or irrigation systems, turf laying, careful planting trees and shrubs, and a variety of other skills as necessary

  • Can undertake the tasks listed above to exceptional standards

  • Hold high standards for yourself and the rest of your team when it comes to fine detail and finish, offering the highest quality craftsmanship

  • Have a good understanding of CDM regulatory compliance, reporting and Health and Safety mitigation.

  • Be customer-focused and respectful of client property, meeting high standards in caring and for the client, behaving in a collaborative, friendly and professional manner.

  • Offer support and sharing your knowledge with junior team members, upholding onsite performance and a professional culture, maintaining a motivated and efficient service

  • Always prioritise safety and alert to safety issues, providing solutions to any potential issues that may arise

  • Have a clean, full driving licence and the ability to tow a trailer

  • Experience in the use of project planning software/apps would be desirable, though not essential

Key Responsibilities:

  • Positively contributing and supporting company values, vision and mission statement.

  • Contributing to annual objectives

  • Contribute and assist with service delivery, liaising with colleagues, suppliers and contractors to ensure the project is delivered to plan and in line with the schedule.

  • To safely and competently use all plant and other equipment

Benefits:

  • Full-time position with an annual salary providing a stable monthly income

  • Permanent post

  • 22 days holiday per year, increasing with length of service, plus Bank Holidays (Pro-rata)

  • All necessary tools and PPE will be provided for every project as required

  • Uniform

  • Team days and outings

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm
Contract: Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£36,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

  • Bonus scheme

Benefits:

  • Company events

  • Company pension

  • Employee discount

  • Free or subsidised travel

  • Free parking

  • Health & well-being programme

  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

  • Are you able to commute to our main office based in Cheltenham?

Licence/Certification:

  • manual B Category licence? (required)

Work Location: In person

Please call Sam on: 07984614283

Or email: enquiries@modicagardens.com