Head Gardener

**Job reference number: RAF0006165**

**Who are we looking for?**

As a Head Gardener you will be responsible for the day-to-day Grounds Maintenance teams set up and for overseeing the horticultural tasks in the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. You will be required to carry out work professionally and productively, exceeding the expectations of our clients and the Contract Manager. The post would suit a ‘hands-on’ style Head Gardener with a keen interest in botanical horticulture.

**Who are we?**

idverde is Europe’s leading provider of grounds maintenance services and landscape creation projects, with an annual turnover of €700m and over 7,000 colleagues operating throughout the UK, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. We offer a holistic range of services to support the creation, maintenance, and management of landscapes throughout the UK, working with both public and private sector clients to deliver bespoke solutions for each project’s unique challenges.

As the UK’s top grounds maintenance and landscaping provider, idverde UK offers a broad range of services. From professional open space management to landscape design and build, grounds maintenance, tree surgery, civil engineering, outdoor facilities management, biodiversity management, waterways management and much more.

**Are you who we are looking for?**
- To responsibly manage the workload of team members
- To act professionally and confidently, to work effectively to achieve results, and to set an example for your team
- To plan and organise your own time efficiently and to respond positively when under pressure or when confronted with problems
- Effective leadership of team under your control
- Effective communication with your client and customers
- Effective implementation of all Company Values, policies, and procedures
- Identify, design and price improvement projects across the park
- To be efficient and organised, working to company systems: e.g. job tick sheets, timesheets, weekly vehicle inspection sheets
- To keep accurate records of the works completed by your team and report back to your Contracts Manager/Supervisor
- Full UK driving license

**What is in it for you?**
- Full training and development to help you grow your career
- A competitive salary
- Overtime available
- Generous holiday plus statutory days
- Pension scheme
- A range of flexible benefits, including retail discounts etc.

**Job reference number: RAF0006165**

**Benefits**:

- Full training and development to help you grow your career
- A competitive salary
- Generous holiday plus statutory days
- Overtime available
- A range of flexible benefits, including retail discounts etc
- Plus much more