Landscaper

Are you ready to realise your ambitions? Ready to go next-level with your career, taking responsibility for running project sites and receiving acknowledgement for that?

Then, we have just the opportunity you’re looking for.

The Oxfordshire Gardener is a well-established and prestigious business with a strong reputation for designing and landscaping high specification gardens in some of the most highly desirable areas of Oxfordshire and beyond.

If you can confidently deliver an exceptional result whilst maintaining great relationships with clients, suppliers and colleagues, then we’re looking for you. For our part, we can offer you a truly personalised and defined career path, a competitive salary and a package of benefits.

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 a Landscaper on our team, you will be contribute to all aspects of building and installing our landscaping projects, working with colleagues and reporting to the Landscaping Team Leader. You will be delivering high quality garden landscapes for residential clients across Oxfordshire,, paying the greatest attention to detail and working with fine materials, whilst helping to ensure the safety of project sites.
- Have proven experience in a range of landscaping skills including; reading plans/drawings and specification documents, driving machinery, understanding site health and safety requirements, 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
- 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
- Prioritise safety and alert to safety issues at all times, providing solutions to any potential issues that may arise
- Have a clean, full driving licence and the ability to tow a trailer
- Desire to undertake training to learn new skills
- 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
- Maintain competencies by participating in identifying own training needs, engaging in continuous learning and development activities, including attending appropriate courses and appraisals

**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
- Pension scheme
- All necessary tools and PPE will be provided for every project as required
- Uniform
- Team days and outings
- A company that supports and invests in your career development

**Salary**: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oxfordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: LD-001