Assistant Landscape Designer

Bloor Homes; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilder in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Landscape Designer to produce landscaping designs for new homes. The ideal candidate should hold a UK driving licence, be computer literate, and have an interest in landscaping and design. This is a temporary role covering maternity leave with comprehensive in-house training provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Competitive bonus scheme

Enhanced Family Policy

Generous Pension Scheme

Life Assurance at 6 times your basic salary

Qualifications

• A Full UK Driving licence.
• Ability to use Excel, Word and database packages.
• Basic understanding of construction processes would be beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Producing hard and soft landscaping for open space and play areas.
• Creating budget costs for landscape operations.
• Liaising with Regional Design and Technical Teams.

Skills

Computer / IT literate

Knowledge and interest in art, design and landscaping

Some plant knowledge

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Landscape Designer to join us at Bloor Homes Head Office in Measham, Swadlincote, on a temporary basis to cover maternity leave.

But first, why join us? We strongly believe in rewarding and recognising the hard work our employees put in every day which is why in return you can expect to receive the following benefits.

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Holiday buy & carry over
• Competitive bonus scheme
• Option to purchase the BHSF Health Cash Plan
• Enhanced Family Policy
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Microsoft Office Discount
• High Street Retail Discount
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Life Assurance at 6 times your basic salary
• Employee discount on our Homes and & some building materials
• Employee discount at Triumph Motorcycles Ltd.

A bit about Bloor Homes: We built our first house in 1969. Every possible detail was taken into consideration back then to create a beautiful home. The same is still true today. We understand that buying a new home is an important decision and that everything, from the location to the build quality, has to stand the test of time for our customers. As a family‑run housebuilder, our team of highly skilled craftspeople ensure care and attention goes into every one of our homes. We give sympathetic consideration to the areas we build in to design welcoming settings with variety of home types and space, making every effort to preserve natural features and the conservation of wildlife. Our strong commitment to create homes that our customers are proud to own— and that we would love ourselves or family and friends to live in— is what has always driven us. It’s why we’re proud to be a five‑star housebuilder and it’s why we’re dedicated to creating better life experiences. One home at a time.

What Will Your Day Look Like?

• You will be producing hard and soft landscaping for the open space and play areas between and around our new homes, to meet planning requirements, to meet the requirements of biodiversity, as well as show home gardens and sales areas, including providing budgets and technical specifications and details.
• Producing conceptual and detailed soft landscape proposal drawings for development sites for planning applications. This includes the use of various computer software. In‑house training to be provided.
• Producing detailed hard and soft landscape layouts for sales areas. Training to be provided, as required.
• Producing budget costs for landscape operations.
• Liaising with Regional Design and Technical Teams.
• Amending landscape drawings as required.
• Visiting development sites to perform landscape audits, either solo or paired working.

What You'll Need To Succeed

• A Full UK Driving licence
• Computer / IT literate with ability to use Excel, Word and database packages.
• Knowledge and interest in art, design and landscaping (desirable)
• Some plant knowledge (desirable)
• A basic understanding of construction processes would be beneficial but not essential.

Our talent is what sets us apart from our competitors. Working at Bloor Homes, you can expect to be part of a community of exceptionally talented, likeminded people who help to support and develop one another.

If our Assistant Landscape Designer role sounds like the perfect role for you, please Click ‘Apply now’ and get your career started with us today.