Garden Maintenance Foreman

HL Services; London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Outsiders is a garden design, landscaping and maintenance company serving premium sites across London. We seek a motivated Garden Maintenance Foreman to join a busy team and travel across central London as needed.

The role requires a full, clean driving licence and 2+ years of industry experience, with a focus on horticultural knowledge, attention to detail, and teamwork. Salary ranges from £35,000 to £45,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' industry experience with planting, pruning, irrigation, lawn care.
• Full clean UK driving licence is essential.
• Excellent communication with clients and team.
• Right to live and work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• General gardening maintenance tasks including care of plants in indoor and outdoor settings.
• Deliver great customer service and respond appropriately to queries.
• Daily completion of electronic job sheets highlighting next steps.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organisation

2+ years experience

Education

Horticultural qualification (preferred)

Tools

Driving licence (UK)

Job description

Overview

Garden Maintenance Foreman — Outsiders is a garden design, landscaping and maintenance company which cares for premium domestic and commercial sites throughout London.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated full-time Garden Maintenance Foreman to join our busy team.

The successful candidate must hold a full, clean driving licence and will need to be happy to travel and work throughout central London.

They should have good horticultural knowledge, a keen eye for detail and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

Role

• General gardening maintenance tasks including care of plants in both indoor and outdoor settings: watering, planting annuals and bulbs, pruning, irrigation, lawn care and overall garden maintenance and development.
• Deliver great customer service and respond appropriately to any queries
• Daily completion of electronic job sheets highlighting next steps

You will need

• 2+ years recent industry experience with demonstrable knowledge of planting, pruning, pest & disease control, irrigation, seasonal garden tasks, lawn care etc
• Good organisation and time management
• Ideally a recognised horticultural qualification, or a high level of horticultural experience/knowledge
• Excellent communication skills, able to communicate effectively and appropriately with clients, operations team and designers
• Right to live and work in the UK
• Full clean UK driving licence is essential. Prior experience of driving vans is important but not essential.

Salary: £35,000 to £45,000 per year, depending on experience