Lead Soft Fruit Agronomist – Protected Cropping

MorePeople; Boston; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Learning & development

Employee discounts

Health & wellbeing support

Job summary

MorePeople is partnering with a leading horticultural business to recruit a Soft Fruit Agronomist. You will own agronomic strategy for protected strawberry crops, overseeing crop protection, pest monitoring and biological control decisions to maximise yield and protect sustainability.

Work closely with growing and operational teams to align agronomy with irrigation, nutrition and production planning, ensuring technical rigour and commercial viability. Strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong agronomy knowledge in soft fruit, horticulture or protected cropping.
• Extensive knowledge of crop protection programmes and Integrated Pest Management.
• Experience identifying and resolving pest, disease and crop health challenges.
• Strong commercial awareness and budget management capability.
• Experience working closely with growers and operational teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Ability to evaluate new technologies, products and growing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality agronomic support across protected strawberry crops (glasshouse and tunnel).
• Lead crop protection programmes, pest/disease monitoring and biological control strategies.
• Offer agronomic recommendations integrating irrigation, nutrition, climate management and production planning.
• Collaborate with growing teams to ensure technically robust and commercially viable decisions.
• Present clear guidance to support sustainability and compliance.

Skills

Agronomy experience

Pest management

Budget management

Communication

Problem-solving

Tech evaluation

Education

Degree in Agronomy or related

BASIS qualification

FACTS qualification

Job description

MorePeople is partnering with a leading horticultural business to recruit a Soft Fruit Agronomist. You will own agronomic strategy for protected strawberry crops, overseeing crop protection, pest monitoring and biological control decisions to maximise yield and protect sustainability.

Work closely with growing and operational teams to align agronomy with irrigation, nutrition and production planning, ensuring technical rigour and commercial viability. Strong communication skills are essential.