Senior Gardener

BUCK- Green/Maintenance; Denham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

BUCK- Green/Maintenance in Denham, England is seeking a skilled horticulturist to manage and maintain our beautiful golf estate. Your role will involve hands-on gardening tasks and supervising a team to uphold presentation standards.

The ideal candidate will have experience in horticultural maintenance, strong organizational skills, and the ability to lead and motivate a team. This position offers opportunities for career advancement within the Arora group.

Qualifications

• Experience in seasonal maintenance of horticultural settings is essential.
• Ability to lead, train, and motivate a team is required.
• Full, manual driving license is mandatory.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Carry out practical horticultural tasks such as mowing and weeding.
• Plan work projects to optimize seasonal resources.
• Manage and supervise gardening staff and interns.
• Order plants and materials within budget.
• Assist with arboricultural maintenance when needed.

Skills

Horticultural maintenance experience

Team management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Machinery operation and care

Identification of plants and pests

Tools

Gardening machinery

Job description

Holiday

28 days holiday, enhanced after 5 years of service.

Benefits

• Free meals on duty.
• Access to golf facilities (Monday to Thursday)
• Uniform offered and dry cleaned.
• Complimentary on-site parking is available whilst on duty.
• Free limited shuttle service between the hotel and Heathrow Terminal 5 and Egham Station.
• Discounted employee friends & family rates at Arora Hotels.
• Food and beverage discounts.
• Christmas gifts and employee parties.
• Introduce a friend scheme.
• Cycle 2 work scheme.
• UK attraction discounts @ Merlin Entertainments.
• Taste card.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Wage stream.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Arora star employee recognition.
• Long service recognition award.

About us

The Buckinghamshire, West London’s finest Golf Estate & Country House, is a contemporary members’ club for discerning golfers and their families just 15 miles from Notting Hill.

Home to the Ladies European Tour and nestled on the green banks of the River Colne, our championship hosting golf course and exquisitely renovated 17th century house with bedrooms is a naturally beautiful destination for business and pleasure, where members delight in being expected.

A bit about what you will do

• Carry out practical horticultural tasks such as propagation (where and when feasible), planting, border cultivation, mowing, hedge‑cutting, weeding, mulching, etc.
• Plan and implement work plans and projects to make best seasonal use of resources and budgets.
• Manage, supervise and delegate tasks to any gardener, apprentice or intern under your supervision so that horticultural and presentation standards are met.
• Resolve day-to-day challenges which may arise, seeking advice or approval from the Course Manager where necessary, and more widely to work in close, productive communication with him/her.
• Ordering plants, tools and garden‑based materials within the budget provided and in keeping with company purchasing procedures through approved suppliers. Input when requested into the annual garden project budgets.
• Upon request and direction, work with the wider greenkeeping team when required, for example during course maintenance periods.
• Likewise, to assist with arboricultural maintenance around the estate within the limits of your experience and training.
• Actively contribute to the preparation for special events, tournaments and the like.
• Maintain gardening/planting, machinery and H&S records to the standards conveyed by the Course Manager or senior management.
• Competent in the use and care for a wide range of machinery and equipment relevant to the position. Ensure the correct and safe use, maintenance and storage of tools and machinery under your supervision.

More about you

• Previous experience of the seasonal maintenance of a range of horticultural settings.
• Experience of managing people, with the ability to lead, train and motivate.
• Good organisational and forward planning skills.
• Full, manual driving licence.
• Able to identify common garden plants, pests and diseases and know their cure.
• Competent in the use and care for a wide range of machinery and equipment.
• Understand current health and safety legislation.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good organisational skills and the proven ability to prioritise own work.
• Excellent time keeping.

Grow with us

We are growing rapidly and with growth comes advancement opportunities. Being part of the Arora group there are exciting opportunities for career progression and development across our properties and brands.

Compensation: To be discussed