An exciting vacancy has arisen for a driven and dynamic Head Gardener with garden maintenance experience keen to continue to develop their skills on a historic, 400 acre private estate in Surrey. The beautiful 25 acre garden is made up of herbaceous and mixed borders with a vast array of ornamental species including an Italian garden, kitchen garden, lawns, wildflower meadows and woodland areas.

Skills required:

• Experience in maintaining exclusive estate and all areas of garden maintenance.
• Training and supervising teams and individuals.
• Organisation and management skills.
• Planning and record keeping.
• Up to date knowledge of Health and Safety, Risk management, COSHH, SOP’s, etc.
• Communicating and collaborating with other departments.
• Competent in use of related equipment and machinery.
• Kitchen Garden experience growing fruit and vegetables
• Pest and Disease knowledge
• Woodland Management experience (desirable)

Qualifications required:

• NVQ in Horticulture or similar
• Plant knowledge RHS Foundation in Horticulture Level 1
• Plant knowledge RHS level 2 or equivalent
• PA1 and PA6 Spraying certificates (desirable)
• Chainsaw Certification (desirable)

Salary: Up to £38,000 per annum dependent upon skills and experience

Shift Pattern:

• This position consists of 40 hours per week. 
• Working hours are Monday to Friday, 7am -3.30pm, with some variation depending upon the season/inclement weather.
• You will work 1 in 8 weekends (4hrs each day) with a day off in the week, following the weekend. 

An exciting vacancy has arisen for a driven and dynamic Head Gardener with garden maintenance experience keen to continue to develop their skills on a historic, 400 acre private estate in Surrey. The beautiful 25 acre garden is made up of herbaceous and mixed borders with a vast array of ornamental species including an Italian garden, kitchen garden, lawns, wildflower meadows and woodland areas.

Skills required:

• Experience in maintaining exclusive estate and all areas of garden maintenance.
• Training and supervising teams and individuals.
• Organisation and management skills.
• Planning and record keeping.
• Up to date knowledge of Health and Safety, Risk management, COSHH, SOP’s, etc.
• Communicating and collaborating with other departments.
• Competent in use of related equipment and machinery.
• Kitchen Garden experience growing fruit and vegetables
• Pest and Disease knowledge
• Woodland Management experience (desirable)

Qualifications required:

• NVQ in Horticulture or similar
• Plant knowledge RHS Foundation in Horticulture Level 1
• Plant knowledge RHS level 2 or equivalent
• PA1 and PA6 Spraying certificates (desirable)
• Chainsaw Certification (desirable)

Salary: Up to £38,000 per annum dependent upon skills and experience

Shift Pattern:

• This position consists of 40 hours per week. 
• Working hours are Monday to Friday, 7am -3.30pm, with some variation depending upon the season/inclement weather.
• You will work 1 in 8 weekends (4hrs each day) with a day off in the week, following the weekend.