Job Description
Our well known client is a successful landscape architects & design company working on high-quality work for high-value clients. They are currently looking for a highly experienced and skilled Landscape Foreman with at least three years experience of soft and hard landscaping, managing small teams and overseeing project needs for project delivery. As the successful candidate you will have the ability to managing garden installations from plans.
The role requires a confident individual who is conscientious and has a can do attitude. This is a skilled role where ideally you will hold technical and CSCS qualifications.
A desire to gain additional knowledge in hard and soft landscape construction ideally
The role requires a committed individual with excellent attention to detail. You would be required to work to tight deadlines in an efficient manner. You would be expected to uphold the company values at all times.
Duties will include:
- Work in both private and commercial landscaping contracts.
- Managing the construction/landscape team
- Managing a variety of tasks which could include day to day management of health and safety on site, including daily briefings and toolbox talks
- Site logistics, arranging and coordination of materials deliveries
- Groundworks, including excavations, foundations, drainage and services, subbases and concrete foundations etc.
- Hard landscape, paving installation, including natural stone, clay and concrete products, edgings, occasional brickwork, occasional stone walling. Decking and installation of other joinery products, fencing.
- Soft landscape, excavations, grading, filling, preparation for planting, tree planting, shrub and herbaceous planting, simple irrigation schemes.
- keeping the site clean and safe of trip hazards etc., including site stores and site cabins
- Managing specialised staff and sub-contractors i.e. irrigation, lighting and water features.
- Assisting with Tree Planting, including semi mature trees.
- Management of horticultural works, ground preparation, planting, seeding and laying turf.
- Complying to and working to health & safety and quality procedures
