Maintenance Living Wall Engineer / Gardener
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- London
- Salary
- 24000.00 - 26000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 08 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 06 Jul 2021
- Sectors
- Facilities Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Biotecture, the UK's leading Living Wall company, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer / Gardener with a passion for plants and horticulture with experience of irrigation systems that is happy working at height, to cover London and the UK.
We are an innovative designer, builder, and supplier of hydroponic, modular living wall systems. Using a patented system, we offer a range of services - from research and consultancy, to design, installation and project management. We are here to transform urban landscapes through green infrastructure and have noticeably helped improve air quality, reduce noise, and mitigate the urban heat island effect.
About the role:
This role would be ideal for someone looking to become a specialist in supporting the infrastructure of maintaining living planted walls and seeking to take on more responsibilities. You will be performing tasks such as pruning and maintaining plants, maintaining irrigation systems, checking moisture levels, topping up nutrients, pest control, etc.
This is a field-based role requiring a team player who is passionate and dedicated with a sound and demonstrable knowledge of horticulture and irrigation.
Responsibilities:
* Ensuring horticultural quality of all living walls in the field and report horticultural problems to the team leader
* Working at height undertaking horticultural and irrigation maintenance of living wall systems
* Maintaining photographic record of the living wall
* Checking moisture levels
* Removing weeds
* Topping-up nutrients
* Treating for pests and diseases in line with instructions from horticultural quality manager Pruning and replanting as necessary
* Undertaking continuous professional development to constantly deliver outstanding horticultural quality of living walls
* Ensuring compliance and effective delivery of Risk and Method statements
* Maintenance of Irrigation system on living walls and plant rooms
* Maintaining guttering, flashings, and trims
About You:
* Sound and demonstrable knowledge of horticulture (essential)
* Experience of water pumps/plumbing and electrics on both installation, maintenance and design of irrigation systems (desirable)
* Knowledge and experience of installation and maintenance of irrigation to both commercial and private clients (desirable)
* Comfortable to work at height from scaffold towers and cherry pickers (up to 25M high!)
* Full clean driving (essential)
* Certification - IPAF, PASMA, first aid, spraying including PA1 and PA6a (desirable)
* Ability to work under own initiative, and ability to work flexible hours
* Excellent customer service skills
* Passionate and dedicated
Benefits:
* GBP24,000 - GBP26,000 per Annum
* London Zones 1-6 Oyster card
Sounds exciting? Click APPLY to send your CV for immediate consideration.
No agencies, please.
Candidates with previous experience in or job titles including Landscaper, Irrigation Maintenance Operative, Horticulture, Field Maintenance Operative, Horticultural, Landscaping Operative, Maintenance Assistant, Living Wall Operative, Living Wall Gardener, Irrigation Consultant, Horticulturist, Gardener, Irrigation Specialist, Gardening Operative may also be considered
We are an innovative designer, builder, and supplier of hydroponic, modular living wall systems. Using a patented system, we offer a range of services - from research and consultancy, to design, installation and project management. We are here to transform urban landscapes through green infrastructure and have noticeably helped improve air quality, reduce noise, and mitigate the urban heat island effect.
About the role:
This role would be ideal for someone looking to become a specialist in supporting the infrastructure of maintaining living planted walls and seeking to take on more responsibilities. You will be performing tasks such as pruning and maintaining plants, maintaining irrigation systems, checking moisture levels, topping up nutrients, pest control, etc.
This is a field-based role requiring a team player who is passionate and dedicated with a sound and demonstrable knowledge of horticulture and irrigation.
Responsibilities:
* Ensuring horticultural quality of all living walls in the field and report horticultural problems to the team leader
* Working at height undertaking horticultural and irrigation maintenance of living wall systems
* Maintaining photographic record of the living wall
* Checking moisture levels
* Removing weeds
* Topping-up nutrients
* Treating for pests and diseases in line with instructions from horticultural quality manager Pruning and replanting as necessary
* Undertaking continuous professional development to constantly deliver outstanding horticultural quality of living walls
* Ensuring compliance and effective delivery of Risk and Method statements
* Maintenance of Irrigation system on living walls and plant rooms
* Maintaining guttering, flashings, and trims
About You:
* Sound and demonstrable knowledge of horticulture (essential)
* Experience of water pumps/plumbing and electrics on both installation, maintenance and design of irrigation systems (desirable)
* Knowledge and experience of installation and maintenance of irrigation to both commercial and private clients (desirable)
* Comfortable to work at height from scaffold towers and cherry pickers (up to 25M high!)
* Full clean driving (essential)
* Certification - IPAF, PASMA, first aid, spraying including PA1 and PA6a (desirable)
* Ability to work under own initiative, and ability to work flexible hours
* Excellent customer service skills
* Passionate and dedicated
Benefits:
* GBP24,000 - GBP26,000 per Annum
* London Zones 1-6 Oyster card
Sounds exciting? Click APPLY to send your CV for immediate consideration.
No agencies, please.
Candidates with previous experience in or job titles including Landscaper, Irrigation Maintenance Operative, Horticulture, Field Maintenance Operative, Horticultural, Landscaping Operative, Maintenance Assistant, Living Wall Operative, Living Wall Gardener, Irrigation Consultant, Horticulturist, Gardener, Irrigation Specialist, Gardening Operative may also be considered