Assistant Head Gardener

Wonderful opportunity offered by our client for an Assistant Head Gardener to be part of a highly skilled and motivated team working on a prestigious family owned estate near Egham. The Estate comprises multiple buildings situated within a largely formal garden setting with an emphasis on topiary and clipped hedges. There is also a kitchen garden, rose garden, water features, large pond, swimming pool, tennis courts and play areas.
Duties will include:
* To assist the Head Gardener in the effective running of the Estate gardens and landscaping
* Prioritising and planning workloads and ensuring the highest horticultural standards are maintained
* Undertake all aspects of grounds and garden maintenance
* Use and maintain grounds maintenance hand tools and machinery
* Liaise with external contractors and managers and client as required
Candidates should have a formal Horticultural qualification, a PA1 and PA6 spraying certificate, a full driving licence and an enhanced DBS will be required.
In addition you should:
* Knowledge of irrigation systems
* Experience of newly developed landscapes
* Be a good communicator, highly organised and methodical
* Computer literate
The position is full time, 8am to 4pm, working 5 consecutive days over a 7 day working week, by rota.
To apply for this position you must have the right to work in the UK on a long term, permanent basis and live within a 10 mile radius of the location. Egham Employment Agency and Egham Agency Temporary Services Limited are acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role and we regret that we can only respond to those applicants who most closely match the specified criteria