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Two Gardeners needed for private estate, Surrey - Up to £35k gpa depending on experience.

Silver and Bow
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Leatherhead, Surrey KT24 6TB, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Silver and Bow are seeking two experienced Estate Gardeners for a prestigious family-owned estate.
  • Candidates should have experience in maintaining formal gardens, particularly with topiary, rose gardens, and herbaceous borders.
  • A formal horticultural qualification and a full driving license are essential, along with a PA1 and PA6 spraying certificate.
  • The position offers a salary between £32,000 and £35,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus a discretionary annual bonus after a successful probation period.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2-3 years of relevant experience and involves a 40-hour work week with potential weekend shifts.

Silver and Bow are looking for two experienced Estate Gardeners to join a passionate and talented team at a prestigious, family-owned estate. This role is all about working within beautiful formal gardens, so experience in this type of setting—handling topiary, rose gardens, and herbaceous borders—is essential. Additionally, if you’ve worked on maintaining newly developed landscapes before, that’s an advantage too!Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To undertake all aspects of grounds and garden maintenance

  • Use of ride-on mowers, strimmer’s, blowers and hedge cutters

  • Maintenance of hand tools and machinery

  • To liaise with external contractors and managers as required

  • Effectively use irrigation systems

Skills and Competencies:

  • Broad knowledge of estate gardening

  • Formal Horticultural qualification

  • PA1 and PA6 spraying certificate

  • Knowledge of irrigation systems

  • Good communicator and positive attitude

  • Highly organised and demonstrate a practical and methodical approach to work, when working independently or within the team.

  • It is desirable that the candidate has experience in newly developed landscapes

  • A full driving licence is essential.

Days of work: 5 consecutive day working week, which may require a Saturday or a Sunday working, subject to agreed rota and requirement.Hours: 40 hours per week, 08:00 - 16:00.Salary: £32,000- £35,000 gross per annum, depending on experience plus discretionary annual bonus after completing a success probationary period.Job ref: SB1727

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.