CAREERS AT WALKER LANDSCAPE & DESIGN

Skilled Landscaper

Are you a Skilled Landscaper who wants to work for an award winning company building luxurious gardens? Do you have enthusiasm for beautiful outdoor spaces? Do you relish the opportunity of working on design and builds that are some of the best in the country? Do you want to work for a company who nurtures and supports the talent and growth of it's employees? If this sounds like you, then read on...we want to hear from you!

Business Overview:

Walker Landscape and Design is fast-growing garden design and build company working throughout Cheshire and the North West. We design and build gardens that are uniquely tailored to each of our client’s specific needs, tastes and lifestyles, are built with the highest quality workmanship and finished to the highest of standards and provide our clients many years of enjoyment. Great customer service and communication are at the heart of everything we do and are key to delivering our clients with a seamless landscaping experience, from initial enquiry through to delivery of the finished garden and beyond.

Job Purpose:

The role will require a keen eye for detail and a high level of hard landscaping skills including excellence in paving, decking, blockwork and brickwork. We build excellent gardens for our discerning clients and as such you will have a professional and approachable manner at all times.

Key Knowledge:

· Relevant experience/qualification in landscaping

· Good understanding of landscape construction

· Basic principles of horticulture

· Good knowledge of H&S requirements

· Being able to plan project budgets and timelines

Key Skills & Responsibilities:

· Manage and oversee key domestic landscaping projects

· Understanding of design drawings and setting out sites and levels

· Able to plan, prioritise and work to deadlines

· Ability to problem solve

· Ensure you and your team adhere to H&S guidelines and wear correct PPE

· Tickets / Experience of using Plant Machinery safely

· Excellent knowledge of laying all types of paving inc porcelain, setts and stone

· Blockwork, brickwork and retaining walls

· Decking, fencing and timber structures

· Shrub and tree planting

· Turfing and seeding

In return for your skills and hard work we will offer:

- An industry competitive salary.

- Working on high end luxury projects.

- Uniform and all equipment needed.

- Pension.

- Free onsite parking.

- Staff well being program including fresh fruit each week and Wagestream, a financial well being app offering free financial support and advice, and ability to access wages in advance of pay day.

- Company events, Summer and Christmas events

- A positive working environment where our employees they feel challenged, are able to grow in their roles and have a sense of pride and achievement in what they do.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £28,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus

Benefits:

• Company events

• Company pension

• Health & wellbeing programme

• On-site parking

• Referral programme

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

• Monday to Friday

• Overtime

• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chester, Cheshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Timber and composite decking: 2 years (preferred)

• Laying porcelain and natural stone paving: 3 years (required)

• Blockwork/brickwork: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person