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Head Gardener

  • Location

    County Donegal

  • Sector:

    Multi Sector

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    Salary DOE

  • Contact:

    3D Personnel

  • Contact email:

    3dmulti.22A262F02.0@applythis.net

  • Contact phone:

    +44 (0)2871228449

  • Salary high:

    65900

  • Salary low:

    35100

  • Job ref:

    12633

  • Published:

    over 2 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2021-09-01


Head Gardener
REF: VAC-12633
County Donegal
Full time Role
€40/50k+ DOE

A beautiful large family run country estate (15 acres+) in close proximity to Letterkenny in Co Donegal, Ireland are looking for a long-term Head Gardener for their stunning grounds.

The family are currently renovating the whole estate and building a new large house, so are now looking for a new Head Gardener to lead a team and manage and re-do the gardens and maintain the woodlands. The main estate has a huge team of farm workers; however they are keen to find a skilled and committed Head Gardener to work directly with the family grounds to help bring back to life the specific areas of the estate.

Main Aspects of Role:
You will be responsible for the maintenance of the 15-acre gardens and grounds, consisting of herbaceous borders, arboretum, lawns and garden.
You will also be responsible for the 50 acres of mature woodlands.
The family are also recruiting another full-time ground person who you would manage and work alongside.

Essential Requirements:
You should be an experienced gardener with an eye for detail and a passion for the upkeep of beautiful grounds.
You should be knowledgeable about plants/planting, maintenance and development of the beds, borders, lawns, shrubs and trees.
You should be confident to deal with contractors such as tree surgeons and be able to manage them.
You should be passionate and skilled in maintaining gardens.
You should have a good working knowledge of plants and lawns, able to help with the different seasons and planting, and manage and care for the grounds.
You should be experienced in strimming and maintaining trees.
You should be able to upkeep the tools and ensure they are kept in good working order.
You should be a strong, self-motivated team player, and be looking for a long-term role and a wonderful project to be involved with for years to come. You must be a passionate gardener and flexible in your work. You should have previous experience working in beautiful gardens and grounds and be a confident professional gardener.
Location/Accommodation
You should have experience working as a head gardener and leading a team.
You must be highly skilled with working with garden machinery and upkeep.
You should have skills in planting and lawn care and tree care, and ideally if you hold a formal gardening qualification this would go in good favour.

This role is just outside Letterkenny and you have the option to live-in or live-out. Accommodation of a one or two-bedroom, cottage on the estate can be provided, and the client is happy for you to bring partners, children and pets.

Working 8am – 5pm (flexible on hours as per daylight in summer/winter), Monday to Friday, with occasional Saturdays worked. On the weeks you work the Saturday, you’ll have another day off during the week.
The family is flexible with the working hours and generally work on the basis of longer summer hours and shorter winter hours.
Languages
You must speak an excellent level of English to be able to communicate with the family and staff.

In return, you will benefit from a very competitive negotiable DOE remuneration package.

How to Apply:
Please send your full and up to date CV along with a cover note or email to David/Robert in our Multi-Sector team in order to apply for this role.
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