Landscape Design Manager - Fakenham

Were seeking a knowledgeable garden landscaping professional to join our client as their new Landscape Design Manager. Managing a team of four Landscapers youll be leading the successful and established Landscaping division of a well-established independent family-run business located close to the North Norfolk coast in the town of Fakenham.

This full-time permanent role is working from 7:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday and comes with a salary range between 35k-42k per annum plus vehicle.

The Company

Our client is a well-established retail destination in North Norfolk. They are an independent family-owned and run-business in which the owners play a hands-on role in the company and are great people to work for. The people in the company are professional and committed to their jobs but have a great balance with a fun collaborative and supportive work culture.

The Job

The Landscape Design Manager will be responsible for all day-to-day activities overseeing the entire lifecycle of landscape projects from initial client consultation design supervising teams on site to the final installation.

Leading and motivating a team of four (x2 Landscapers and x2 Labourers) youll also be responsible for:

• Timely follow up of enquiries booking and attending initial site visit with the customer
• Measure sites and build up the client brief taking into account the customers budget and wishes
• Drawing up sketches and scaled drawings (by hand or CAD system) producing the quote based on the sketch/design offering different material and planting options
• Ahead of works starting visiting the site to set out and discuss the work plan with the customer
• Effective management of landscaping projects to ensure they run on time and to budget control expenditures especially in the event of unexpected issues
• Act as the central point of contact for the customers and the landscaping team guiding both parties through the process and regularly checking in before during and after the works
• General logistics planning for projects; ordering of materials skips allocating machinery to sites for specific projects
• Ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction through excellent customer service good communication and delivering the desired end result.
• Upholding a high level of Health & Safety on-site ensuring projects are carried out in a safe manner and that final construction is safe for customer use.

Requirements

This role would suit an organised confident garden enthusiast who has a good mix of hard and soft landscaping experience along with excellent design skills and strong horticultural knowledge. Youll need brilliant professional communication skills and a good standard of written English for customer communication. Youll need to be customer-focused delivering excellent service from start to finish.

• Proven experience in landscaping/garden design or a similar environment.
• Knowledge and experience of hard and soft landscaping i.e. the construction process and plant knowledge
• Sound understanding of Health & Safety and related documentation (RAMS COSHH).
• Confident managing projects people and client relationships.
• Computer literate proficient in MS Word Excel and general admin systems.
• Approachable and a natural communicator.
• Excellent communication and organisation skills and able to use initiative with a professional and approachable nature.
• Lead and motivate staff through regular communication performance monitoring and hands-on support.
• Full UK driving license (vehicle supplied)
• A strong awareness of Health & Safety guidelines
• Strong customer-service skills; the ability to forge trusting relationships with customers

How to Apply

Please apply to Kate Howes through our website or alternatively you can email a copy of your CV to

We aim to respond with specific feedback to every applicant via email within 14 days. However as we are a small two-person independent agency if we are extremely busy this may take longer. If you would like feedback sooner then feel free to contact us via email and we will come back to you ASAP.

About Horizon

Horizon Search and Selection Ltd is owned and run by Gemma and Kate from our private offices in Bury St Edmunds. Weve been in business for 13 years but have a combined 30years recruitment experience between us. Were friendly recruitment folks and love what we do. Here we are acting as an employment agency on behalf of our client the employer. We act as the introducers so if you are successful you will be directly employed by our client. We never share your details with anyone (including our client) without your consent. Any questions Get in touch!

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