Whether you are an employer looking to recruit or a job seeker looking for your next career move you’ve come to the right place.

We are recruiting for a Senior Estimator who has a good understanding of minor civils and groundworks for a company that works within the education, new build and local authority sectors where they offer a full design and installation service covering landscaping, sports surfaces and play areas.

The Estimating team work closely with the in-house Design Team who provide them with quantified design plans in excel format from which the Estimators to work out all associated costs for the external Sales Teams members to be able to accurately quote for the project.

As the Senior Estimator you will be responsible for your own and the wider estimating teams output and have overall responsibility for scheduling works to ensure a consistent flow of accurate and on-time costing analyses.

To be considered you will need to demonstrate :

A good awareness of the estimating process with knowledge of minor civils and groundworks, if you have landscaping, fencing sports surfacing and/or play area sector experience that would be an advantage

A high level of IT proficiency particularly with Excel.

Excellent numerical skills.

High attention to detail and the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy.

Professional communication at all levels.

Excellent organisational, project planning and time management skills with the ability to work well under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

In return you have the opportunity to join a well established and growing service provider in what is a year of considerable growth and be part of the senior team working to ensure that all business opportunities are correctly costed to enable the continued growth of the company.

A competitive salary is offered which will be negotiable based on experience and current package. For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the team.

We are recruiting for an experienced Contracts Coordinator on behalf of a Surrey based Grounds Maintenance, Japanese Knotweed Removal and Treatment, Landscaping and Facilities Management Company who are looking for someone who is set up for and happy to work from a home office and when needed is happy to go to their offices that are based near Weybridge.

The Contracts Coordinator will be making sure that jobs are scheduled, that the required resources are allocated, ensuring the most cost effective and best use of teams in various locations, building relationships with colleagues, customers and the operational teams and continually looking for ways to improve how the company services its contracts.

Main Duties and Responsibilities include:

Assisting with the planning, organisation and booking of a wide range of services ( Grounds Maintenance, Landscaping, Knotweed Removal, Gritting / Snow Clearance and Winter Maintenance Schedules) that includes planning jobs, teams and equipment as well as optimising route efficiency.

Building relationships and a rapport with Customers.

Proactively managing team issues relating to jobs.

Reporting vehicle faults, assisting with booking MOT’s, services and repairs.

Liaising and advising with teams face to face and over the phone.

Accurately scheduling work onto inhouse systems.

Interacting daily with customers, suppliers, colleagues, operational team and specialist sub-contractors.

Key Skills and experience that needs to be demonstrated include:

A minimum of two years in a similar role i.e. contracts coordinator, project coordinator, contracts administrator, logistics coordinator etc., this does not need to be within their sector.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

High level of attention to detail.

Being able to multi-task, be innovative, able to solve problems, prioritise and manage workload, be forward thinking, able to come up with proactive solutions, be looking to progress your career within a dynamic technology driven and fast growing business and have the commercial awareness and ability to think on your feet that this job requires.

In return you can expect:

Full training, ongoing development and support.

A basic salary of upto £26,000 dependent on experience

20 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays and Birthday

Laptop

Mobile Phone

Ongoing career progression opportunities

We are recruiting for a Trainee Estimator who will be joining the Estimating Team of a Design Company and with full initial training and ongoing support will become part of a busy team who are responsible for :

Reading technical design plans and capturing the correct detail.

Completing in-house templates with this detail to produce accurate costings.

Creating, monitoring and updating project folders.

Sourcing costs from suppliers as requested.

To be considered for this job opportunity you are going to need :

Experience of using Excel and Word.

A willingness to learn.

To be good with numbers.

Really good attention to detail skills.

Your own transport (offices are not on a current bus / train route)

On offer is :

A starting salary of upto £18,000 per year.

30 days paid holiday (including Bank Holidays).

The opportunity for promotion within the team.

Pension Scheme.

If you would like to apply, register your interest or find out more then please either use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the team.

We are recruiting for experienced Play Installers who will be assembling and installing outside learning and play equipment in schools, nurseries, academies, public spaces, new build housing development and other outdoor areas.

On offer is a :

Basic salary from £24,000 – £30,000.

Permanent Job working a 42.5 hour week with any additional hours paid at enhanced overtime rates.

4 Weeks Paid Holiday plus all Bank Holidays (28 days in total a year)

Company Van .

Uniform & PPE.

The opportunity to progress your career with team members actively encouraged and mentored to enable progression.

You will be working from design plans to install a wide variety of timber and steel play and outdoor learning equipment which will include.

Installing play and outdoor learning equipment (including ground preparation).

Liaising with clients on site.

Following the installation instructions and design drawings to ensure correct placement of equipment.

Taking receipt of materials on site.

To be considered you must have :

Full UK Driving Licence.

Groundworks, labouring, landscaping and play equipment installation experience.

A DBS Check

If you have Digger or Dumper experience that would be an advantage.

A CSCS card – if you already have one great, if not then you just need to be happy to take the test if offered a job (Current cost to book direct with Pearson Vue which is the testing centre is £21).

We are recruiting for an experienced Telesales Executive to join an established Business Development / Internal Sales Team based just outside Northampton.

 As a member of the Business Development Sales Team you will :

Take on responsibility for a set area managing both inbound and outbound calls with the aim of generating sales meetings for the external sales team targeting schools, academies and nurseries.

Seek opportunities to promote a comprehensive range of outdoor play equipment and related safety surfacing for which full training will be given.

To be considered for the Telesales Executives role you will need :

To be an experienced Telesales professional / Appointment Setter, Internal Sales or Business Development Professional who is happy to and confident in making outbound calls.

A successful record of generating good quality sales meetings.

To be highly organised, reliable, able to multi-task, work as part of a dynamic team, be good at understanding customer needs and possess strong negotiating skills.

You will be working with a team who are passionate about providing all children with the opportunity to access high quality equipment in Schools, Nurseries, Parks, Leisure Centres etc., and be responsible for a key part in developing business further over the coming years

This is a permanent / full time job opportunity working Monday to Friday (8.30am to 4.30pm) with the opportunity to earn commission (potential for £3,000+ per year), 28 days paid holiday (including Bank Holidays), Pension Scheme and of course full training on the products and services on offer and how the existing team approach both incoming and outbound calls to their diverse customer base.

We are recruiting for an Experienced Landscaper who ideally has experience as a Landscaping Team Leader.

Our Client works on landscaping installation projects for a wide mix of customers that include a number of the national housebuilders, schools, sports venues, parish councils as well as for high value residential garden re-designs.

They are looking for an experienced Landscaper who is happy to work alongside and lead a small team.

To be considered for this job you will need:

• A minimum of three years soft landscaping experience.
• Ideally a minimum of one years team leading experience.
• Some hard landscaping experience : sleeper beds, fencing and timber garden structures.
• Some plant and shrub knowledge.
• A full UK Driving Licence.
• A valid CSCS card.

If you have your Digger or Dumper licence (or experience) that would be beneficial.

On offer is a permanent and full time job paying between £27,000 and £29,000 a year plus overtime, a company van, 4 weeks paid holiday (plus bank holidays) and a pension scheme.

Grounds Maintenance Supervisor

We are recruiting for a Grounds Maintenance Supervisor on behalf of a Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services Provider who will be working closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure that maintenance projects within a designated area are completed on time, to clients satisfaction and that the teams are effective in what they do with the attention to detail and work ethic needed to ensure that Clients are happy and that the work is completed to time and required standards.

For the successful candidate our Client is offering a basic salary of upto £28,000 plus a Company Vehicle, 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) an additional paid day off on your birthday, a pension scheme, area performance related bonus and the opportunity to progress to Assistant Contracts Manager and beyond.

As the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor you will:

Be responsible for ensuring the teams leave the depot with the correct equipment, a complete log of work to be completed and complete all paperwork, PDA recording and photographic records for their allocated work.

Be working with the teams to ensure that both Team Leaders and Operatives are fully trained to be able to perform the tasks required, understand and follow all H&S and Site rules and work as professional teams to best promote the Company to current and prospective Clients.

Need to build close work relationships with Clients and develop those relationships to best develop all new and additional works opportunities and quote for those.

Need to be happy to jump in and help ‘on the tools’ as required and also use your experience to improve your teams by showing them how it should be done as and when required.

This is a great opportunity for someone who has worked their way up through Operative to Team Leader and Supervisor level and is looking to take that next step into a more senior / management position within a well-established and growing Grounds Maintenance Company.

To be considered for this job you need to have had the ‘on the tools’ Grounds Maintenance experience, be happy with the extra client facing requirement as well as confident in working to grow the business and preparing and sending quotes.

For more detail, to register your interest or apply please either use the link on this website or call and speak to one of the recruiting team.

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Due to business growth we are recruiting for a Playground Installer who will work as part of a two man team (Team Leader and Installer) assembling and installing outside learning / play equipment in schools, nurseries, academies, public spaces, new build housing development and other outdoor areas.

Reporting to the Operations Manager you will be based from home or from one of our Clients regional depots and be working mostly within a 70 mile radius of there, there will be the occasional need to stay away and if there is a specific requirement to travel further afield to install the play equipment.

You will be working from design plans to install a wide variety of timber and steel play and outdoor learning equipment which will include.

Installing play and outdoor learning equipment (including ground preparation).

Liaising with clients on site.

Following the installation instructions and design drawings to ensure correct placement of equipment.

Taking receipt of materials on site.

To be considered you must have :

Full UK Driving Licence.

Groundworks, labouring, landscaping and play equipment installation experience.

The ability to work as part of a small team, be self-motivated, trustworthy, a good communicator, reliable, with excellent time keeping ability, a good eye for detail and be competent in all aspects of installation, assembly, quality and finishing to ensure customer satisfaction.

A DBS Check

A flexible approach to working hours.

Be happy to travel and as required stay away.

If you have Digger or Dumper experience that would be an advantage.

A CSCS card (or be willing to take the test – current cost for that is £21).

There are job opportunities at both Installer and Team Leader level with the package for those as follows :

Basic salary from £24,000 – £30,000 dependent on job level and experience plus overtime and an allowance for staying away.

Permanent Full Time Job Opportunity.

4 Weeks Paid Holiday plus all Bank Holidays.

Company Van for Team Leader level.

Career progression for both Playground Installer and Playground Team Leader levels.

Pension Scheme.

Uniform

For more information on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply, please use the link on this website

We are recruiting for an Administrator on behalf of a company based in Tanworth-in-Arden.

The successful application for this job will be joining a small and close working office team and will take on responsibility for a variety of tasks which will include:

Processing orders.

Raising picking notes for the warehouse.

Liaising with customers regarding delivery of their goods.

Processing invoices.

Cash allocation and reconciliation.

Liaising with customers.

To be considered for this job you are going to need to:

Have some admin related experience.

Be willing to learn.

Be up for the challenge of working within a small team at a growing company, happy to be hands on assisting your colleagues and taking on new job functions.

Have your own transport to be able to get to work

On offer is a basic salary of between £16,000 and £18,000, four weeks holiday plus all bank holidays, a pension scheme and the opportunity to progress your career within a well-established company in what is a period of considerable growth for them and makes this a really good opportunity for someone who has left education in the last few years and is looking for that next step in their career path.

We are recruiting for a number of landscaping jobs in the Northampton area that are calling for experienced, dedicated and attention to detail focused Landscapers and Landscaping Team Leaders with experience of working on new building housing developments.

Our Client works with a number of the national and regional house builders across and offers a design, install and maintain service covering both soft and hard landscaping projects on standard plots, show homes and open spaces.

The detail :

These are Permanent & Full-Time Jobs

You are paid directly by our Client and enrolled into their pension scheme

You work a 42.5 hour week anything above is paid at enhanced overtime rates

You have to get yourself to the depot in the morning where you will be assigned a van to use to get to and from site

You are paid for time taken to travel to and from site

You are entitled to four weeks holiday plus all bank holidays

You will be given a uniform and any PPE that is needed

There is the opportunity to progress within the company to Team Leader level and beyond

What they are looking for :

Landscaping experience, this can be soft landscaping, hard landscaping or both as they are a large company and have multiple teams

People with a driving licence and their own car / motorbike so they can get to the depot

Ideally an in-date CSCS card – if yours is out of date or you don’t have one then all that they ask is that if offered a job you’ll book a test (current cost is £21.00), they will arrange the ROLO course when you start

What is on offer :

A Permanent & Full Time Job

The option to earn between £18,500 and £22,500 at Operative Level

The option to earn between £23,000 and £28,500 at Team Leader Level

Overtime readily available

Being paid to travel to and from the depot to site

So if you are a Landscaper, Landscaping Team Leader, Landscape Foreman, Landscaping Team Supervisor with soft, hard or both types of landscaping experience and are looking to join and established and growing company that works across the surrounding areas do get in touch.

To register your interest, apply or just find out more contact us using the link on this website.