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Hard Landscape Foreperson - 49678

Our clients have an exciting opportunity to join their multi-award winning company as a Hard Landscape Foreperson. This is a key role within the Construction division of their business, leading hard landscaping projects to bring design-led plans to life.

The successful candidate will need to be dynamic, organised and highly motivated, with a proven ability to use their own initiative in order to drive projects forward. They need to have a proven record of accomplishment in delivering high-end hard landscaping projects in line with exacting specification. They will also need to be a collaborative team worker, able to lead a hard landscaping team, whilst liaising effectively with other stakeholders such as landscape architects, garden designers, soft landscaping site leads, sub-contractors and clients.

Duties include but are not limited to the following. Candidates are required to show strong competency in all these areas.

* Reading and actioning site design plans to ensure the hard landscaping elements are delivered as prescribed

* Working with and laying various hard landscape materials - porcelain / natural stone / clay pavers / brickwork

* Setting out of a site with precision - working from plans and in collaboration with other stakeholders as required

* Installation of surface drainage and formwork

* Oversee the installation of complex irrigation systems working in collaboration with specialist firms

* Oversee the installation of water features working in collaboration with specialist firms

* Working with soft landscaping team to deliver the horticultural aspects of the project

* Managing landscaping staff on site

* Reporting to the Contracts Manager and Contracts Director with proven ability to deliver on business objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner

* Liaising and communicating with all external stakeholders whilst sensitively managing those relationships

Requirements for the role include, but are not limited to:

- Full clean UK driving licence

- CSCS card

- Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required

- Excellent awareness of Health & Safety and implementing procedures

Skills and qualities required of the ideal candidate:

- Ability to work positively in a team with a pro-active and can-do attitude

- Proven people manager

- Able to work independently and take ownership for delivering superb quality work every time

- Proactive approach to project planning with evidence of thinking forward on resource needs

- High levels of energy, self-motivation and the ability to motivate others

- Strong attention to detail within the deliverable of quality workmanship

- Impeccable time-management to drive commercial imperatives

- Ability to work under pressure to meet project deadlines

- Strong work ethic and ability to foster this in team members

- Integrity and discretion

- A desire to develop personally, whilst also supporting the development of other team members

What you will receive for fulfilling this role:

- A competitive annual salary depending on experience

- A discretionary annual bonus based on the Company’s overall performance

- Use of a Company van for business

- 28 days holiday inclusive of bank and public holidays

- Branded uniform

- PPE

- Training relevant to the role

- Company pension scheme - contributory from employee and employer

- Employee assistance programme backed by BUPA

- Company events

- Working for one of the UK’s leading award-winning landscaping companies