Careers

We are always looking for talented and creative people to join our team.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE DIRECTOR

What skills and experience are we looking for?

  • You will have past experience and knowledge of employee-owned organisations.
  • You have good understanding of company governance and management accounts.
  • You can engage constructively to further develop the role of the trust and the wider business.
  • You are an excellent communicator.
  • You share our values of quality and service.

Commitment

Based just outside of Reading, Berkshire, we value face to face relationships and are ideally looking for someone local or who would be able to travel to our location for quarterly meetings. Initially, any commitment would be for approx. two hours for these in person meetings and to respond to ad hoc requests from other trustees outside of these meetings.

About us

Creative Landscape was established in 1989 by childhood friends Glenn and Mark. Since those early days our emphasis has always been to provide every client with a professional and bespoke service. We pride ourselves on being with you every step of the way, from the original design concept, to hand selecting plants from our nursery through to after care in the form of garden maintenance.

Our clients very often become clients for life and we are proud of the relationships we maintain. Gardens are constantly evolving; people move house so we can work on multiple properties for the same client.

We are unique in that we have our own specialist plant nursery on-site.

Creative Landscape Co. became an employee owned business in March 2021.

As we continue to embrace our employee ownership, we are now looking for an independent trustee director to bring external, independent advice, guidance and leadership to the EOT and help us develop the board of trustees into a meaningful and impactful part of our business.

How to apply

Please email a letter explaining why you would be suitable for this opportunity and enclose a copy of your CV to matthew@creative-landscape.co.uk

Applications for this role close on Monday 19th February 2024.

LANDSCAPE FOREMAN

We are looking for an experienced landscape foreman.  Applicants need to be reliable, hardworking, able to lead others, complete all works to the high standards expected and meet targets set. 

Projects range across all areas of soft and hard landscaping, mainly working for domestic clients throughout the Thames Valley area.

All applicants would need to be skilled in the following:

  • Paving (all styles of paving slabs)
  • Fencing
  • Brick / block work
  • Timber decking
  • Composite decking
  • Turfing
  • Planting

Other skills required / responsibilities

  • Able to lead a team of between 3 to 7
  • Able to read and set out to scale drawings
  • Work to specifications
  • Oversee quality of other works
  • Liaise directly with clients as required
  • Confident use of power tools
  • Full driving license

Benefits

Full time 7:30am – 4:30pm

Salary dependent on experience.

  • Opportunity to become part of an employee owned business and make a real difference to the company’s future.
  • Annual tax-free share of the company’s profit (terms apply)
  • 28 days holiday
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Company uniform provided
  • Training opportunities

Please send your CV to:

Julie Mclean, Creative Landscape Co., The Big Plant Nursery, Wargrave Road, Twyford, Reading Berkshire RG10 9PN.

0118 934 1500 office@creative-landscape.co.uk

SKILLED HARD LANDSCAPER

We are looking for enthusiastic skilled hard landscapers with previous experience to join our team. Applicants need to be reliable, hardworking, able to work in a team and complete all works to the high standards expected and meet targets set. 

Projects range across all areas of soft and hard landscaping, mainly working for domestic clients throughout the Thames Valley area.

Full time 7:30am – 4:30pm

All applicants would need to be skilled in the following:

  • Paving (all styles of paving slabs)
  • Fencing
  • Brick / block work
  • Timber decking
  • Composite decking
  • Turfing
  • Planting
  • Other landscaping elements

Other skills required / responsibilities

  • Able to work in a team of between 3 to 7
  • Confident use of power tools
  • Full driving license

Benefits

  • Salary depending on experience
  • Opportunity to become part of an employee owned business and make a real difference to the company’s future.
  • Annual tax-free share of the company’s profit (terms apply)
  • 28 days holiday
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Company uniform provided
  • Training opportunities
  • Full Clean Driving licence

Creative Landscape Company has been transforming gardens for over 30 years. We are an award winning design, build and maintenance company located in Twyford. Having become employee owned in the March of 2021, we are all on an exciting journey to realise the potential of an employee owned business. Why not join us and see what a difference being employee owned makes?

Please send your CV to:

Julie Mclean, Creative Landscape Co., The Big Plant Nursery, Wargrave Road, Twyford, Reading Berkshire RG10 9PN.

0118 934 1500 office@creative-landscape.co.uk

Please do not apply if you do not have the required skills and hard landscaping experience.

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE OPERATIVE

The ideal candidate must have previous horticultural experience, be customer focused, presentable and have a great attitude and excellent communication skills. Full driving license required.

Benefits

Opportunity to become part of an employee owned business and make a real difference to the company’s future.

  • Annual tax -free share of the company’s profit (terms apply)
  • Company Uniform
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Hours of work 40 per week – 7.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday

Job Type: Full-time

COVID-19 precaution(s):

  • Remote interview process
  • Social distancing guidelines in place
  • Sanitisation, disinfection or cleaning procedures in place

Work Remotely

  • No
NURSERY SALES ADVISOR

The Big Plant Nursery is an independent retail plant nursery set up by the award-winning Creative Landscape Company based in Twyford, Berkshire. Having become employee owned in the March of 2021, we are all on an exciting journey to realise the potential of an employee owned business. Why not join us and see what a difference being employee owned makes?

We specialise in specimens and mature plants and pride ourselves on our exceptional customer service and top-quality plants. We now have an opportunity for an experienced nursery sales advisor to join our team.

If you are passionate about plants and feel you have the relevant skills, we would love to hear from you. Retail experience would be an advantage, but not essential, ideal candidates would have good plant knowledge, experience caring for plants and exceptional customer service skills.

Benefits

  • Full time: 38-40 hours/week, to include some weekend work
  • Working hours: from 15 minutes before to 15 minutes after nursery opening hours.
  • Company pension scheme
  • Opportunity to become part of an employee owned business and make a real difference to the company’s future.
  • Annual tax-free share of the company’s profit (terms apply)

Main duties would include, offering plant advice and assisting customers. EPOS experience helpful but full training will be provided. Plant husbandry, restocking and creating effective plant displays/merchandising. <FIND OUT MORE>

Weekends only (part-time)

Benefits

  • Full time: 38-40 hours/week, to include some weekend work
  • Working hours: from 15 minutes before to 15 minutes after nursery opening hours.
  • Company pension scheme
  • Opportunity to become part of an employee owned business and make a real difference to the company’s future.
  • Annual tax-free share of the company’s profit (terms apply)

Main duties would include, offering plant advice and assisting customers. EPOS experience helpful but full training will be provided. Plant husbandry, restocking and creating effective plant displays/merchandising. <FIND OUT MORE>