Lead Garden Designer

Are you an experienced garden designer looking for your next challenge? Do you want to join the East Midlands' leading garden design company and play a crucial role in our future growth and success? Do you have a passion for garden design and plants, and want to bring exciting new ideas to fruition?

Lush Garden Design is the leading garden design company in the East Midlands. We work mostly with domestic clients, alongside occasional commercial projects. As part of our continued growth, we're looking for an enthusiastic and talented Garden Designer to join our team.

We're looking for someone who loves getting stuck into a challenge, loves meeting people and bringing exciting new design ideas to the table. You'll be confident meeting our VIP clients and want to create the best result for them in their new garden.

If you are newly qualified, this isn't the role for you, as experience in a similar role is essential.

This in-person position requires frequent travelling, so you'll need your own transport and a clean driving license. You'll need to be able to reliably commute to Ashby de la Zouch or relocate before starting. This is a key holder position.

This role is preferably full-time, however part-time hours may be considered. Occasional Saturday mornings may be required, with time off in lieu in the week subject to contracts.

Benefits:

• 33 Annual leave days including Bank Holidays and Christmas shutdown (based on full time hours)
• Flexible working hours between 8am-6pm
• Private medical insurance
• Free on-site parking
• Company pension scheme
• Paid office days out
• Opportunity to receive a bonus for exceptional performance and contribution

About the role

As the lead designer at Lush Garden Design, you'll be:

• taking design briefs confidently, directly from clients
• interpreting client briefs from notes taken by other designers
• producing digital 2D concept drawings and mood boards
• producing construction drawings and specifications when needed
• analysing site surveys
• producing planting schemes
• liaising with clients throughout their project
• assisting with soft landscaping when needed

About you

The skills and experience we're looking for:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in the horticultural industry in a garden design role or similar.
• Experience using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and SketchUp.
• Excellent horticultural knowledge.
• Knowledge of landscaping construction methods and material/product awareness.
• A high level of design ability and creativity with attention to detail.
• Ability to work individually and within a team.
• Comfortable communicating at all levels.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Organised, punctual, adaptable, and good time management.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines.

Experience using 3D modelling software such as TwinMotion is ideal but not essential as training can be provided.

Don't be put off if you don't match all the role requirements, we still want to hear from you.

To apply, please attach an up-to-date CV to the link provided along with a brief summary of your design style, a bit about yourself and a few examples of your work. We will contact you if we'd like to interview you.

You can find out more about us and the work we do on the Lush Garden Design website.

Good luck!