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The selected candidate will work on landscape construction and ground maintenance contracts across the North East region. The role involves receiving and implementing instructions from a Team Leader and undertaking various tasks on construction and maintenance sites.
Requirements
- GCSE in English (grade 3 or above)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 3 or above)
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical thinking
- Team working ability
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Passing a CSCS Test
- Full UK driving licence
Responsibilities
- Working on construction sites, carrying out tasks such as implementing landscape planting schemes involving preparing areas, planting trees, hedges, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs, and installing turf and wildflower areas.
- Constructing new football pitches involving topsoiling, sand amelioration, drainage installation, and seeding.
- Working on grounds maintenance sites, carrying out tasks such as maintaining lawns, amenity areas, and sports pitches.
- Performing sports pitch renovations including aeration, top dressing, and overseeding.
- Marking out winter sports pitches and summer athletics pitches.
- Maintaining all-weather sports pitches.
- Learning and applying health and safety processes and procedures.
- Applying environmental mitigation measures including waste storage and disposal.
- Operating tools, equipment, and machinery safely.
- Communicating with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Identifying plants by scientific names.
- Maintaining correct phytosanitary and bio-security procedures.
- Identifying and reporting plant pests, pathogens, and disorders.
- Maintaining plant health, including watering and nutrition.
- Cultivating and preserving soils.
- Clearing unwanted vegetation.
- Pruning plants.
- Planting shrubs and trees.
- Installing turf.
- Mowing turf.
- Maintaining or protecting hard surfaces, features, or structures.
- Using digital tools for research, collaboration, and problem-solving.
- Measuring and setting out uncomplicated sites for landscape construction.
- Cutting hard landscape materials.
- Repairing constructed landscape features.
- Constructing paved features.
- Constructing vertical landscape features.
- Installing drainage in landscaping.
- Constructing horizontal landscape features.
- Propagating plants by cuttings and seed sowing.
- Providing aftercare to newly installed and established turf.
- Monitoring and controlling plant pests, pathogens, and disorders.
- Planting herbaceous and seasonal plants.
- Pruning plants for healthy growth and form.
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Benefits
- Required training to fulfil the position and progress in career.
- Apprenticeship includes time away from working for specialist training.
- Potential for earnings to increase over time.
- Policy of promoting from within.
- Training and career progression opportunities.
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Application Process
- Application is for a Horticulture or Landscape Construction Operative (Level 2) apprenticeship.
About Sustain Landscapes Ltd
Sustain Landscapes Ltd is a commercial landscaping and grounds maintenance company operating across the North East Region. They specialize in soft landscaping, fencing, synthetic and natural sports surface installation, and grounds maintenance. The company is passionate about creating and maintaining high-quality, functional, and inspiring environments. They implement contracts in schools, universities, business premises, sports clubs, and public open spaces. Established in 2008, Sustain Landscapes works from purpose-built premises in Consett and has undertaken large-scale projects such as the LiIidorei Garden at Alnwick Castle, Hexham QE School landscaping, sports pitch construction, and Durham County Council new headquarters. They are an expanding and forward-thinking company that offers progression opportunities backed by a training and development program.
Contact
- Training Provider: EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
- Contact Person: Adam Heslop
- Email: adam.heslop@eastdurham.ac.uk
- Phone: 01915185589
- Reference Code: VAC2000040594
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