Horticulturist (12 Month FTC)
Advert Close Date: Monday 12th May 2025
Join The Crown Estate Team as a Horticulturist!
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a diverse £16bn portfolio that includes urban centres, rural holdings, and significant marine assets. We manage some of the UK's most iconic locations, including Regent Street and St James’s in London, and Windsor Great Park. Our mission is to create lasting and shared prosperity for the nation, balancing financial, social, and environmental value. All our net revenue profit goes to the Treasury for the benefit of the nation’s finances, contributing over £4bn in the last decade
The Crown Estate is seeking a dedicated and skilled Horticulturist to join our team at Windsor on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. This role involves maintaining and developing the gardens and associated areas to the highest horticultural standards.
Key Responsibilities:
• Maintenance Tasks: Grass cutting, edging, strimming, weeding, herbicide application, irrigation, turf maintenance, young tree maintenance, shrub and rose bed maintenance.
• Development Tasks: Turf laying and seeding, tree and shrub planting, bulb planting, path laying, drainage and ditching work.
• Professional Conduct: Adhere to risk assessments and safe systems of work, implement plans from the Team Supervisor, maintain high horticultural standards, interact courteously with visitors, ensure security and care of tools and machinery.
• Team Support: Assist in delivering wider Estate objectives, undertake special projects as agreed with the Supervisor.
Qualifications and Skills:
• Education: RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture or equivalent.
• Experience: Proven practical experience in horticulture, understanding of land-based health and safety practices.
• Skills: Ability to work independently, attention to detail, team-oriented, problem-solving skills, reliable and flexible approach, good communication skills, physically fit, full driving license, diverse knowledge of horticultural techniques, solid knowledge of plant identification, practical knowledge of tool and machinery use and maintenance.
• Certifications: PA1 and PA6 certificates desirable, First Aid trained (training provided).
Why Join Us?
• Professional Growth: Opportunity to work in a prestigious environment and develop your horticultural skills.
• Team Environment: Be part of a supportive and dynamic team.
• Impact: Contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of beautiful gardens enjoyed by visitors.
If you are passionate about horticulture and meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join The Crown Estate and help us maintain the beauty and heritage of Windsor's gardens.
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us at careers@thecrownestate.co.uk.
- Department
- Windsor & Rural
- Locations
- Windsor
Windsor
Our Perks & Benefits
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28 days paid holiday
We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore, we offer everybody 28 days paid holiday, 2 volunteering days and the option to purchase further holiday.
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Flexible working
We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible & hybrid working policies.
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Market leading family friendly policies
We want the support we offer to be inclusive of everyone, reflective of the wide range of situations people face in life.
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
It’s our ambition to be an inclusive organisation that reflects our society, one where all feel welcome, able to be themselves and belong.
A workplace where you’re empowered to be yourself, diverse thinking is encouraged, and a place where you can realise your potential.
About The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other.
It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.
Horticulturist (12 Month FTC)
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