Are you a newly qualified garden designer looking for your first career step? Do you want to gain valuable experience in the garden design industry and work your way up to a Lead Designer position? 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? If so this could be the role for you! 

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 Junior 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. The ideal candidate will be keen to learn and progress and wants to create the best result for clients in their new garden.

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. 

Our preferred schedule is Monday to Friday, 24 hours a week (split over 3 or 4 days). The right candidate will have the opportunity to rise to Full time.  

Benefits:

• 20 Annual leave days including Bank Holidays and Christmas shutdown
• Free on-site parking
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Paid office days out
• Opportunity to receive a bonus for exceptional performance and contribution

About the role

As a junior designer at Lush Garden Design, you'll be:

• Interpreting client briefs from notes taken by other designers
• Analysing site surveys
• Producing digital 2D concept drawings and mood boards
• Produce construction drawings and specifications when needed
• Producing planting schemes
• Assisting with soft landscaping when needed

About you

The skills and experience we're looking for:

• Degree or higher education qualification in Garden Design or similar, OR a minimum of three years' experience in the horticulture industry in a garden design role or similar.
• Experience using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and SketchUp.
• Good horticultural knowledge.
• Knowledge of landscaping construction methods and material/product awareness.
• Attention to detail.
• Creative thinking and flexibility.
• Problem solving.
• Ability to work individually and within a team.
• Comfortable communicating at all levels.
• Organised, punctual, adaptable, and good time management.
• A high level of design ability and creativity.
• 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.

You may still be considered if you do not meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly.

To apply please click on the link provided and attach an up-to-date CV, a brief summary of your design style, a bit about yourself and a few examples of your work. We will contact you further if you are selected for interview.

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

Good luck!