At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead creative garden design and transformation across luxury hotels in the Channel Islands.
- Company: Family-owned group with 21 unique luxury country houses and coastal retreats.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, travel arrangements, life assurance, private medical insurance, and discounted stays.
- Other info: Flexible, motivated team player with a passion for luxury environments.
- Why this job: Create stunning gardens that enhance guest experiences and reflect the hotel's unique character.
- Qualifications: Exceptional garden design experience, knowledge of Vectorworks/CAD, and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 32450 £ per year.
Hand Picked Hotels is a family‑owned group with 21 luxury country houses and coastal retreats. Each property has an individual character, with distinctive architecture and breathtaking locations from Scotland to the Channel Islands. The group values family, individuality, community and care, creating authentic, personalised guest experiences.
About the role: You will be based in either Jersey or Guernsey on a part‑time basis, leading the creative design and transformation of gardens across all Hand Picked Hotels in the Channel Islands. You will set horticultural standards, enhance guest experience, support commercial objectives and embody the ethos of Hand Picked Hotels.
- Create outstanding, original gardens that reflect the group ethos, integrating interior and exterior spaces and responding to each hotel’s heritage and sense of place.
- Communicate frequently with Shareholders to align vision, balancing guest experience, aesthetic appeal, maintenance practicalities and cost implications.
- Liaise with onsite hotel teams to ensure gardens complement storytelling and integrate into operations.
- Collaborate with the Head of Garden Delivery and Garden Managers to oversee design execution, prioritising and focusing garden design work for each hotel.
About you: Exceptional, in‑depth garden design experience in a luxury environment. Excellent knowledge of Vectorworks/CAD training. Experience implementing kitchen and herb gardens. Strong communication, interpersonal skills and a can‑do attitude. Ability to evaluate and prioritise requests with a focus on execution and results. Experience with historic listed properties and gardens is an advantage. Flexible, highly motivated, passionate team player.
Our benefits package includes a competitive salary package, travel arrangements discussed at interview stage, life assurance and private medical insurance, Employee Assistance Program, company sickness scheme, and discounted colleague stays and on‑site food.
Head of Garden Design - Channel Islands in Kent employer: Hand Picked Hotels Ltd
Hand Picked Hotels is an exceptional employer that fosters a family-oriented culture, valuing individuality and community while providing a supportive environment for creativity and personal growth. As the Head of Garden Design in the stunning Channel Islands, you will have the unique opportunity to lead innovative garden transformations that enhance guest experiences across our luxury properties, all while enjoying competitive benefits and a collaborative work atmosphere.
