Groundsman| Gardener | JORDAN
Top Benefits
About the role
POSITION Groundsman Gardener I JORDAN
LOCATION Private Royal Estate - Jordan
(The Client will arrange the work visa and relocation if not local)
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION The Groundsman Gardener will be responsible for the routine maintenance, care, and presentation of the extensive landscaped grounds within a prestigious private estate. This includes maintaining formal gardens around the main residences, ensuring the upkeep of outer buildings and surrounding yards, and contributing to the overall beauty and functionality of the property. The role offers variety and requires a strong balance of horticultural knowledge, physical capability, and practical gardening skills.
Qualifications / Skills
- Horticulture degree or certification highly regarded
- Greenhouse horticulture experience highly valued
- Minimum 4 years' experience in resort, 5-star hotel grounds, or private estate environments
- Fluent English essential
- Physically strong and fit
KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Plant Knowledge: Proficient in identifying plant species, understanding their care requirements, and applying correct horticultural techniques to ensure optimal growth and health.
- Landscaping Skills: Ability to plan, design, and maintain visually appealing landscapes, including soil preparation, planting, pruning, mulching, and irrigation system use.
- Problem Solving: Skilled in diagnosing and treating plant diseases, pests, and environmental challenges while adapting plans to seasonal or client needs.
- Attention to Detail: Highly attentive to presentation standards, including precise weeding, trimming, mowing, edging, and garden bed maintenance.
- Physical Stamina: Capable of performing demanding outdoor work for extended periods, including lifting, machinery operation, and work in various weather conditions.
- Communication: Able to collaborate effectively with colleagues, discuss plans, and provide recommendations or updates as required.
- Equipment Use: Knowledgeable in the safe handling, maintenance, and storage of gardening tools and machinery.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform routine grounds and garden maintenance to a consistently high standard
- Maintain lawns, garden beds, hedges, trees, and landscaped areas around residences
- Support the upkeep of outer buildings, pathways, and estate surrounds
- Operate and maintain irrigation systems, gardening tools, and machinery
- Assist with greenhouse planting and maintenance where required
- Monitor plant health and apply appropriate treatments for pests or diseases
- Maintain cleanliness and orderliness across all outdoor spaces
- Work collaboratively within the estate team to achieve presentation and operational goals
SALARY & BENEFITS
- USD $500 per month (Tax Payable)
- Shared accommodation provided
- Meals provided
- Health insurance included
- Return flight home every 2 years
- 30 days annual leave
- 24-month renewable contract
- Work visa arranged by the client
CANDIDATE PROFILE This position is ideal for a dedicated and physically capable gardener with strong horticultural knowledge and experience maintaining high-standard landscapes. He takes pride in creating and preserving beautiful outdoor environments, enjoys varied work, and thrives as part of a professional estate team.
About Caviar Careers
Welcome to Caviar Careers – a specialist domestic staff and household recruitment agency, serving discerning private clients across the globe. Your home is a sanctuary, and having hand picked domestic staff for you and your family is what makes a house a home.
We provide bespoke recruitment services for principle home owners around the world, sourcing diligent talent from a global candidate pool.
We offer a service of unparalleled specificity, detail and discretion, making sure all your household requirements are met through building a unique team of staff focussed around what you need, with candour and professionalism.
We’re fastidious in making sure each principle is provided with a range of talent. Our candidates are incredibly hard working, well referenced experts in their fields, and whether you’re looking for a Butler with business management acumen, or a high-level Chef to manage the catering output across multiple sites, we’ve built a respected staff support system of renown, and our talent pool grows daily.
We set the right expectations: sourcing talent fit for your home is incredibly rewarding, and your private household staff will match your needs in word and deed. A strong personality match, work ethic and passion for detail underpin our candidate selection and each candidate will be hand picked by us for consideration. What we give you is time: time to live in your home and know your family is being taken care of, and as Mr Rothschild said, without our staff, “our homes would just be dwellings with ornate walls”.
Groundsman| Gardener | JORDAN
Top Benefits
About the role
POSITION Groundsman Gardener I JORDAN
LOCATION Private Royal Estate - Jordan
(The Client will arrange the work visa and relocation if not local)
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION The Groundsman Gardener will be responsible for the routine maintenance, care, and presentation of the extensive landscaped grounds within a prestigious private estate. This includes maintaining formal gardens around the main residences, ensuring the upkeep of outer buildings and surrounding yards, and contributing to the overall beauty and functionality of the property. The role offers variety and requires a strong balance of horticultural knowledge, physical capability, and practical gardening skills.
Qualifications / Skills
- Horticulture degree or certification highly regarded
- Greenhouse horticulture experience highly valued
- Minimum 4 years' experience in resort, 5-star hotel grounds, or private estate environments
- Fluent English essential
- Physically strong and fit
KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Plant Knowledge: Proficient in identifying plant species, understanding their care requirements, and applying correct horticultural techniques to ensure optimal growth and health.
- Landscaping Skills: Ability to plan, design, and maintain visually appealing landscapes, including soil preparation, planting, pruning, mulching, and irrigation system use.
- Problem Solving: Skilled in diagnosing and treating plant diseases, pests, and environmental challenges while adapting plans to seasonal or client needs.
- Attention to Detail: Highly attentive to presentation standards, including precise weeding, trimming, mowing, edging, and garden bed maintenance.
- Physical Stamina: Capable of performing demanding outdoor work for extended periods, including lifting, machinery operation, and work in various weather conditions.
- Communication: Able to collaborate effectively with colleagues, discuss plans, and provide recommendations or updates as required.
- Equipment Use: Knowledgeable in the safe handling, maintenance, and storage of gardening tools and machinery.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform routine grounds and garden maintenance to a consistently high standard
- Maintain lawns, garden beds, hedges, trees, and landscaped areas around residences
- Support the upkeep of outer buildings, pathways, and estate surrounds
- Operate and maintain irrigation systems, gardening tools, and machinery
- Assist with greenhouse planting and maintenance where required
- Monitor plant health and apply appropriate treatments for pests or diseases
- Maintain cleanliness and orderliness across all outdoor spaces
- Work collaboratively within the estate team to achieve presentation and operational goals
SALARY & BENEFITS
- USD $500 per month (Tax Payable)
- Shared accommodation provided
- Meals provided
- Health insurance included
- Return flight home every 2 years
- 30 days annual leave
- 24-month renewable contract
- Work visa arranged by the client
CANDIDATE PROFILE This position is ideal for a dedicated and physically capable gardener with strong horticultural knowledge and experience maintaining high-standard landscapes. He takes pride in creating and preserving beautiful outdoor environments, enjoys varied work, and thrives as part of a professional estate team.
About Caviar Careers
Welcome to Caviar Careers – a specialist domestic staff and household recruitment agency, serving discerning private clients across the globe. Your home is a sanctuary, and having hand picked domestic staff for you and your family is what makes a house a home.
We provide bespoke recruitment services for principle home owners around the world, sourcing diligent talent from a global candidate pool.
We offer a service of unparalleled specificity, detail and discretion, making sure all your household requirements are met through building a unique team of staff focussed around what you need, with candour and professionalism.
We’re fastidious in making sure each principle is provided with a range of talent. Our candidates are incredibly hard working, well referenced experts in their fields, and whether you’re looking for a Butler with business management acumen, or a high-level Chef to manage the catering output across multiple sites, we’ve built a respected staff support system of renown, and our talent pool grows daily.
We set the right expectations: sourcing talent fit for your home is incredibly rewarding, and your private household staff will match your needs in word and deed. A strong personality match, work ethic and passion for detail underpin our candidate selection and each candidate will be hand picked by us for consideration. What we give you is time: time to live in your home and know your family is being taken care of, and as Mr Rothschild said, without our staff, “our homes would just be dwellings with ornate walls”.