Jobs at Nicholsons

Maintain private and commercial gardens through pruning, weeding, planting, hedge cutting, lawn care, and related horticultural work. Gardeners will maintain high standards, plan seasonal tasks, work independently and collaboratively, communicate professionally with clients, represent company values, and follow health, safety, and quality standards. The full-time role is based in Oxfordshire, with part-time options available and opportunities for apprentices or candidates pursuing RHS Level 2 qualifications.

Support woodland managers in planning and executing forestry operations, quoting and delivering contract works, assisting with business development, preparing management plans, budgets and grant applications, and helping manage lowland forestry estates while building client relationships.

Skilled landscapers to join softworks and hardworks teams on projects around South Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds. Deliver high-quality workmanship, follow health and safety practices, work productively as part of a team, and contribute to prestigious landscaping projects. Full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:30–16:30.

Maintain commercial outdoor spaces: mow, edge, strim, prune, plant, mulch, rake gravel, water, and keep parking/external areas clean and safe. Operate and maintain landscaping equipment, apply pesticides if certified, and follow safety regulations. Work as part of a team, meet presentation standards, and perform routine repetitive tasks to uphold site quality.

Lead all administrative activity for the Arboriculture contracting and consultancy teams, manage financial reporting and quality control, oversee leads and client experience, support project management systems, and provide cross‑department administrative cover and professional‑body support.

Advise rural landowners and developers on natural capital opportunities, land-use choices, ecosystem-service markets, commercial viability, environmental risk, and delivery. Build client relationships, evaluate revenue models and implementation routes, prepare evidence-led recommendations, and support knowledge sharing. Apply expertise in rural land management, estate economics, planning policy, Biodiversity Net Gain, environmental impact assessment, green infrastructure, natural capital markets, and GIS mapping. Collaborate with ecology, forestry, arboriculture, landscape, and design specialists.