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Murtaaz Sayed

Summary

I am a driven individual with a passion for gardening. I am able to demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities and excellent teamwork skills as well as working independently. I have knowledge through experience of basic horticultural practices and keen on learning advanced techniques. I have experience in working in outdoor spaces and work to achieve aesthetically pleasing and and functional environments through innovative planting schemes and sustainable garden practices.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Landscape gardener

Harrow Council
06.2024 - 10.2024
  • Designed bespoke garden layouts for enhanced visual appeal.
  • Increased lawn health through regular mowing, watering and fertilising tasks.
  • Maintained paved paths and patios with pressure washing activities, restoring original appearance.
  • Removed waste materials from site efficiently, leaving clean and tidy spaces post-work completion.
  • Used wide range of hand tools, horticultural machinery and powered hand tools.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties including grass cutting and watering, optimising maintenance and visual appeal.

Grounds maintenance operative

Glendale
London Heathrow Airport
04.2022 - 03.2024
  • Grass cutting- using kubota ride on mowers, strimmers, push mowers
  • Operating robotic spider mower to cut steep hills or mounds around airport
  • Hedge cutting all around terminal 5 and pruning trees
  • River clearance - cutting vegetation and shrubs growing off water beds.
  • Maintained plant condition through considered pruning, trimming and treatment.
  • Mowed, trimmed and cut growth to specifications.
  • Assisted with landscaping projects improving overall site appearance around Terminal 5

Groundsman

John Lyon's
Sudbury playing fields
10.2021 - 04.2022
  • Maintaining football and cricket surfaces
  • Cutting football pitches and mowing different designs using different size ride on mowers - 5 cylinder baroness or a 3 cylinder ride on
  • Cutting cricket squares using Dennis cylinder mowers
  • Using kubota tractors with various different attachments
  • Line marking football pitches using string line
  • Divioting football pitches to remove stud marks
  • Painting fences and barriers
  • Leaf blowing football pitches and Astro turf pitch (mugger).

Horticulturist

Hillingdon Council
Hillingdon
04.2021 - 10.2021
  • Tree cutting
  • Strimming
  • Hedge cutting
  • Pruning
  • Weeding
  • Planting
  • Tractor work
  • Operating john deere ride on mower CBRE - Sunbury.

Landscape Gardener

10.2020 - 12.2020
  • Weeding
  • Pruning
  • Grass cutting.

Horticulturist

Hillingdon Council
Hillingdon
04.2020 - 10.2020
  • Tree cutting
  • Strimming
  • Hedge cutting
  • Pruning
  • Weeding
  • Planting
  • Tractor work
  • Operating john deere ride on mower.

Horticulturist

Ealing Council
01.2019 - 11.2019
  • Operating ride on toro cylinder mower, Scrub cutting, strimmg, blowing leaves, laying turf, putting up fencing, maintain cricket tables and bowling green
  • Collecting leaves.

Education

NVQ Level 3 - Gas and Central Heating Engineering

UXBRIDGE COLLEGE LONDON
01.2016 - 01.2017

BTEC Level 3 - Gas Utilisation in Gas and Plumbing

UXBRIDGE COLLEGE LONDON
01.2015 - 01.2016

NVQ Diploma - Engineering

BROOKLANDS COLLEGE WEYBRIDGE
01.2012 - 01.2014

GCSE in MATHS & ENGLISH -

FEATHERSTONE HIGH SCHOOL
01.2006 - 01.2011

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (10 years)
  • Garden maintenance (6 years)
  • Use of hand tools (6 years)
  • Health And Safety (5 years)
  • Engineering (5 years)
  • Customer Service (5 years)
  • Customer Care (5 years)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Landscape gardener

Harrow Council
06.2024 - 10.2024

Grounds maintenance operative

Glendale
04.2022 - 03.2024

Groundsman

John Lyon's
10.2021 - 04.2022

Horticulturist

Hillingdon Council
04.2021 - 10.2021

Landscape Gardener

10.2020 - 12.2020

Horticulturist

Hillingdon Council
04.2020 - 10.2020

Horticulturist

Ealing Council
01.2019 - 11.2019

NVQ Level 3 - Gas and Central Heating Engineering

UXBRIDGE COLLEGE LONDON
01.2016 - 01.2017

BTEC Level 3 - Gas Utilisation in Gas and Plumbing

UXBRIDGE COLLEGE LONDON
01.2015 - 01.2016

NVQ Diploma - Engineering

BROOKLANDS COLLEGE WEYBRIDGE
01.2012 - 01.2014

GCSE in MATHS & ENGLISH -

FEATHERSTONE HIGH SCHOOL
01.2006 - 01.2011

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