Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez Head Gardener

About Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez

Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez is an Oetker Hotels property scheduled to open in June 2027. Being rebuilt between Saint-Tropez and Pampelonne, it will bring together 78 rooms and suites across 11 connected houses. Its pre-opening recruitment offers hospitality professionals the opportunity to help prepare a new hotel, with roles spanning accommodation, dining, guest services and operations.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and implement the annual and seasonal programmes for maintaining, planting and enhancing the gardens and outdoor areas.
• Organize and supervise mowing, pruning, tree work, brush clearing, planting, irrigation, soil improvement, weeding and ground maintenance.
• Inspect the aesthetic and sanitary condition of plants, lawns, flower beds, trees, hedges, planters and landscaped paths daily.
• Diagnose diseases, pests, nutrient deficiencies and climate-related risks, then define appropriate preventive or corrective measures.
• Manage irrigation systems and optimize water consumption in line with plant requirements and regulatory constraints.
• Propose landscape-design projects consistent with the property's identity, prepare planting plans and oversee their implementation.
• Preserve the tree and plant heritage, keep its inventory up to date, and anticipate maintenance or renewal work.
• Organize work to limit its impact on guests, hotel operations and hosted events.
• Maintain the cleanliness of work areas, facilities, storage areas and outdoor spaces under the role's responsibility.
• Contribute to the property's environmental commitments through responsible water management, reduced inputs, composting, biodiversity and the recovery of green waste.
• Monitor horticultural practices, climate developments and technical solutions that can sustainably improve garden quality.
• Plan the team's work, allocate tasks and check the quality of completed work.
• Supervise, train and support gardeners in accordance with the property's standards.
• Define requirements for equipment, plants, supplies and services; manage stock and prepare orders.
• Monitor the department budget, control expenditure and balance quality, sustainability and cost management.
• Select, coordinate and oversee external contractors working on landscaped areas.
• Maintain and secure tools, machinery, vehicles and equipment assigned to the department.
• Ensure compliance with safety instructions, personal protective equipment requirements, and rules for storing and using products.
• Handle departmental administration, including schedules, orders, stock, technical and safety data sheets, service contracts, dashboards, inventories and reports.
• Maintain clear communication and close coordination with Management, the Technical department and operational teams, particularly for work that may affect guests or operations.
• Promptly alert Management to any situation that could compromise safety, the quality of outdoor spaces, plant heritage or operational continuity.

Qualifications

• CAP, BEP, vocational baccalaureate, BTSA in Landscape Design, horticultural production or equivalent training.
• At least 5 years of experience maintaining and managing demanding gardens, including proven team-supervision experience; ideally in luxury hospitality, a private estate or a high-end landscaped setting.
• Excellent knowledge of Mediterranean plants and of pruning, irrigation, fertilization, plant protection and soil-maintenance techniques.
• Proficiency in work planning, stock management, ordering, budgeting, and health, safety and equipment- and product-use regulations.
• Category B driving licence required.
• Individual Certiphyto certificate preferred or required depending on assigned duties.
• Strong commitment to sustainable practices and the economical use of resources is essential.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 years maintaining and managing demanding gardens, including proven team-supervision experience.

Education

CAP, BEP, vocational baccalaureate, BTSA in Landscape Design, horticultural production or equivalent training.

Benefits

Connected refrigerators in a staff rest area supplied by Foodles; non-residential position; health insurance and income protection; uniform provided; contribution to commuting costs for sustainable mobility, including carpooling, cycling and scooters.

Culture

As a pre-opening employer, Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez is assembling the teams who will establish its service. Its recruitment places attentive hospitality, collaboration and preparation for the opening at the centre of the work.

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