Tom Stuart-Smith Studio
The Dairy Studio
Sergehill Lane, Bedmond
Abbots Langley, WD5 0RZ
+44 (0)20 7253 2100
info@tomstuartsmith.co.uk

Interested in joining our team?

We are always pleased to hear from passionate and talented people who are interested in joining our team of landscape architects and designers. Please send your CV, cover letter and portfolio to recruitment@tomstuartsmith.co.uk

Current Roles

Studio Manager

We are looking for a Studio Manager with both HR and PR experience to join our team of 25 designers and support staff. Applicants should have suitable experience to oversee the day-to-day running of the working studio and support our tight-knit team.

The role is 32 hours per week, so could be flexible towards a 4-day working week.

Essential skills and attributes

· A well-rounded communicator with great interpersonal skills. HR experience is essential.

· Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.

· Comfortable managing a busy and dynamic working studio. Experience within another creative or studio environment is a plus.

· Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe suite and social media packages.

· The ability to coordinate and manage travel arrangements.

Key responsibilities

· Ensure the smooth running of the day-to-day operations within the studio.

· Handle stock and ordering of essential office supplies.

· Coordinate studio management and maintenance and be a point of contact for contractors and suppliers.

· Overseeing studio Health and Safety / Fire Safety policies and procedures.

· Organise and manage the team’s travel arrangements, including trains, flights, hotels and itineraries.

· Manage the studio inbox and liaise with directors regarding professional inquiries.

· Support studio directors with administering HR, recruitment processes and updating company policies.

· Coordinate studio external events.

· Be a driving force in the finalization and publication of the studio’s new website, ensuring all projects and content are uploaded accurately.

· Running the studio social media account with regular content updates.

· Liaison with the Serge Hill Project CIC. https://www.sergehillproject.co.uk/

What we offer:

· A friendly, warm and supportive work environment. The successful candidate would be joining a tight-knit office culture which includes a daily lunch club and a weekly personal training session.

· £40-45k pro rata

Application deadline: 7th May 2025

If you are interested in the position, please include the role you are applying for in the email subject and send your CV to: recruitment@tomstuartsmith.co.uk

Studio Cook

We are looking for a friendly, organised and proactive in-house cook to cater for the studio team and studio events. They would prepare five delicious vegetarian lunches a week for our team of landscape architects and garden designers. Our team is 25 in total, but on a day-to-day basis you’d be catering for between 12-18 people. Part of the role would be baking cakes for studio birthdays and garden visits and catering for studio guests and events hosted in the Apple House. We are looking for someone who is passionate about cooking and using homegrown organic ingredients from our studio vegetable garden when available.

You’ll have use of the incredible Apple House kitchen on Mondays and Fridays, home to the Serge Hill Project, which looks out on to our studio vegetable plots and plant library. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday you’ll be cooking in the Dairy Studio kitchen, where the design team is based. Each lunch should take no longer than 2-3 hours to prepare, depending on numbers. It’s all about healthy homecooked family-style food, with big flavours, lots of variety and lots of fresh herbs. There’s no need for restaurant style presentation.

There will also be an element of “housekeeping” included in this role, to ensure the studio and Apple House kitchens always look and work to their best. This will involve organising and maintaining fridges, cupboards and kitchens, ensuring adherence to food safety and hygiene standards, and managing waste and composting, coordinating rubbish collections, and overseeing the studio team in taking out the rubbish. Additionally, you will be the point of contact for the studio’s cleaning services, handle general housekeeping tasks, and manage the ordering of cleaning products and other necessary supplies.

The role will be 20-25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with flexible hours arranged around the daily cooking of lunch.

Essential skills, attributes and responsibilities:

· Proven experience and/or training in catering for large groups (professional or home-based).

· Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 2) – or willingness to obtain one.

· Willingness to take full ownership of kitchen organisation, cleanliness and maintenance.

· Proficient in planning meals, managing stocks and orders and working to a defined studio budget.

· Confidence in using online grocery ordering systems (e.g. Ocado).

· Ability to adjust daily menus to dietary needs and studio staff allergies/intolerances.

· Food / larder stock management.

· Organising waste collection, composting and coordinating with the studio cleaner.

· Ability to manage time effectively and work with initiative under minimal supervision.

· Passion for using fresh ingredients and the ability to incorporate them into dishes seasonally.

· Baking cakes for garden visits and studio birthdays.

What we offer:

· A friendly, warm and supportive work environment.

· £30 - 35k pro rata.

· Yearly continued professional development allowance.

Application deadline: 7th May 2025

If you are interested in the position, please include the role you are applying for in the email subject and send your CV along with a seasonal menu suggestion – a lunch for 25 people that you could cook in 2-3 hours, just one course (though sides are always welcome) to: recruitment@tomstuartsmith.co.uk

For more information on the Apple House at the Serge Hill Project, go to: https://www.sergehillproject.co.uk/the-apple-house