Grounds Supervisor

1 month ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Northumbria University Full time
ABOUT THE ROLE

  • In line with the University Strategy and Values and Behaviours, direct a team of Grounds staff, to deliver an efficient, effective and proactive service across the University.
  • Provide management, support, and development of all staff within the team.
  • Ensure adherence to high standards and professional behavior.
  • Responsible for the maintenance and landscaping of outdoor areas and facilities at both City and Coach Lane campus
  • Support the University biodiversity action plan and net gain requirements as set by the planning authority.
  • Foster a strong sense of customer service, both internal and external, across the team.
  • Ensure all tasks are performed in line with health and safety requirements.
  • Knowledge and experience of working on sports grounds facilities

ABOUT THE TEAM

The role will be primarily based at the city campus but will also cover Coach Lane. For further information about Campus Services please visit the webpage .

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in the role you will have:
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience of the delivery of grounds and horticultural services,
  • Exceptional customer service skills, able to deal with customers courteously and efficiently, whilst managing expectations.
  • Good understanding of the needs of a variety of plants including trees, shrubs and flowers.
  • Knowledge of soil types and soil management strategies.
  • Act professionally and respect colleagues and partners at all times.
  • Able to provide and supervise an efficient and effective grounds and horticultural service.
  • Able to use grounds equipment and vehicles, follow risk assessments and method statements.
  • Able to work outdoors n a variety of weather conditions, including occasional dusty, dirty environments.
  • Able to occasionally lift/carry heavy loads.
  • Competent in using computer systems such as Excel, Word and emails.

For further information, please see the person specification .

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rachel.knott@northumbria.ac.uk.

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.

ABOUT US

Northumbria University is a research-intensive university that unlocks potential for all. We change lives regionally, nationally, and internationally through education and research, tackling the global challenges of our age to transform society and the economy. Find out why we were named Times Higher Education's University of the Year in 2022.

Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 in the UK for this measure.

One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from more than 140 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience.Discover more about us .

Northumbria University is a great place to work. We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. We offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development and more.

Our Northumbria Values are guiding principles that define who we are, what we do and what is important to us. Our Values are: Academic Excellence;Innovation;Inclusivity;Collaboration; andAmbition.

Our Behaviours describe how we do things and how we work together at Northumbria, reflecting our culture and our decision-making. Our Behaviours are: We listen and learn, we support one another to success, we respect everyone and their contributions, we trust in ourselves and each other and we are bold.

Our Values and Behaviours were co-created by colleaguesfrom a range of roles across the University, whoworked collaboratively to consider what it feels like to work for Northumbria, and where we need to continue to transform together to achieve what's important to us.

Please visit Our Values and Behaviours page to find out more.

We are an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager. Our campus locations include our City and Coach Lane Campuses in Newcastle upon Tyne and our London campus.

Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff. We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Leader, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.

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