Groundsperson/gardener

Working within a small team, you will be responsible for grounds maintenance of Birmingham City University sports fields and external grounds and spaces to provide a welcoming, safe and professional environment for staff, students and visitors to the University.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Maintaining sport fields and amenity grass areas to specified standards in accordance with the ground’s maintenance programme.
- Carrying out other general grounds tasks including line marking, turf care and pitch maintenance, pitch renovation, grass seed sowing etc
- Preparing and maintaining artificial sports pitch.
- Assisting with the erection and dismantling of outdoor sports equipment.
- To demonstrate knowledge and competence in the use of standard horticultural machinery and equipment including tractors, ride on mowers, power tools and associated plant.
- Other general tasks may include hedge cutting and pruning, tree pruning, maintenance of paths, removal of grass clippings and leaves etc.
- To be aware of and, encourage biodiversity within the working environment.
- To ensure all tools are used, maintained and stored safely.
- To use appropriate chemicals safely for the control of weeds, pest and disease.
- To be responsible for his/her safety while working on university sites, and to comply with all instructions under the University Health and Safety Policy.
- To assist site staff in responding to situations during adverse weather conditions along with gritting and the clearance of snow and ice from roads and paths.
- To drive University vehicles in travelling to and from sites.
- Ability to work on own initiative and also in a team environment.
- Working to daily schedules and prioritising tasks in order of emergency or workload
- Ability to make decisions where Health & Safety is paramount for the safety of people.
- Ensure that appropriate training for compliance purposes is adhered to so that it ensures the employee is able to make decisions effectively as a duty of care to themselves or other people e.g. ability to assess equipment is in working order before self-use or the ability to raise an alarm in an emergency.

**Skills and Experience**:

- Knowledge and previous experience of grounds maintenance using associated machinery is highly desirable.
- NVQ Qualifications in Horticulture (Sports turf) or equivalent required
- Pa1, Pa2 and Pa6 preferable
- Require basic knowledge of MS Office package for completing forms, templates on University IT equipment.
- Must have full UK driving licence.

Please see the below link:
112023-720-R Grounds Person - Jobs at Birmingham City University (bcu.ac.uk)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £23,088.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- Gardening: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person