Gardener

Location:
On-site | Customer and Student Facing

We are looking for an experienced Gardener to join our Estates and Facilities Team. In this hands‑on role, you will be responsible for the maintenance and landscaping of all university grounds, ensuring that our outdoor spaces are safe, attractive, and welcoming.

This varied role involves a wide range of gardening and grounds tasks, including manual handling, use of horticultural tools and equipment, and driving university vehicles. Flexibility is essential, as duties may vary across sites and working hours, and teamwork is key.

Please note applicants who have applied for this role within the last 6 months are not required to reapply.

• Maintain gardens, borders, terraces, and other outside spaces across university sites
• Carry out planting, pruning, and general horticultural maintenance
• Sweep, litter‑pick, and ensure external areas remain clean and presentable
• Remove moss and treat areas using herbicides and fungicides
• Operate machinery including mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters, leaf blowers, and ride‑on equipment
• Use university vehicles, including trailers, for tasks such as weed, moss, and algae treatment
• Respond to adverse weather conditions, ensuring safe access to buildings and evacuation routes
• Store and maintain grounds equipment safely and carry out daily checks
• Support biodiversity initiatives and the opening of new buildings

• Experience in grounds maintenance or a similar gardening role
• Vocational qualification such as NVQ Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture (or equivalent)
• Clean, current driving licence; experience driving larger vehicles or towing trailers is desirable (training provided)
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Basic IT skills for emails and university systems
• Willingness to undertake health surveillance checks
• Strong teamwork and flexibility across multiple sites and varied tasks

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, maintaining high‑quality outdoor spaces while contributing to a professional and supportive Estates and Facilities Team.

Why not take a look on the interactive map that shows the facilities across campus.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.