Grounds Maintenance Operative

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Location:

Shoeburyness, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:
Permanent – Full Time

Package: £23,760 – £26,400 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role : SF20708

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Grounds Maintenance Operative at our Shoeburyness site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you’ll work as a valued member of the Estates Delivery team within UK Defence Operations, and the role will provide support by delivering planned or requested activities in order to effectively deliver a high-quality Grounds Operations service.

Day-to-day, you’ll deliver grounds maintenance services, identifying areas for improvement, additional demand and to ensure key first and last impressions on the site are always maintained. This will include carrying out a wide range of grounds ‑ based activities including strimming, hedge cutting, ride ‑ on (grass cutting) and general site maintenance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering grounds maintenance services and identifying areas for improvement
• Delivering specialist grounds services including attention to pest and tree hazards
• Maintaining knowledge and awareness of the site grounds, where the team will keep abreast of land legislation and standards alongside technical requirements/developments
• Supporting site preparations and responses to enable ongoing safe access and use of premises
• Ensuring correct prioritisation of work programme to satisfy business needs
• Ensuring maintenance standards and quality of work delivered are to the required level

Essential experience of the Grounds Maintenance Operative:

• Delivering a range of grounds maintenance services including general upkeep and specialist tasks
• Ability to prioritise workloads effectively to meet operational and business needs
• Applying health, safety and environmental procedures in daily work
• Overseeing and monitoring delivery of allocated tasks

Essential qualifications for the Grounds Maintenance Operative:

• Full UK Driving Licence

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Shoeburyness site.

Shoeburyness

QinetiQ Shoeburyness is a significant test and evaluation facility specialising in defence and security technologies. The site is focused on Environmental Testing including the evaluation of various ordnance, explosives and related systems. Implementing measures to ensure that testing activities comply with environmental regulations and minimise ecological impact.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing int .

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