Grounds Team Leader (105470-1124)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Charles Yeomans (Operations Manager - Grounds) at C.Yeomans@warwick.ac.uk. 

Taking on a supervisory role within our grounds team, you’ll lead a small team of staff, plan work schedules and allocate tasks, and liaise with contractors. You and your team will prepare and maintain grass and artificial pitches, undertaking tasks such as mowing, scarifying, line painting and strimming to the highest standards. You’ll also be responsible for the daily maintenance and safe use of a range of machinery, equipment, tools and chemicals.  

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

About You  

You will have a passion for managing sports pitches and you’re likely to have a relevant qualification in Sports Turf Management and/or substantial experience of maintaining diverse outdoor sports pitches and surfaces. Experience of coaching and supervising others is important, as are good organisational skills. Knowledge of basic machinery repairs and servicing knowledge would be helpful, as would proven proficiency in the use of compact tractors and chainsaws. We often work to short deadlines, so a collaborative approach and strong communication skills will be essential to your success.  

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 08 December 2024 at 11.55pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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