Landscape Operational Technician

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Working Pattern: Full Time, working 35 hours per week

The Department of Estates and Facilities Management (EFM) at the University of Sheffield is responsible for the management of the University's estate including managing property and facilities and developing new buildings.

This is an exciting opportunity for a competent landscape operative to work with the directly employed landscape service team on both new and existing landscape development and maintenance works. You will be a self-motivated and evidence experience of seasonal landscape activity and the care and upkeep of plants, trees and sustainable working practices. You will ensure the working day is maximised and support the department’s core objectives of delivering sustainable works, improving standards of maintenance, compliance and health and safety.

You will use your previous experience of team work to ensure a positive working culture is developed and maintained at all times. You will use your experience of health and safety to ensure compliance to both local and legislative policy and procedure.

A web link for Estates and Facilities Management web pages is shown below for candidates interested in further details:

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/efm/property_business_services/

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities,a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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