Landscape Operative (1060918TD-R)

Estates and Facilities are seeking an experienced gardener to work within our small Landscape Services Team. Estates and Facilities provides and manages a full range of services to deliver and maintain buildings, grounds and infrastructure for over 25,000 students and staff across multiple sites. 

The Landscape Maintenance Operative’s role is focussed on delivering a quality service to the soft landscaped grounds at the University’s academic and residential sites. 

You will be an experienced horticultural all-rounder who has extensive experience of general grounds maintenance and who is able to demonstrate the be part of a motivated an in-house workforce. You will have good communication and inter-personal skills enabling you to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  You will have recent practical knowledge and skills in the use of horticultural machinery; you must hold a driving licence which enables you to drive such machinery on UK public roads. You’ll be a team player with a ‘can do’ approach to service delivery. Previous experience of working at multiple sites and of maintaining a wide variety of landscapes including woodlands is desirable. 

The working week is 36 hours, Monday to Thursday 0800 -1630, and Friday 0800 -1200. 

For an informal discussion contact Martin Wyss, Landscape Services Manager on 023 80599271.

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Charlene Tyson (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 6803. Please quote reference 1060918TD-R on all correspondence.

Closing Date: 29 Nov 2018
Post Type: Community & Operational