Senior Environmental Operative Grounds

Your typical day could start with site work and plant equipment allocation, to a team of Grounds Maintenance Operatives. Then you might be carrying out a range of horticultural activities such as mowing, weeding, pruning, planting, litter and leaf removal, pest, and disease control, before heading across to trim hedges around our estates.

As a Senior Environmental Operative, you’ll be providing a high quality, customer focused grounds service. With a particular focus on maintaining our estates, you’ll actively work in partnership with key colleagues to manage effective garden maintenance, developing and improving Peabody’s environmental services to residents and ensuring we take full account of residents’ needs.

You’re a people person who likes to get things done. You’ll enjoy working in an outdoors environment in all weather conditions and you’re first rate at supervising and allocating work to a team. To be successful in this role you’ll need to be on site five days a week.

Your role covers all aspects of environmental services and grounds maintenance. If you’re a seasoned professional within horticultural services, then we want to hear from you.

To be a success in this role, you’re:

• Able to work in all weathers and in an outdoor environment.
• Experienced in supervising a small site-based team.
• Experienced in the field of horticulture.
• Able to demonstrate practical experience in the use of powered equipment.

A company van will be provided in order for you to undertake your duties.

Here are just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:

• 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• two additional paid volunteering days each year 
• flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal 
• 4 x salary life assurance
• up to 10% pension contribution

This role will require a Basic DBS check. A Full UK driving licence is required.

Are you ready to apply?

If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, George Murphy at george.murphy@peabody.org.uk

Interviews will be taking place week commencing 30th December.

PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

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