Overview
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Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF18431
The Role
As a Grounds Maintenance Operative you will support the grounds maintenance support and services in support of operations and general grounds maintenance.
Day-to-day, you will deliver a wide variety of specialist grounds services ensuring the standards and quality of work are delivered to the required level.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
* Maintaining grounds knowledge, awareness, land legislative standards and developments
* Providing grounds maintenance support and services
* Ensuring the robust application of health, safety and environmental procedures
* Identifying and ensuring all key assets are available and appropriately maintained making recommendations on improvements
* Delivering specialist grounds services including attention to pest and tree hazards
* The prioritisation of work programmes to satisfy business needs
Essential Experience For The Grounds Maintenance Operative
* The ability to be proactive, driven and enthusiastic
* Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
* The ability to organise and prioritise work
* The ability to thrive as part of time and work independently where appropriate
* Proven ability to solve problems and safely deploy equipment/processes
* Previous experience in a similar role
Essential Qualifications For The Grounds Maintenance Operative
* Full 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 Boscombe Down site. This role is fully on-site.
MOD Boscombe Down is a unique operational site featuring the longest military runway in the UK. Primarily focusing on providing testing, evaluation and support services for aviation and aerospace systems. Renowned for its extensive flight testing capabilities the site plays a vital role in the UK’s aviation defence contributing to the development, testing and airworthiness of military aircraft enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq
Our Benefits
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
* Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
* Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
* We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
* Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community
Recruitment and Security
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which may affect the roles you can be employed in.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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