Job Title: Grounds Maintenance Skilled Operative (Sports) Location of work: Earlswood Depot, various sites throughout the borough Salary: £24,186 - £25,782 Basis: Permanent, Full time Hours: Annualised Hours (40hrs summer, 8 months / 27hrs winter, 4 months) About the Role Do you love working in the outdoors? Then this is the job is for you. We are now recruiting for a Skilled Operative to deliver the maintenance of outdoor sports facilities across the Borough’s parks and open spaces. This includes the full range of seasonal and year-round duties required for football, rugby, and pitches, utilising tractors and a variety of grounds maintenance machinery and attachments to ensure playing surfaces are safe, presentable, and in a good condition. Some of the duties include: Carry out pre-season, in-season and end-of-season works for football, cricket and rugby pitches, including grass cutting, Verti-draining, top dressing, seeding, turfing, and goal post installation/removal. Mark out football and rugby pitches of varying sizes using appropriate line marking equipment. Undertake renovation and repair works as required, ensuring pitches remain playable and meet safety requirements throughout the sporting seasons. Maintain cricket squares and outfields, including mowing, scarifying, rolling, end-of-season renovation, and setting up wickets. Operate tractors and associated attachments (e.g., aerators, slitters, scarifiers, trailers, gang mowers, and line markers) in the preparation and upkeep of sports surfaces. About the Person Ability to mark out pitches accurately to required dimensions and standards. Experience in sports turf maintenance, particularly in football, rugby, and cricket environments. Understanding of seasonal sports turf requirements and renovation techniques. Have relevant qualifications and experience in Sports Turf Maintenance, including the use of tractors and various grounds maintenance machinery. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Have a strong awareness of health and safety and safe working practices. Be physically fit and able to work in all weather conditions. Full UK driving licence. Staff Benefits In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits. We provide you with competitive annual leave, and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership. Additional Information For an informal discussion about the role, please call Russell Potts, Greenspaces Supervisor on 01737 276094. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role. Closing date: Sunday 13th July 2025 at 23:59 Interview date: To be confirmed Values and Behaviours Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change. Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation. See ' Who we are ' as a council, to find out more about us. Click here to view a Job Summary, Person Specification and Employment Pack.