University of Sheffield Are you someone who enjoys working collaboratively in an outdoor environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity in the EFM landscape services team for someone with a passion for landscape management, looking to use their skills within the landscape industry to make a positive impact on our in-house landscape services provision. We are seeking to recruit a landscape operational technician who will actively work within our diverse external estate and engage with all staff throughout the Uos in-house landscape service. Your knowledge and enthusiasm for providing high-quality grounds maintenance will be an asset to the Department of Engineering and Maintenance, Landscape Services, and the wider university population. We are seeking a person who will impact how we manage our estate aligned to our core objectives of continuous improvement, sustainable working, compliance and health and safety. You will be knowledgeable in all aspects of landscape service delivery, working operationally to support the Landscape Services Team. You will relish the opportunity to use your expertise in operational maintenance, hard landscaping, and horticulture, supporting the team to meet our core visions of development and improvement. Our green spaces include (but are not limited to) the main campus, accommodation services and satellite locations, including AMRC and have a massive opportunity to enhance the reputation of the University and provide a lasting positive impression to those who visit the estate. Your enthusiasm and competency in sustainable landscape services will ensure operational works are conducted to the high standard required by our world-class university. You will support the team, ensuring legislative compliance, a positive working culture is maintained, University core values are met, and the University is always represented positively. The role is primarily physical and active, and there is a requirement to work outside and support the team in all weathers to meet business requirements. Your flexibility will be an asset as there is a requirement and occasionally work out of hours during peak periods of business activity. We are seeking an individual who will support the Engineering Maintenance Team’s strategic objectives of improved service levels, efficiencies of service, succession planning, IMS process, a positive health and safety culture, staff development, and legislative and localised compliance. Your in-depth technical knowledge and experience of supervision will support landscape services, ensuring the landscape services' values are optimised via continuous development and improvement. 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 pension scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special. We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to the greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.