Grounds Maintenance Operative

We have a fantastic opportunity for Permanent Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join our SGM Account in Glasgow.

Our Scottish Grounds Maintenance Account works in partnership with other Amey accounts to internally deliver grounds maintenance services. Our primary work stream involves the delivery of grounds maintenance services on behalf of our facility management colleagues in Secure Infrastructure.

This work involves all the planned grounds maintenance activities across 70 school sites nationally. These sites are spread over 6 local authority locations, including Borders, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Renfrewshire. In addition to planned maintenance, we also deliver winter and responsive works services. The accounts other main activity is to deliver internal vegetation management on behalf of NMCSW and NMCNE highways contracts.

Grounds Maintenance Operative plays an important part to provide general maintenance, such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, clearing leaves, verges, and litter services in the Glasgow area.

The standard hours of work are 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday.

You will be responsible for:

• Horticulture activities such as. planting, pruning and seeding


• Erecting and dismantling equipment


• Setting out, making sports pitches including grass and tarmac surfaces


• Upkeep of artificial and synthetic pitches


• Tree care


• Undertaking vehicle, tractor, and cutting equipment checks


• Weather dependant, carrying out site gritting and snow clearing activities
  
  Full driving licence preferably with some trailer pulling experience


• General experience of grounds maintenance type duties


• Basic knowledge of gardening and horticulture


In addition to this, it would be desirable if you have experience in the use of ride on mower equipment to help you hit the ground running, although this is not essential as we will provide you with the required development you need to bring you up to speed.

At Amey, you have freedom to perform because we know if nothing holds you back, together, we can be extraordinary.

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation's strategic assets.


• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.


• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.


• We are trusted partners of Government - both national and local - managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.


To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life's ups and downs. It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan


• Pension - Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to


• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays


• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership


• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers


• Social Value - You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives


We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.