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Grounds Maintenance Operative

United Kingdom, Slough Employment contract 27976.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted June 15, 2026
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We have an exciting opportunity for Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our team on a 4 month temporary contract, covering the South East including Windsor, Ascot, Bracknell and Slough. You will have the flexibility to plan your workload within a fortnightly round. We're looking for a proactive, great team player and someone with a good eye for detail who's looking for a new challenge.

Job Responsibility

  • Responsible for the cyclical upkeep of the communal areas
  • Management of trees
  • Upkeep of external communal areas, grass, shrubs and hedges
  • Soft landscaping/minor tree work

Requirements

  • Practical amenity horticultural knowledge & experience
  • PA1 and PA6AW qualifications (desirable, but not essential)
  • NPTC certification or equivalent (desirable, but not essential)
  • A full driver’s licence (with towing licence desirable)

Nice to have

  • PA1 and PA6AW qualifications
  • NPTC certification or equivalent
  • towing licence

What we offer

  • 28 days holiday a year
  • generous pension
  • life assurance schemes
  • access to health and wellbeing packages
  • uniform
  • van fitted with van vault, racking and inverter
  • fuel card
  • company tablet and mobile
  • PPE

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