Your role as a Gardener/Groundworker

Based at either the Highfields Sports Ground or Jubilee Campus this is a full time, permanent role within the award-winning Landscape & grounds team. Main duties will include assisting with the maintenance of a wide range of sports grounds areas to a high standard including marking out playing surfaces and maintaining turf and artificial surfaces. Other duties will include the preparation, care and maintenance of amenity landscapes areas across all university grounds including planting perennials, shrubs, supporting events such as Graduations & open days. Candidates should be highly motivated, professional and be able to work with minimal supervision. You will be qualified to NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in amenity horticulture or Sports Ground practices, or a related discipline or have substantial relevant experience and can operate a wide range of powered machinery including tractors and other equipment used in Sports grounds maintenance & Amenity horticulture. Due to the frequency with which the post holder will drive between university sites a full current driving licence is essential for this role. The post requires driving university vehicles including tractors around and between university sites.

Further details regarding the duties for the post can be found on the attached job role profile.

What we offer-

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• Permanent contract working either during term time or 52 weeks of the year.
• An excellent holiday allowance of 27 days (pro-rota), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
• Uniform provides plus the tools you need to do a great job. 
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work 
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more.

This position is offered on a permanent basis. Hours of work are full time, 36.25 hours per week to be worked 5 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 3.30pm) with flexibility to work weekends as required. Job share arrangements may be considered. 

Successful candidates will be expected to attend induction training courses which will run each month, Monday to Friday on University Park Campus. Further details will be given at interview. 

The interviews for these posts are informal and will take no longer than 20 minutes. Informal enquiries may be addressed to our Estates Recruitment email at bw-estatesrecruit@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted. Please quote ref. NHE982426

Closing Date: 06 May 2026
Category: Estates