Grounds Maintenance Operative

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Location: Alexander Stadium, B42 2LR
Salary: £14,026.46 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Perm/PT/20 hours

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative in our Birmingham Community Leisure Trust, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining exceptional grounds and sports surfaces at Alexander Stadium helping create an environment where people can train, compete, and thrive.

Your work will have a direct impact on the quality, safety, and performance of world-class facilities. From maintaining elite playing surfaces to supporting events, you’ll help create spaces that bring communities together and support wellbeing, performance, and pride in the environment.

What you’ll do as a Grounds Maintenance Operative

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Deliver high-quality grounds maintenance to the highest standards across the site


• Carry out tasks such as mowing, shrubbery, weed maintenance, litter picking and other general maintenance around the grounds


• Operate machinery including tractors and specialist equipment safely and effectively


• Ensure all work meets health and safety, environmental, and compliance standards


• Support match day and event operations as required


• Monitor grounds performance and identify opportunities for improvement

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• A full UK driving licence (desirable)


• Experience in general groundwork maintenance.


• Knowledge of health and safety practices in grounds maintenance


• A proactive approach, with pride in delivering high standards and continuous improvement

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Free Membership

• Holidays: Competitive Holiday package


• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme


• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression


• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service


• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel


• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Location: Alexander Stadium, B42 2LR
Salary: £14,026.46 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Perm/PT/20 hours

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative in our Birmingham Community Leisure Trust, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining exceptional grounds and sports surfaces at Alexander Stadium helping create an environment where people can train, compete, and thrive.

Your work will have a direct impact on the quality, safety, and performance of world-class facilities. From maintaining elite playing surfaces to supporting events, you’ll help create spaces that bring communities together and support wellbeing, performance, and pride in the environment.

What you’ll do as a Grounds Maintenance Operative

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Deliver high-quality grounds maintenance to the highest standards across the site


• Carry out tasks such as mowing, shrubbery, weed maintenance, litter picking and other general maintenance around the grounds


• Operate machinery including tractors and specialist equipment safely and effectively


• Ensure all work meets health and safety, environmental, and compliance standards


• Support match day and event operations as required


• Monitor grounds performance and identify opportunities for improvement

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• A full UK driving licence (desirable)


• Experience in general groundwork maintenance.


• Knowledge of health and safety practices in grounds maintenance


• A proactive approach, with pride in delivering high standards and continuous improvement

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Free Membership

• Holidays: Competitive Holiday package


• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme


• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression


• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service


• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel


• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

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