Title:  Grounds Maintenance Operative

Package:   Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:     SF17796

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Grounds Maintenance Operative at our Eskmeals site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Ground Maintenance Operative and member of the Estates Delivery discipline within UK Defence Operations, you will deliver grounds maintenance services, and support to the respective standard and ensure the key first and last impressions on the site. 

Day-to-day, you’ll delivering specialist grounds services and maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across the site; delivering the cleaning schedule/specification and responding to specific customer needs, as required.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering specialist grounds services, including attention to pest and tree hazards
• Maintaining knowledge, awareness of grounds/land legislates, standards, technical requirements and developments
• Forming part of the on-call rota during periods of inclement weather; supporting site preparations and response to enable ongoing safe access/use of premises
• Ensuring robust application of health, safety and environmental procedures and processes
• Overseeing the conduct of contractors on site; monitoring the implementation and performance of tasks allocated
• Cleaning of offices, accommodation rooms, conference rooms, laboratories, workshops, kitchens, toilets, showers and general areas across site as well as ensuring efficient collection of waste items from across site and disposal in the correct receptacles; including kitchen & dry waste recycling bins

Essential experience of the Grounds Maintenance Operative: 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Proactive, drive and enthusiasm; ‘can do’ approach
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Previous experience in Grounds Maintenance and ability to thrive as part of a team and work independently where appropriate
• Manual Handling awareness and risk appreciation

Essential qualifications for the Grounds Maintenance Operative:

• Full driving licence

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based at Eskmeals. Set working times are Monday-Thursday; 07:30-16:30 and Friday 07:30-12:00.

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)