Grounds Maintenance Operative

Job Title:          Grounds Maintenance Operative
Location:          Pendine, Wales, GB
Package:          Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:        Full time / Permanent
Role ID:            SF16202

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Grounds Maintenance Operative at our Pendine site in south west Carmarthenshire where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will deliver facilities management grounds maintenance services and support to the respective standard and ensure the key first and last impressions on the site.

Day-to-day, you will be responsible for undertaking maintenance, such as tree work, strimming, mowing grass to a specific height around our explosives area and potential for pressure washing tasks in the future.

You will also:

• Provide grounds maintenance and support services including specialist grounds services including attention to pest and tree hazards
• Maintain knowledge / awareness of grounds / land legislative, standards & technical requirements and developments
• Prioritise the work programme to satisfy business needs
• Form part of the on call rota during periods on inclement weather, supporting site preparations & response to enable ongoing safe access / use of premises
• Ensure robust application of health, safety & environmental procedures and processes
• Oversee the conduct of contractors on site, monitoring the implementation & performance of tasks allocated
• Identify & ensure all key assets are available and appropriately maintained, making recommendations on improvements & additional requirements to FM / business leads as appropriate

Essential experience of the Grounds Maintenance Operative:

• Proactive, drive and enthusiasm ' can do approach'
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Ability to organise / prioritise work / problem solve
• Ability to thrive as part of a team and work independently where appropriate
• Manual handling awareness / risk appreciation
• Previous experience in a similar role 

Qualifications for the Grounds Maintenance Operative:

• Full driving licence
• Ability to safely deploy equipment / processes

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

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

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community

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.

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.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Application Guidance
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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