University of Edinburgh
Job title:
Estate Worker (Landscape Department)
Company
University of Edinburgh
Job description
Job Description:UE03 : £23,144.00 – £25,148.00 Per Annum.Corporate Services, Estates Department, Landscape Department.Full time Post – 35hrs a week.Open Ended Contract – Permanent.Flexible working patterns will be considered.Estate Workers Landscape Services Department (up to 2 posts).We are looking for someone with initiative and enthusiasm to join our team and take up this fantastic opportunity to contribute to the continuous development of the University Grounds & Landscape.You must have a land based industry background, with an interest in landscaping, gardening or estate work. You should also be self-motivated and have good organisational skills.The Opportunity:You will be a member of the grounds maintenance team responsible for delivering excellent standards throughout the University. Your work will ensure the biodiversity, longevity and overall success of the grounds provision.Your skills and attributes for success:
- Be an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who gives reliable service at a consistently high level
- Be able to work as part of a team but also to be able to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
- You will have experience or interest in gardening or land based industry.
- You should be willing to undertake training.
- Work outside all year in a range of environments and conditions.
- Drive work vans and other self-propelled equipment
Click for a copy of the full job descriptionAs a valued member of our team you can expect:An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits , staff discounts, , flexible working and much more. Access our for further information and use our to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.Interviews are expected to be held on 19/11/2024.If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages.On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 and currently occupies more than 550 academic, administrative and residential buildings throughout the city of Edinburgh across 5 campuses; Central Area, Kings Buildings, Easter Bush, Bio- Quarter and the Western General Hospital. There are also sporting facilities at Peffermill.The estate is an exciting mix of eras and architecture. Whilst many of the buildings enjoy listed status and are integral to the unique qualities and characteristics of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Edinburgh, many more have been added over the years as the University has grown. The portfolio ranges from nationally important, iconic, historical buildings through to state of the art teaching, research and sporting facilities. The University of Edinburgh has a significant programme of estates investment underway, in both capital development and also in the infrastructure and resilience of the estate. This investment will help to ensure that the university remains at the forefront of world leading teaching, learning and research.The Estates Department is part of the Corporate Services Group and provides a range of key activities that help the University to achieve its corporate objectives. It is an integrated centre of excellence responsible for implementing decisions related to the buildings, fabric and infrastructure of the University. It provides specialist advice to the University on strategic estates issues as well as its statutory obligations.
Expected salary
£23144 – 25148 per year
Location
United Kingdom
Job date
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:36:32 GMT
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