Job Description

Grounds Maintenance Operative

4-Month Temporary Contract (High Potential for Extension or Perm)

Location: South East Region (Covering Slough, Windsor, Ascot, and Bracknell)Salary: £13.45 per hour + PAYEHours: Full-Time (Enjoy excellent flexibility to plan your own workload within fortnightly rounds)Equipment: Fully equipped company van, fuel card, tools, tablet, phone, and PPE provided

Want to take pride in the green spaces that bring communities together? We have an exciting opportunity for two enthusiastic, self-motivated Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join our team on a 4-month temporary contract (with a strong likelihood of extension or permanency).

Our Grounds Maintenance team is responsible for the cyclical upkeep of communal areas across our diverse housing estates-spanning market rent properties, shared ownership homes, and independent living communities. If you love working outdoors, possess a sharp eye for detail, and take pride in delivering excellent service to residents, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Estate Upkeep: Perform cyclical maintenance of external communal areas, including precise grass cutting, shrub care, and hedge trimming.
• Landscaping & Canopy Care: Undertake soft landscaping projects and minor, non-complex tree work to protect, maintain, and expand the local canopy.
• Reactive Work & Hazard Clearance: Respond promptly to unexpected estate hazards, such as clearing fly-tipped/dumped items or handling snow clearance at independent living blocks during winter weather.
• Tech-Enabled Operations: Utilize a company-provided tablet and mobile phone to track schedules, manage workloads, and update daily task completions seamlessly.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: Practical, hands-on knowledge and experience working in amenity horticulture or commercial grounds maintenance.
• Driving Licence: A full UK driving licence is essential (a towing / BE licence category is highly desirable).
• Certifications (Desirable): Valid PA1 and PA6AW (weed spraying) qualifications, or NPTC tree/chainsaw certificates are highly advantageous but not mandatory.
• Key Attributes: A proactive team player with clear communication skills who can work independently and take genuine pride in a job well done.

What We Offer & Benefits

From day one, you will be equipped with everything you need to succeed, including a fully kitted company van (fitted with a secure van vault, custom racking, and an inverter), a fuel card, a modern uniform, tablet, phone, and complete safety PPE.

• Paid Time Off: 28 days annual leave per year (pro-rata).
• Financial Security: Generous pension scheme and life assurance protection from your first day.
• Health & Wellbeing: Full access to our comprehensive health and wellbeing support packages.
• Team Connection: Inclusion in monthly 'trade talks' to share feedback, align processes, and stay connected with the wider organization.

Ready to transform local green spaces? Apply today for an immediate start!

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.