Gardener

cluster. Our aim is to be the most successful bio incubator campus in Europe and to support the Cambridge region and the UK bio-science communities.We are situated on an attractive 430-acre parkland estate, seven miles south west of Cambridge City Centre. The campus blends modern laboratory facilities with historic buildings in a spacious, beautifully landscaped setting. The campus offers the companies excellent amenities: fully-equipped meeting rooms and conferencing facilities, bar, coffee shop and refectory, a sports and social club, gym, tennis court and football pitch. A large component of the estate grounds including the wood, grass, grazing meadows and park land are opened for both the campus and the wider community to walk through and use.RoleThe post holder will be working within a team who are responsible for maintaining and managing the formal gardens and landscape of the campus, ensuring that a complete maintenance service to the Estate is provided to the Babraham Research CampusResponsibilities

• Provide seasonal maintenance of the estate in accordance with the programme of works as directed by the Head gardener and developed from the management plan. Tasks to include (but not exclusively) grass cutting, weeding, planting, watering, leaf collecting, hedge cutting. Use and maintenance of a range of garden and grounds machinery (e.g. ride-on, walk-behind mowers, tractors etc.) as necessary and undertaking of specialist training where required. Formative and rejuvative maintenance of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, climbers and hedges To support line management in maintaining health and safety in the grounds and gardens to ensure the safety of staff and visitors. Maintenance of hard landscaped areas, roads and pathways Training for the appropriate, timely and safe use of pesticides and other forms of pest control (moles, rabbits, rats) Assist in the recording and labelling of the plant collection, including any propagation tasks.
  
  General estate maintenance including trees, fencing and conservation etc As and when required, assist the Estates Team with the collection of waste During the winter months (November - March) the post-holder will be required to be on-call in order to respond to adverse weather conditions. Duties whilst on call, will include: snow clearing and salting/gritting on paths, car parks, roads and building access areas as and when required To carry out any other reasonable management requestPerson SpecificationEducation and Qualifications P.A.1 / P.A.6 SprayingExperience Previous experience of working as a Gardener or landscape maintenance operative. Experience of using garden machinery (such as driving ride on mowers, using strimmer, walk behind mowers, driving Tractors Experience of using larger estate machinery (e.g. driving tractors, telehandlers) Experience in tool and machinery maintenance i.e tool sharpening & ride on mower servicing.Skills
and Abilities
• An appreciation and commitment to Health and Safety Able to comprehend and communicate in the English language to a level appropriate for the position Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team Able to prioritise tasks, especially in the absence of the Head Gardener or Senior Gardener Flexible and enthusiastic approach with a positive 'can do' attitude Willingly provides assistance/support to others Dedicated and passionate about delivering the best for customers Ability to make independent decisions and solve routine problems Self-motivated and adaptable to change Empathy with the life sciences work of the Institute Willingness to work flexible hours, when required, eg. Gritting in Winter months Current valid full driving LicenceCompany Benefits Pension Allowance - Babraham Research Campus Ltd. offers a
Group Personal Pension Scheme and currently contributes 10.5% of salary subject to a staff contribution of 3%.
• Holiday Entitlement - 25 days p.a. plus, bank Holidays and 3 privilege days for Christmas Shutdown Discretional Annual Bonus - Employees may be eligible for a discretional performance related bonus Employee Wellbeing Service - The scheme offers confidential support, information, expert advice and specialist counselling service to all BRC employees Restaurant Facilities. Onsite Accommodation - There are a number of flats and houses that can be rented. (There is currently a waiting list for all types of accommodation). Social - Sports & Social Club and onsite Gym Nursery and Holiday Playscheme on site. (Availability of places is dependent on demand). There is free car parking on the Campus (please note that the Campus actively pursues a green transport policy).Any offer of employment will be subject to security screening and may
be subject to health screening. The campus is a non-smoking site.

Department Estates Grade Operational Salary range £25,000 to £27,000 per annumContract Type Permanent Working Hours 37 hours per week To apply, please send a copy of your CV and covering letter to brchr@babraham.co.ukAbout us: The Babraham Research Campus is considered to be the UK's leading campus to support early-stage bioscience enterprises. World class research and business come together to promote innovation and strengthen links between academia and the commercial world Babraham Research Campus (BRC) is the company that manages and develops the Campus, supporting and promoting the regional and UK bioscience ecosystem. It has responsibility for the administration and commercial development of the site for the benefit of all the tenant companies including the Babraham Institute. The Campus provides emerging and growing biotech companies laboratory and office space together with access to outstanding scientific facilities in an ideal geographical location at the core of the Cambridge