be the most successful bioincubator 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 Grounds & Gardens Manager and developed from the management plan.
• Tasks to include (but not exclusively) grass cutting, weeding, planting, watering, leaf collecting, hedge cutting, path edging, road sweeping, gritting, waste. 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 rejuvenative 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 herbicides. General estate maintenance including trees, fencing and conservation etc As and when required, assist the
  
  Waste Team with the collection of waste on Campus. During the winter months (November - April) 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 either in grounds maintenance or a gardener. Experience of using garden machinery (such as driving ride on mowers, using strimmers, walk behind mowers, hedge cutters Experience with using UTVs and towing trailers 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 Current valid full driving licence An
appreciation and commitment to Health and Safety, including wearing of PPE provided
• Able to comprehend and communicate in the English language to a level appropriate for the position An appreciation and adaptability to comply with company processes Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to positively communicate with staff at all levels on a daily basis IT literate - for online training, annual leave requests & Campus communications Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team Able to prioritise tasks, especially in the absence of the Grounds & Gardens Manager or Senior Gardener. Flexible and enthusiastic approach with a positive 'can do' attitude Ability to remain open minded and adapt to different working methods 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 or leaf clearance in car parks in the AutumnCompany 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.