Assistant Grounds & Greenkeeper

YesGolfing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Weekend working on a rota

Supportive team environment

Two historic facilities

Job summary

City of London Corporation – Environment Department is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Grounds and Greens Keeper to join the Sports Grounds Team at Epping Forest. You will maintain Chingford Golf Course and Wanstead Flats Playing Fields, operate grounds machinery, mark pitches, and support events while delivering excellent visitor experiences.

Applicants should have experience in sports turf maintenance and hold an NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf Maintenance (or equivalent), with PA1/PA2/PA6

Qualifications

• Experience in sports turf maintenance and grounds maintenance.
• Good communication skills and team player.
• Holds, or willing to obtain, PA1/PA2/PA6 pesticide certificates.

Responsibilities

• Maintain golf course greens, tees, fairways and football pitches to a high standard.
• Operate and maintain a range of grounds maintenance machinery.
• Mark out football pitches and prepare facilities for matches and training.
• Carry out daily inspections and routine maintenance of playing surfaces.
• Ensure buildings and changing facilities are clean, safe and welcoming.
• Support the delivery of sporting events and provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Sports turf maintenance

Teamwork

Communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf Maintenance

Job description

Are you passionate about outdoor work and take pride in maintaining sports facilities for visitors to enjoy? We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Grounds and Greens Keeper to join our Sports Team within Epping Forest.

Working across Chingford Golf Course and Wanstead Flats Playing Fields, you'll help maintain one of London's busiest public golf courses and a large portfolio of football pitches at the 2nd largest concentration of football pitches in Europe, ensuring they remain safe, presentable and ready for play throughout the year.

Location:Contact Chingford Golf Course, 4 Bury Road, Chingford, London, England, E4 7QJ

Description:

Job Opportunities within Sports Grounds Team at Epping Forest

City of London Corporation – Environment Department

Chingford Golf Course & Wanstead Flats Playing Fields

Required: Assistant Grounds and Green Keeper

Are you passionate about outdoor work and take pride in maintaining sports facilities for visitors to enjoy? We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Grounds and Greens Keeper to join our Sports Team within Epping Forest.

Working across Chingford Golf Course and Wanstead Flats Playing Fields, you'll help maintain one of London's busiest public golf courses and a large portfolio of football pitches at the 2nd largest concentration of football pitches in Europe, ensuring they remain safe, presentable and ready for play throughout the year.

About the Role

As part of a dedicated grounds team, you will carry out a wide range of sports turf maintenance and greenkeeping duties, including:

• Maintaining golf course greens, tees, fairways, bunkers and football pitches to a high standard.
• Operating and maintaining a variety of specialist grounds maintenance machinery and equipment.
• Marking out football pitches and preparing sports facilities for matches and training.
• Carrying out daily inspections, repairs and routine maintenance to playing surfaces.
• Maintaining buildings, changing facilities and compounds to ensure they are clean, safe and welcoming.
• Supporting the delivery of sporting events and providing excellent customer service to visitors and sports clubs.

This is a hands-on role requiring outdoor work throughout the year in all weather conditions.

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience in sports turf maintenance, greenkeeping or grounds maintenance.
• Holds an NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf Maintenance (or equivalent).
• Holds, or is willing to obtain, relevant NPTC/LANTRA qualifications, including tractor operation, brush cutter/strimmer and hedge trimmer certificates.
• Holds, or who is willing to obtain PA1, PA2 and PA6 pesticide certificates (or equivalent).
• Has experience operating and maintaining grounds maintenance machinery.
• Holds a full UK driving licence.
• Has good communication skills, basic IT knowledge and enjoys working as part of a team.
• Takes pride in their work, maintains high standards and provides excellent customer service.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work across two unique and historic sports facilities.
• A varied role with no two days the same.
• Training and development opportunities.
• A supportive team environment.
• Weekend working on a rota (minimum one weekend in four), with appropriate unsocial hours salary recognition.

If you enjoy working outdoors, have a passion for sports turf and want to make a real difference to the quality of facilities enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year, we'd love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 14th October 2026