Gardener

University of Exeter; Exeter; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Exeter is seeking a Gardener for a full-time, permanent post based at the Streatham and St Luke's campuses. The role starts immediately and offers a stable career within a dedicated grounds team.

You will work on seasonal tasks across diverse tree stock and iconic specimens, with a strong emphasis on safety, high presentation standards, and future planting plans for the historic and modern estate.

Responsibilities

• Carry out seasonal gardening tasks across the tree stock and campus specimens.
• Establish trees for the future and maintain planting schemes.

Job description

Gardener

This full-time post is available from immediately on a permanent basis. Applications for secondments will be considered subject to agreement from your current line manager.

About The Role

This full-time post is available from immediately on a permanent basis. Applications for secondments will be considered subject to agreement from your current line manager.

The starting salary will be from £ 28,589 to £ 30,339 on Grade C, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

Are you a professional Arborist who is excited to make an important move in your career by joining the team here at the University of Exeter? We are a dedicated team who are fortunate to be involved in delivering the full breadth of arboriculture as part of our service to the campuses at Streatham and St Luke's.

We work in an established landscape with both modern and historically significant planting and we are driven by working towards a broad range of goals that are mentally and physically rewarding in a healthy way.

It’s an estate quite unlike any other with a staff and student population of over 23,000 people and hundreds of private, public and ticketed events that manifest in an energy you can really feel over the course of a normal day here.

With a genuinely proud safety culture we take time and make time for your development and best practice out in the gardens. We keep all common and specialist equipment including battery powered and remote-controlled machinery in the interest of welfare to the team.

Your role should you join us will focus on all expected seasonal work across the tree stock and the many iconic specimens and species across the campus and establishing trees for the future.

The right person for the role will have a passion for the industry as a whole and feel comfortable in having their views and ideas heard amongst the team as we layout the future planning of the grounds within its planted landscape, dating back to the mid 1800’s. A successful candidate will have a desire for high standards of presentation and be able to demonstrate this as part of the application and interview process. We are a proud custodian to our 150 hectares of gardens and grounds.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Further information

Please contact Alex Adams [e-mail]

About The Division

Finance, Infrastructure and Commercial Services

This post sits within Finance, Infrastructure and Commercial Services (FICS), the professional services division which encompasses departments in Finance, Estate Services (Built Environment/Capital Development/Estate Maintenance), Sustainability and Commercial Services (Accommodation/Catering & Retail/Grounds/Security/Events/Facilities Management).

FICS is responsible for driving commercial revenue and providing customer facing and behind the scenes services that ensure the University of Exeter functions at the highest levels through the provision of a safe, healthy and fully functioning campus. FICS supports the enhancing of the student and staff experience and allows the University to focus on high quality learning and research to deliver impactful and meaningful outcomes that makes a difference to the world.