Groundskeeper

Greystar; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Greystar is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain high standards of cleanliness and upkeep across communal areas and grounds. You will support the community team, manage waste and recycling operations, and coordinate with contractors and tenants to ensure repairs and maintenance are handled promptly.

The role requires proactive communication, strict attention to safety, and willingness to respond to calls outside office hours as needed. Based in Greater London, on-site duties apply.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a friendly and supportive team within the Community team to keep residents’ surroundings clean.
• Maintain waste management: inspect bin chute, swap bins, keep bin rooms clean.
• Prepare waste bins for collection and ensure recycling is segregated by local authority.
• Communicate effectively with customers, clients and colleagues.
• Support in monitoring maintenance reporting system and coordinate with tenants.
• Assist with property maintenance records and facilities team procedures.
• Attend calls outside office hours with facilities team and liaise with contractors.

Job description

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Groundskeeper contributes to an exceptional resident experience through the provision of a high standard of waste management, cleaning, minor repairs, decoration and maintenance tasks. Responsible for highlighting faults and necessary repairs in addition to undertaking minor day to day repairs and decoration to the building(s), grounds and equipment.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities

• Work as part of a friendly and supportive team playing a vital role within the Community team to ensure all our residents enjoy a high level of cleanliness throughout their community.
• Maintain a seamless waste management operation ensuring that the bin chute system is checked regularly, and waste bins are swapped out as and when required. Ensure bin rooms, bins and bin routes are kept clean and free from debris.
• Prepare waste bins for collection and take to designated collection points for collection and ensure that recycling is segregated in accordance with local authority.
• Communicate effectively with customers, clients and colleagues; demonstrating a clear understanding of the issue and using initiative to respond accordingly.
• Maintain a focus on delivering the highest levels of service.
• Support in the monitoring of the electronic maintenance reporting system ensuring tasks are completed to a high standard and within suitable time scales, corresponding with tenants when required.
• Support facilities team in administering all property maintenance & records in accordance with Greystar policies & procedures.
• Attend calls outside office hours (with facilities team) which cannot be resolved without a presence on site referring to appropriate contractors as necessary.
• Undertake minor repair, decoration and maintenance tasks to a high quality though liaison and guidance from the facilities team.
• Understand and respond to health and safety matters in an appropriate & timely manner
• Moving furniture and heavy items from location to location on site as required.
• Ensure all common parts of the site including refuse and recycling facilities are frequently inspected and maintained to the highest standards of repair & cleanliness.
• Co-ordinate Contractors/Suppliers executing minor works contract on site.
• Assist with the management of any community works, events, meetings etc.
• Assist the Community Manager and Facilities Manager in key management ensuring high levels of security at all times.
• Accompany external contractors whilst on site in line with key management and access to accommodation policies and practice.
• Support with annual compliance and insurance checks.
• Ensure the gardens and grounds maintenance to the property are well maintained, clean, tidy and hazard free, liaising with external contractors as required.
• Support with maintaining all statutory testing records in conjunction with facilities team.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Company and safe systems of work guidelines.
• Report any incidents or accidents to the Facilities Manager and Community Manager using the correct system and documentation.

Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to [e-mail].