Sports Grounds & Pitches Technician

Exeter; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave

Competitive pension

Job summary

University of Exeter is seeking a Sports Grounds Person to maintain grass and artificial surfaces across winter and summer seasons. The role involves setting up and inspecting pitches, line marking, and cricket square preparation, with duties across Exeter campuses as needed.

The successful candidate will have experience in sports pitch maintenance, safety-compliant operation of machinery, and flexibility to travel to multiple sites, contributing to a superb student experience and BUCS

Qualifications

• Experience in the maintenance, inspection and marking of sports pitches.
• Knowledge of the safe operation of a range of sports maintenance machinery, equipment and tools.
• Willingness to travel to various Exeter facilities and work flexibly as part of a team or on your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Set up and inspect playing surfaces to the highest standard.
• Mark out pitches and line marking for games.
• Prepare cricket squares and maintain sports surfaces.
• Use a wide variety of sports surface equipment.
• Support the horticultural team across Exeter campuses as needed.

Skills

Pitch maintenance

Line marking

Cricket prep

Equipment operation

Tools

Maintenance machinery

Job description

University of Exeter is seeking a Sports Grounds Person to maintain grass and artificial surfaces across winter and summer seasons. The role involves setting up and inspecting pitches, line marking, and cricket square preparation, with duties across Exeter campuses as needed.

The successful candidate will have experience in sports pitch maintenance, safety-compliant operation of machinery, and flexibility to travel to multiple sites, contributing to a superb student experience and BUCS