Sports Turf & Pitch Care Technician

Ad Warrior Ltd; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is seeking a Grounds and Pitch Care Operative to maintain our sports grounds to the highest standards. The role is primarily outdoors, physically demanding, and requires independent work while collaborating with colleagues across the University.

You will perform mowing, marking, aeration, fertilising, scarifying, seeding and top dressing, as well as maintaining artificial playing surfaces and grounds machinery, to ensure safe, match-ready surfaces for

Qualifications

• Experience in sports turf or grounds maintenance.
• Understanding of pitch renovation and maintenance practices.
• Organised, proactive and flexible with work.

Responsibilities

• Mow, mark, aerate, fertilise, scarify, seed and top-dress pitches.
• Maintain artificial playing surfaces and related equipment.
• Keep maintenance records and safety checks up to date.
• Coordinate pitch usage with RAU Sport and users.

Skills

Sports turf maintenance

Pitch renovation knowledge

Organisational skills

Teamwork & collaboration

Education

Sports turf management qualification

Job description

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is seeking a Grounds and Pitch Care Operative to maintain our sports grounds to the highest standards. The role is primarily outdoors, physically demanding, and requires independent work while collaborating with colleagues across the University.

You will perform mowing, marking, aeration, fertilising, scarifying, seeding and top dressing, as well as maintaining artificial playing surfaces and grounds machinery, to ensure safe, match-ready surfaces for