Water Feature Technician

University of Nottingham School of Humanities; University Park (FL); In loco; USD 36.000 - 38.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

27 days annual holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Supplier discounts

Staff networks & facilities

Uniform provided

Permanent 52 weeks

Descrizione del lavoro

University of Nottingham seeks a Water Feature Technician to maintain lakes, ponds and water features across campus. You will handle water treatment equipment, balance chemical levels and supervise safety of electrical installations within plant pits.

You should have NVQ2 or City & Guilds Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture Grounds Practices or equivalent, a full driving license, and prior grounds maintenance experience with water features.

Competenze

• NVQ 2 or City & Guilds Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture Grounds Practices or equivalent.
• Full, current driving license.
• Experience with ornamental water features including lakes and ponds.

Mansioni

• Maintain lakes, ponds and ornamental water features.
• Carry out leaf collection and spraying around water features.
• Water feature plant maintenance and balancing of water treatment and pump systems.
• Record and monitor data of water and chemical levels; adjust computer systems as needed.

Conoscenze

Water feature maintenance

Driving license

Grounds maintenance

Formazione

NVQ 2 or City & Guilds Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture Grounds Practices

Descrizione del lavoro

Salary£26,908 to £28,890 per annum. Posts will initially be offered at the minimum salary point with progression to the higher salary point achieved through an annual incremental pay rise

Area

PF CS Landscape and Sports Services

Location

University Park

Salary

£26,908 to £28,890 per annum. Posts will initially be offered at the minimum salary point with progression to the higher salary point achieved through an annual incremental pay rise

Closing Date

Sunday 18 October 2026

Reference

NHE2490626

Your role as a Water Feature Technician

Based at any of our local University sites, this role will undertake work on all lakes, ponds and ornamental marginal edges, carrying out leaf collection and spraying around water features. You will also undertake water feature plant maintenance to ensure the correct operation of water treatment, filtration and pump equipment to include the safe isolation of water pipes and electrical units within the plant pits. Other duties include undertaking remedial work, inspecting areas for damaged pipes and leaks and recording and monitoring data of both the water and chemical levels adjusting computer systems as required to ensure levels always remain balanced.

The successful candidate will also undertake all practical aspects of gardens maintenance and development, and will have of knowledge of trees and shrubs, perennial, and annual plants.

Candidates should be qualified to NVQ 2 and/or City and Guilds Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture Grounds Practices or hold an equivalent level qualification and have prior experience of working with ornamental water features including lakes and ponds in a similar ground's maintenance role using associated equipment.

Due to the frequency with which the post holder will drive vehicles involved in grounds maintenance operations and transport materials between university sites, candidates must hold a full, current driving license.

Further details regarding the duties for the post can be found on the attached job role profile.

• Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications to further your career ambitions that may lead to different career paths and career progression.
• An excellent holiday allowance of 27 days, plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
• Supplier discounts, travel, and reward schemes.
• Staff Networks, events and activities and state of the art sports facilities.
• A permanent post for 52 weeks of the year plus all of the tools you need to do a great job.
• Uniform provided.

Further information on the benefits available can be found at the link below.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/home.aspx

This position is offered on a permanent basis. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours per week) to be worked 5 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Monday to Friday) with flexibility to work weekends as required. Job share arrangements may be considered.

All of our vacancies are available to view at: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/home.aspx

Further Details

• Job Description/Role Profile

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs - indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

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We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.