Grounds Maintenance & Services Operator
Department Estates Grade Operational Salary range Contract Type Permanent Working Hours 37To apply, please send a copy of your CV and covering letter to brchr@babraham.co.ukAbout us: The Babraham Research Campus is the UK’s leading campus to support early-stage bioscience enterprises. World class research and business come together to promote innovation and strengthen links between academia and the commercial world Babraham Research Campus (BRC) is the company that manages and develops the Campus, supporting and promoting the regional and UK bioscience ecosystem. It has responsibility for the administration and commercial development of the site for the benefit of all the tenant companies including the Babraham Institute. The Campus provides emerging and growing biotech companies laboratory and office space together with access to outstanding scientific facilities in an ideal geographical location at the core of the Cambridge cluster. Our aim is to be the most successful bio incubator campus in Europe and to support the Cambridge region and the UK bio-science communities.We are situated on an attractive 430-acre parkland estate, seven miles southwest of Cambridge City Centre. The campus blends modern laboratory facilities with historic buildings in a spacious, beautifully landscaped setting. The campus offers the companies excellent amenities: fully equipped meeting rooms and conferencing facilities, bar, coffee shop, a sports and social club, gym, tennis court and football pitch. A large component of the estate grounds including the wood, grass, grazing meadows and park land are opened for both the campus and the wider community to walk through and use.RoleAn exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and flexible person to join the Babraham Research Campus Estate Management team and work fluidly to assist the three divisions. • The Estates team is responsible for maintaining and managing the grounds on site in accordance with grounds maintenance needs, service provision and support, as well as handling recycling and disposal of campus waste.• The post will also involve assisting the campus Porters team in their duties of clinical waste processing, site logistics and meeting room set ups.• The Gardening team maintain the formal areas and landscaping around the main campus site, and the role will involve assisting in this delivery.The post holder will be a member of a small team who will work with you closely as you develop confidence and ability in these important areas of work.Responsibility• Assist in running the daily processing of Campus waste, including recycling, composting, lab clinical waste, electrical, paper shredding and general waste.• Assisting the Gardening team with formal area maintenance, weeding, spraying & associated tasks.• Assisting the campus Porters team • Assist in the record keeping of clinical waste streams on site.• Maintenance of campus grounds, amenity grassland and parkland areas.• Maintenance of Estate wood and managed grassland, from mature woodland through to newly planted trees and hay & meadow pasture.• Involvement in conservation projects within the Estate grounds.• Operating and maintaining various pieces of Machinery (such as Tractors, ride-on mowers etc.).• Maintenance of Estate Public and Permissive footpaths (to include mowing and fencing).• Wintertime clearing of Campus grounds to include snow clearing and gritting on campus paths, roads and car parks.• To carry out any other reasonable management request.As a member of the Estate, Porters and Gardens team, it is essential the post-holder has a flexible approach to work as they will be required to assist in all areas of the Estate department by arrangement with the line managers.Full training will be given for all elements of the duties and responsibilities described.Person SpecificationEducation and Qualifications • Full valid driving licence• 4 GSCEs grade D and above (including Maths and English) Experience• Working within a team environment• Holding grounds maintenance experience, or similar practical discipline.• Experience of working in service provision for a large site.• Waste/recycling/clinical waste experience• Use of powered hand tools, ride on and large agricultural machinerySkills and Abilities• Strong background in grounds maintenance• Ability to work efficiently as part of a team or when necessary, alone with some level of independence• Able to prioritise tasks effectively• Able to work on own initiative• Positive, flexible and enthusiastic in approach to change• Good interpersonal and communication skills Company Benefits• Pension Allowance - Babraham Research Campus Ltd. offers a Group Personal Pension Scheme and currently contributes 10.5% of salary subject to a staff contribution of 3%.• Holiday Entitlement - 25 days p.a. plus bank Holidays and 3 privilege days for Christmas Shutdown• Discretional Annual Bonus - Employees may be eligible for a discretional performance related bonus • Private Healthcare• Employee Wellbeing Service - The scheme offers confidential support, information, expert advice and specialist counselling service to all BRC employees• Restaurant Facilities.• Skills training is encouraged • Onsite Accommodation - There are several hostels, flats and houses that can be rented. (There is currently a waiting list for all types of accommodation).• Social - Sports & Social Club and onsite Gym• Nursery and Holiday Play scheme on site. (Availability of places is dependent on demand).• There is free car parking on the Campus (please note that the Campus actively pursues a green transport policy).Any offer of employment will be subject to security screening and may be subject to health screening. Any offer may also be subject to a general medical.