Grounds Operative

About The Role

Are you passionate about outdoor work and making a visible difference in your community? Do you take pride in high standards and enjoy leading by example? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

As a Grounds Operative, you will play an important role in keeping our neighbourhoods looking their best. You'll deliver high-quality grounds maintenance services across our estates, ensuring that our open spaces are safe, tidy, and attractive places for our customers and communities to enjoy.

Working as part of our Estates team, you will maintain a variety of outdoor spaces to a professional standard, taking pride in your work and representing Live West's values every day. You will help keep our communities looking great while ensuring health and safety standards are upheld at all times.

• Carry out general grounds maintenance, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, weeding, leaf clearance, and shrub bed maintenance to a professional standard.
• Operate and maintain horticultural machinery safely and correctly, including mowers, brush cutters, hedge cutters and blowers.
• Undertake inspections of communal areas, proactively reporting issues such as defects, fly-tipping, vandalism, or health and safety concerns.
• Maintain tools and equipment in safe working order, and report faults or damage promptly.
• Follow Live West's health and safety procedures at all times, promoting a safe working culture.
• Engage positively with customers, responding politely to queries and referring issues where appropriate.
• Record completed work accurately, using handheld digital technology.
• Support the wider Estates team with seasonal and emergency tasks, such as gritting or reactive response work.

At Live West, we believe in creating better places to live, work, and grow. As a Grounds Operative, you'll be part of a team that makes a real difference to the look and feel of our communities. You'll take pride in keeping our outdoor space clean, green, and welcoming for our customers, and you'll receive the training, tools, and support you need to do your best work.

If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in high standards, and want to be part of a supportive team that values your contribution, then this is the perfect opportunity for you.

This role is offered on a full‑time basis working 40 hours per week. It is a mobile role, predominantly in Somerset and North Somerset. You should ideally be based within a 30 minute commute of these areas.

A full UK manual driving licence is essential.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups. Appointment to this role is subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.

To be successful in your application for the role of Grounds Operative, you will have the essential skills and experience for a level 1 role (please see candidate information pack) and the following role specific skills and experience:

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance or a similar, outdoor, manual role
• Good physical fitness and ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Knowledge of basis horticultural practices such as weeding, planting, and pruning
• Understanding of health and safety requirements, including COSHH and PUWER
• Experience of operating and maintaining horticultural equipment safely
• Ability to plan and prioritise work, using initiative and working independently
• Good communication skills and a customer‑focused approach
• Good level of literacy and numeracy
• Full UK manual driving licence (essential)

• Horticulture qualification at Level 1
• PA1 and PA6 pesticide certificates
• LANTRA certified training

Please note:

This role is not eligible for CoS. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the role without requiring a CoS.

Our Reward and Benefits:

• Full Kit:
  Uniform and PPE supplied for your safety and convenience.
• Generous Annual Leave:
  Start with 26 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with length of service – and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days (pro‑rated for part‑time roles).
• Pension Contributions:
  Enjoy up to 9% employer…