Location
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time (hours to be confirmed)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join Sunderland AFC’s dedicated Grounds team, the professionals responsible for maintaining and enhancing the pitch and surrounding areas to the highest standards. This role supports the delivery of a first-class environment across the Club’s training ground and associated sites through the maintenance, development, and presentation of all landscaped and non-playing areas. You will take pride and ownership in ensuring that gardens, planted areas, hedges, trees, lawns, pathways, and external spaces are maintained to a consistently high standard throughout the year. Working as part of the wider Grounds team, you will deliver a proactive, planned approach to landscape maintenance while identifying opportunities to continually improve the appearance, quality, efficiency, and sustainability of the Club’s external environment. Your expertise and commitment will help preserve the iconic look and feel of the Club’s home ground and training facilities.

Experience
Previous practical experience in professional gardening, landscaping, horticulture, or estate maintenance is essential. Strong knowledge of general garden and landscape care is required. Confident in carrying out mowing, edging, hedge cutting, pruning, planting, weed control, and seasonal maintenance to a high standard. Competent in the safe use of horticultural machinery and hand tools.

About you
A strong eye for detail and pride in presentation. Ability to plan and prioritise workload independently. A proactive, reliable, and flexible approach is essential. Good communication skills and a full UK driving licence are required.

Qualifications
Horticultural qualifications, PA1/PA6 certification, chainsaw or arboricultural qualifications, irrigation experience, and knowledge of sustainable landscaping are advantageous. You will be required to obtain an Enhanced DBS through Sunderland AFC.