Location
Burnley

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The role involves delivering a variety of site maintenance and recovery activities on both operational and non-operational land. This includes grounds maintenance, vegetation management and removal from assets, soft landscaping, arboriculture works, contractor management, and minor building maintenance in line with the maintenance plan for each site. You will ensure site standards are upheld across Water and Wastewater Treatment works and other land owned by United Utilities, covering both asset and non-asset areas to meet the company’s quality, performance, and safety standards.

Key accountabilities include undertaking grounds maintenance, vegetation management, soft landscaping, and ad hoc works on various sites. You will carry out physically demanding tasks in a fast-changing outdoor environment with exposure to environmental hazards and sewerage contamination. Recovery works may include filter bed vegetation removal and Pontoon works, among others, with specific training provided as required.

You will operate and perform daily checks on a variety of powered and non-powered plant, tools, and equipment including vehicles, trailers, ride-on mowers, agricultural vehicles, large plant, robots, and small handheld tools. Work completed must be recorded on a corporate system. Minor remedial work on non-assets such as flags and fencing will be carried out as appropriate to your competence and training.

Supporting the training of new starters from the Youth Employment Program and employment agencies is part of the role. You must adhere to Health and Safety requirements, comply with regulations, internal policies, and site-specific risk assessments. Identifying site standards improvements and winter work during scheduled visits is expected, alongside close liaison with site staff.

Additional responsibilities include the application and handling of pesticides, including invasive weed management, supporting the Team Leader in developing and implementing new works to timescale and budget, and ensuring effective communication between line management and operatives. You will also undertake reasonable tasks as instructed by your line manager.

Experience
Practical experience in a variety of maintenance activities including grounds maintenance, vegetation management, and soft landscaping in an outdoor environment is required. Experience using a range of grounds and specialist machinery such as pedestrian mowers, strimmers, blowers, hedge cutters, ride-on mowers, tractors, and robots is essential.

Ability to work to schedules with good time management skills and to risk assess dynamically while understanding Risk Assessments is important. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders are required.

About you
You should be reliable, safety-conscious, and able to work effectively in a physically demanding outdoor environment. A proactive approach to identifying improvements and supporting team objectives is essential. You must be willing to attend training and develop new skills as required.

Qualifications
Full clean driving licence is required, with willingness to work towards Class C licence if necessary. Ability to tow trailers and attend familiarisation training is expected.

Hold or be willing to work towards qualifications to apply chemicals near water (formerly PA6/PA6INJ/PA6W) and NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Manually Fed Woodchipper Operations if required.

Advantageous qualifications include City & Guilds, NVQ, or Lantra qualifications in agricultural and land-based industries.