Grounds Maintenance Operative
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.82 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 January 2026 |
| Location: | Evesham, Worcestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Amey |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Operative in HMP Long Lartin.
The salary is £26,141,95.
The standard hours of work are 39 hours per week (across 7 days where a weekend shift pattern is in place).
There is a need to work 1 in 3 weekends on a rota basis (and with an additional allowance of 15% of basic salary).
At Amey, we’re supporting our justice client, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) by providing them with safe, clean and efficient prisons.
By using our facilities management expertise, we help keep 60 secure premises across England and Wales running smoothly.
The Grounds Maintenance Operative plays an important part in ensuring the planned and reactive maintenance work within the prisons is carried out in a safe, compliant and timely manner.
What you will do:
General maintenance, such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, clearing leaves and litter, verges, weed spraying, tree care, horticulture activities such as. planting, pruning and seeding.
Erect and dismantle equipment, operating light plant and power tools, undertake cutting equipment checks.
Setting out, making sports pitches including grass and tarmac with upkeep of artificial, synthetic pitches in recreational areas.
Painting sundry equipment.
Drainage works.
General good housekeeping, including litter picking around the grounds if required.
All other FM duties as required directed by team manager.
This role will also support both local and business zero carbon programmes, working towards zero carbon in a strategic and lean manner as and where it is appropriate.
Responsible for ensuring H&S standards are achieved across the contract.
What you will bring:
Full driving licence.
Knowledge and experience of gardening, horticulture operations and grounds maintenance type duties.
Weed spraying certificate.
Experience in operating light plant and equipment and wheeled tractors.
Understanding of Health and Safety Legislation.
Chainsaw Wind Blown Trees (CS 34) CS30/CS31
Chainsaw maintenance and Cross Cut.
Ladder use.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
Prison Security Clearance will be required (Amey will support you through this process).
The salary is £26,141,95.
The standard hours of work are 39 hours per week (across 7 days where a weekend shift pattern is in place).
There is a need to work 1 in 3 weekends on a rota basis (and with an additional allowance of 15% of basic salary).
At Amey, we’re supporting our justice client, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) by providing them with safe, clean and efficient prisons.
By using our facilities management expertise, we help keep 60 secure premises across England and Wales running smoothly.
The Grounds Maintenance Operative plays an important part in ensuring the planned and reactive maintenance work within the prisons is carried out in a safe, compliant and timely manner.
What you will do:
General maintenance, such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, clearing leaves and litter, verges, weed spraying, tree care, horticulture activities such as. planting, pruning and seeding.
Erect and dismantle equipment, operating light plant and power tools, undertake cutting equipment checks.
Setting out, making sports pitches including grass and tarmac with upkeep of artificial, synthetic pitches in recreational areas.
Painting sundry equipment.
Drainage works.
General good housekeeping, including litter picking around the grounds if required.
All other FM duties as required directed by team manager.
This role will also support both local and business zero carbon programmes, working towards zero carbon in a strategic and lean manner as and where it is appropriate.
Responsible for ensuring H&S standards are achieved across the contract.
What you will bring:
Full driving licence.
Knowledge and experience of gardening, horticulture operations and grounds maintenance type duties.
Weed spraying certificate.
Experience in operating light plant and equipment and wheeled tractors.
Understanding of Health and Safety Legislation.
Chainsaw Wind Blown Trees (CS 34) CS30/CS31
Chainsaw maintenance and Cross Cut.
Ladder use.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
Prison Security Clearance will be required (Amey will support you through this process).
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