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As a Senior Environmental Operative, you’ll be providing a high quality, customer focused grounds service. With a particular focus on maintaining our estates, you’ll actively work in partnership with key colleagues to manage effective garden maintenance
Senior Environmental Operative – Grounds
| Peabody
Location: Thamesmead
Salary: £29,611
Permanent: Full Time
Closing Date: 16/07/2025
Job Description
As a Senior Environmental Operative, you’ll be providing a high quality, customer focused grounds service. With a particular focus on maintaining our estates, you’ll actively work in partnership with key colleagues to manage effective garden maintenance, developing and improving Peabody’s environmental services to residents and ensuring we take full account of residents’ needs.
You’re a people person who likes to get things done. You’ll enjoy working in an outdoors environment in all weather conditions and you’re first rate at supervising and allocating work to a team. To be successful in this role you’ll need to be on site five days a week.
Your role covers all aspects of environmental services and grounds maintenance. If you’re a seasoned professional within horticultural services, then we want to hear from you.
To be a success in this role, you’re:
- Able to work in all weathers and in an outdoor environment.
- Experienced in supervising a small site-based team.
- Experienced in the field of horticulture.
- Able to demonstrate practical experience in the use of powered equipment.
A full UK driving licence is needed to apply for this role. A company van will be provided in order for you to undertake your duties.
Here are just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:
- 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
- two additional paid volunteering days each year
- flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
- 4 x salary life assurance
- up to 10% pension contribution
This role will require a Basic DBS check. A Full UK driving licence is required.
Are you ready to apply?
If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, George Murphy at george.murphy@peabody.org.uk
Interviews will be taking place week commencing 21st July 2025.
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
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How To Apply
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To apply for this job please visit careers.peabody.org.uk.