Gardener
This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. Applications for secondments will be considered subject to agreement from your current line manager.
The starting salary will be from £28,029 on Grade C, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
Are you a professional horticulturist who is excited to make an important move in your career by joining the gardeners here at the University of Exeter? We are a dedicated team who are fortunate to be involved in delivering the full breadth of horticulture as part of our service to the campuses at Streatham and St Luke's.
We work in an established landscape with both modern and historically significant planting and we are driven by working towards a broad range of goals that are mentally and physically rewarding in a healthy way.
It’s an estate quite unlike any other with a staff and student population of over 23,000 people and hundreds of private, public and ticketed events that manifest in an energy you can really feel over the course of a normal day here.
With a genuinely proud safety culture we take time and make time for your development and best practice out in the gardens. We keep all common and specialist equipment including battery powered and remote-controlled machinery in the interest of welfare to the team.
Your role should you join us will focus on all expected seasonal work across beds, mixed shrub borders, lawns and hedges. It will also intermittently include planting, propagation and occasional cover in our plant nursery, wildlife habitat management and reactionary work during severe weather.
The successful applicant for the role will have a passion for the industry as a whole and feel comfortable in having their views and ideas heard amongst the team as we layout the future planning of the grounds within its planted landscape, dating back to the mid 1800’s. A successful candidate will have a desire for high standards of presentation and be able to demonstrate this as part of the application and interview process. We are a proud custodian to our 150 hectares of gardens and grounds.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
Further information
Finance, Infrastructure and Commercial Services
This post sits within Finance, Infrastructure and Commercial Services (FICS), the professional services division which encompasses departments in Finance, Estate Services (Built Environment/Capital Development/Estate Maintenance), Sustainability and Commercial Services (Accommodation/Catering & Retail/Grounds/Security/Events/Facilities Management).
FICS is responsible for driving commercial revenue and providing customer facing and behind the scenes services that ensure the University of Exeter functions at the highest levels through the provision of a safe, healthy and fully functioning campus. FICS supports the enhancing of the student and staff experience and allows the University to focus on high quality learning and research to deliver impactful and meaningful outcomes that makes a difference to the world.
Transform Your Career and Help Shape a Greener, Healthier, and Fairer Future
We are committed to understanding different cultures and perspectives, supporting diverse leadership, and striving for social justice. We encourage applications from all groups underrepresented in our community, including racially minoritised individuals and those with disabilities. Our inclusive, merit-based recruitment processes seek to embrace a diverse set of experiences to ensure colleagues feel supported equitably. With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 countries, we foster a culture where everyone can thrive.
You can read more about our current accreditations and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here, including our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.
Why our colleagues love working here
- Flexible working opportunities and leading parental leave initiatives
- Generous annual leave (39-41 days including bank holidays)
- Competitive pension contributions
- A genuine dedication to supporting the health and wellbeing of all colleagues - see initiatives here
- Sustainability and the environment being at the heart of what we do
How we can help
If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch with us at
[email protected]. You can request reasonable adjustments within your application or by contacting us. You can also choose to be considered under our Disability Confident Scheme and find out here how this is managed during our recruitment and onboarding process.
Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have a visa which permits the right to work in the UK. Further details can be found on the Home Office website - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. If you are an existing Skilled Worker visa holder, we may be able to sponsor and will review the transitional arrangements - https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/certificate-of-sponsorship-before-4-april-2024.
