Groundsperson – Residential Park – Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Overview

An exciting opportunity for a friendly, reliable, and enthusiastic Groundsperson to join a well-established residential park near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on a full-time, permanent basis.

This role involves outdoors work maintaining attractive landscapes, with a varied day-to-day routine.

You will work in a sole capacity to help ensure the park’s gardens, communal areas, and grounds are kept to a high standard throughout the year, creating a welcoming environment for residents and visitors alike.

Set within peaceful and beautifully landscaped surroundings, the park features extensive communal gardens, mature trees, ornamental shrubs, established hedging, well-maintained lawns, seasonal flower displays, attractive entrance features, pathways, and communal green spaces.

The grounds are designed to provide a relaxing setting while show homes demonstrate the quality of the development to prospective buyers.

Responsibilities

• Care for the day-to-day maintenance and presentation of the gardens and grounds; keep areas clean, tidy, safe, and visually appealing in all seasons.
• Carry out a wide range of grounds maintenance and garden tasks: grass mowing, strimming, hedge cutting (hand-held and mechanical equipment), pruning shrubs, weeding, watering, mulching, edging lawns, leaf clearance, digging and preparing beds and borders, planting trees and shrubs, and seasonal bedding displays.
• Apply fertilisers where appropriate and maintain fences and other external features; carry out pressure washing of pathways and communal areas.
• Ensure all work reflects high standards expected by residents and visitors.
• Clean and present the interior and exterior of the park’s show homes; maintain immaculate presentation standards.
• Liaise with external contractors and oversee on-site work to ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in grounds maintenance, gardening, horticulture, landscaping, or estate maintenance is preferred.
• Experience operating grounds maintenance machinery and a practical, hands-on approach to outdoor work; good plant knowledge is beneficial.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to other company sites when required.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills; ability to interact with residents, visitors, contractors, and colleagues.
• Strong organisational skills, reliability, physical fitness, and commitment to health and safety, cleanliness, and presentation.
• Working Hours and Benefits

Hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, with flexibility during busy seasonal periods and park open days when additional support may be required.

• What We Seek
• A positive, can-do attitude; enjoyment of outdoor work in all seasons; pride in delivering work to an exceptional standard.
• Previous roles such as Groundsperson, Grounds Maintenance Operative, Estate Maintenance Operative, or Gardener are desirable.

To apply, please contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or email info@englishcountrygardeners. co. uk. You may also register as a candidate; call to discuss the role further.

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Note: If you do not hear within 14 days, your application may be unsuccessful due to high application volumes.

We are proud to be associated with: Professional Gardeners’ Guild, RHS, WFGA (WRAGs Scheme), Arne Maynard Garden Design, Historic Houses, and the HBG Training Programme.

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