At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and improve world-class pitches while leading a passionate grounds team.
- Company: Join Leicester City Football Club, a community-focused and successful football club.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, pension, free parking, and up to 33 days annual leave.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Be part of an elite sports environment and make a real impact on player success.
- Qualifications: Experience in turf management and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Join an Elite Environment
Leicester City Football Club is looking for a passionate and driven Sports Turf 1st Assistant to join our team at the state-of-the-art King Power Performance Centre in Seagrave. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a high-performance environment, working on world-class pitches that directly support the success and development of our players. If you take pride in delivering elite playing surfaces and thrive in a fast-paced professional sporting environment, we want to hear from you.
About the Role
Working alongside the Pitch Manager, you will play a vital role in the maintenance, preparation, and continual improvement of all pitches across the training ground. You’ll lead from the front, supporting, motivating, and developing the grounds team while ensuring exceptional standards are achieved every day.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Deliver and support world-class pitch maintenance programmes including mowing, aeration, irrigation, fertilisation, and pest control
- Monitor surfaces closely, identifying and resolving issues quickly to maintain elite standards
- Supervise and inspire the grounds team, ensuring high performance and attention to detail
- Support the management and upkeep of specialist equipment and machinery
- Ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with health and safety regulations
Benefits Package
Our people are the lifeblood of the Club, and we feel should be rewarded as such we offer a competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance for all permanent employees. You’ll enjoy free onsite parking, access to our subsidised staff restaurants and up to 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) amongst a host of other great employee benefits!
Leicester City Football Club believes that football is for all, and we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, where valuing the individual is our highest priority. We are working to see equality across all areas of the Club and welcome applications from all areas of the community. If you have any requirements in regard to the recruitment process, please let us know; we are happy to support your needs.
Next Steps
We’ll be reviewing applications as and when they are submitted and invite shortlisted candidates for interviews, so don’t wait if you think this role sounds like the right fit, apply today! We’re excited to hear from you and can’t wait to see how you’ll help us reach new heights!
1st Assistant Pitch Manager in Leicester employer: Leicester City Football Club (LCFC
Leicester City Football Club is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant and inclusive work culture at the state-of-the-art King Power Performance Centre in Seagrave. With a commitment to employee growth, competitive benefits including a generous leave policy, and a focus on diversity and community engagement, we provide a rewarding environment for those passionate about sports turf management and contributing to the success of our players.
Contact Details:
Leicester City Football Club (LCFC Recruitment Team
