Skilled Groundsperson

Location:  Manchester, GB

Opening Date:  20 Mar 2025

Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time

Contract Type:  Permanent

Our Story

Manchester City is an English Premier League club whose roots began in East Manchester. From its first incarnation as St Mark’s West Gorton in 1880, the club became Manchester City FC in 1894. Behind each title lies emotion, moments and memories that resonate with millions of supporters around the world. Manchester City fans are known for their commitment and togetherness, as a Club that fights to the end.

Our Winning Team

MCFC is built on a vision for sustainability, with an academy structure designed to support long-term first team success, to engagement with the communities in which we reside. Together with our passionate fans and valued network of partners, we are developing Manchester City’s future history.

The MCFC Grounds team are currently looking for support in the management and delivery of grounds maintenance at all of our operational sites, setting and ensuring the highest standards of safety and grounds maintenance.

Please be aware, this role includes working shift patterns and regular weekend/matchday working.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

• Deliver high quality grounds maintenance services at all MCFC sites to the highest standard, in line with MCFC policies, legislative, environmental and certifying authorities’ compliance and best practice.
• To be responsible for allocated ground maintenance tasks from start to completion including scoping the task, pricing and ordering materials, undertaking the work personally or coordinating and supervising others to ensure its timely completion.
• Ensure all Health and Safety requirements for each task is in line with H&S legislation, best practice and MCFC H&S policy.
• Ensure that the monthly/weekly planning and day to day operation for the delivery of grounds services at MCFC sites is to the highest standard, in line with health and safety, legislative, environmental and certifying authorities’ compliance and best practice.
• Monitor the results of the grounds maintenance service and suggest and deliver improvements.
• Work closely with partners and stakeholders in order to provide the most suitable environment for the users of grounds facilities.

What we are looking for

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Sportsturf or working towards it.
• Pesticides Application 1, 2 and 6 spraying certificates
• Demonstrable experience in a Grounds Maintenance role with knowledge of health and safety legislation in practice

Desirable

• Experience with maintenance of reinforced pitches, preferably Desso or Fibresand
• Some supervisory experience

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview.

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.