Overview
You will be motivated to work outside in all weathers to physically clean and remove extraneous debris from roof spaces and hard standings throughout the University’s estate. You will use access equipment, including MEWPs and cherry pickers, to clean roof spaces and outlets, and be competent in a wide range of equipment to effectively clean roof and ground‑level external spaces. You will be approachable and support a positive working culture aligned with UOS values. You will provide effective, wide‑ranging solutions to business activities, working across the full portfolio of external spaces and locations. You will carry out planned and reactive works, ensuring high standards aligned with timescales and SFG20 guidelines. You will exhibit a proactive, positive and can‑do approach to work, communicate well, and build relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the university. The role is operational, active and physical, requiring regular work at height, manual handling, use of vibration‑causing equipment, driving of TUOS vehicles, and working at height plant.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Carry out external cleaning and removal of extraneous debris to roof spaces and hard standings across the estate.
- Undertake external inspection of roof spaces and hard standings and report findings.
- Carry out allocated works to the standards identified in SFG20 guidance.
- Monitor and maintain specialist equipment, plant and machinery, including working‑at‑height equipment (e.g. MEWPs).
- Ensure planned working‑at‑height activities comply with TUOS policy, current legislation and permits are in place before commencing work.
- Work flexibly across UOS and satellite locations, including Main Campus, ACS and AMRC.
- Travel independently to identified working locations and be able to carry out lone work with minimal supervision.
- Report any site‑related health and safety issues to your supervisor as soon as reasonably practicable.
- Check equipment regularly, ensuring it is well maintained, has a valid asset number and LOLER inspections are in date.
- Comply with current health and safety legislation.
- Identify and proactively report issues with the building fabric, including roof spaces, gutters and other drainage systems.
- Identify challenges with processes and output of the team, proposing solutions where improvements are required and understanding when to escalated issues.
- Provide effective solutions to challenges, resolving work‑related problems by providing safe and efficient systems of work.
- Prioritise and organise workload aligned to the planned and reactive schedule provided by the Landscape Management Team.
- Ensure all mandatory training is carried out in line with IMS compliance objectives.
- Always represent EFM positively and professionally.
- Monitor own quality of work in line with quality and safety standards, reporting findings and providing effective solutions.
- Support the department with internal team audits to ensure compliance with HSWAS 1974, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 integrated management systems.
- Support all elements of landscape services activity during peak periods, including cold‑weather plan activities, hand gritting, and operation of tractor and vehicle‑mounted equipment.
- Carry out other duties commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.
Person Specification
Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with this role’s criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.
- Experience in carrying out high‑quality cleaning of roof spaces and hard standings (Essential – Application/Interview)
- Experience of preparing and using a variety of standard and non‑standard external hard‑standing cleaning equipment, working‑at‑height equipment and willingness to undertake IPAF training as required (Essential – Application/Interview)
- Willingness to work outside of core business hours as business needs dictate (Essential – Application/Interview)
- Detailed knowledge of risk management and safe systems of work (Essential – Application/Interview)
- Experience in recording and logging all work tasks to support information procedures (Essential – Application/Interview)
- Hold or be willing to undertake a relevant health and safety qualification (IOSH Managing Safely) (Essential – Application/Interview)
- Hold a full and current UK driver’s licence (Essential – Application/Interview)
- Ability to assess, organise resources, plan, progress, and check own standards of work (Essential – Application/Interview)
- Experience of working safely externally in all weathers (Essential – Application/Interview)
Further Information
- Grade: 4
- Salary: £25,249 – £26,707 per annum with potential to progress to £28,778 per annum.
- Work arrangement: Full Time
- Line manager: Landscape Operations Manager
- Direct reports: None
- Website: www.shef.ac.uk/efm
- Closing date: 31/05/2026
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.
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