Overview
Job Title: Semi-Skilled Grounds Person Cricket
Job Reference: REQ251000
Date Posted: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Operational Services Monthly grade 3 from £24794 to £26230 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.
Full Time, Open ended.
Estates and Facilities management are looking for a Semi Skilled cricket Grounds Person to join the team at Loughborough University.
Here’s more about the role.
To carry out skilled maintenance and development works on sports grounds with the minimum of supervision. This post will be concentrated on cricket, within but not exclusive to the ECB National Cricket Academy during the playing season. Experience, a level of skills and flexibility are considered essential requirements for this post.
For this role, the successful candidate will require:
Previous sports ground maintenance experience
Experience in cricket pitch preparation preferred but not essential
Experience of operation of a wide range of machinery
Full clean driving licence
The ability to be flexible with regards to working hours
Our Benefits
At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include:
Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme
Where you work - access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Financial wellbeing - competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities
Support for you and those close to you – through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options.
Health and wellbeing - discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support
Travel and sustainability - access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting
Why you should apply:
You will be working on beautiful grounds with access to plenty of refreshment outlets, excellent sporting facilities and on-campus nursery. One of the university’s core values focuses on wellbeing, and we are committed to continuing your personal development and training while you are here with us and working with you to maintain a strong work life balance.
As well as being an excellent place to study, Loughborough is also a great place to work, and we look forward to meeting you!
Reasonable Adjustments
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process. If there are any additional adjustments, you’d like to request please contact f.m.admin@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.
How you can apply:
All applications must be made by our University Jobs Portal. We cannot accept CV’s.
For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
