Cormac
Head Gardener, Trenance Valley, Newquay
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About Us
Cormac Environment Service provides a comprehensive, end-to-end Park and Open Spaces management service across Cornwall. Our professional and operational teams deliver expert grounds maintenance, quality parks enhancement projects, play facility installation, improvement and repair works, as well as an ongoing stewardship of a wide variety of species across diverse landscapes from parks, formal gardens, open spaces, sports pitches, cemeteries, waterways, and roadside landscapes. Sustainability and the Natural Environment is at the heart of all we do, adapting maintenance to favour habitats and biodiversity.
What You’ll Do
- Lead small teams across a variety of public spaces and parks incorporating volunteers into maintenance activities.
- Carry out routine and specialist grounds maintenance tasks
- Use grounds maintenance machinery and tools
- Ensure safe working practices and site standards
- Support the development and mentoring of team members
- Assist with inspections, planning, and delivery of maintenance schedules
- Contribute to biodiversity and habitat-enhancement projects
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✅ What We Offer
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities
- Career progression within a growing environmental services team
- Access to mental health and wellbeing support
- Uniform, PPE, and modern equipment provided
Our Values
- Environmental Stewardship – protecting and enhancing Cornwall’s green assets
- Safety First – ensuring the wellbeing of our people and communities
- Quality – delivering excellent standards in all maintenance activities
- Teamwork – supporting an inclusive and collaborative working culture
- Continuous Improvement – investing in innovation, training, and staff development
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant horticultural or land-based qualifications (e.g. Level 2/3)
- Experience operating grounds maintenance machinery (e.g. mowers, strimmers, ride-on equipment)
- ROLO or equivalent H&S training
- PA1/PA6 pesticide qualifications (desirable)
- LGV or C1 +E category licence
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Our offer to you
- Salary: £30,566.00
- Working Hours: 37
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Base: Newquay, Cornwall
- Closing Date: Midnight Thursday 6th August 2026
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Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. This role is subject to a basic DBS check. If the role is working with vulnerable individuals and/or children and young people, you will be asked to complete a relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.
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Contact us
If you’d like to have a discussion about the role, please feel free to contact our in-house resourcing team for an informal chat about the role.
Thank you for your interest in supporting our important work at the Corserv Group.
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