Assistant Groundsperson

Based at Manchester City Football Academy, this permanent full-time role supports the delivery of grounds maintenance across Manchester City sites. You will help prepare, maintain and improve high-quality football environments for players, colleagues and visitors, while developing your skills within a professional sports turf setting. The role includes regular weekend and matchday working.

Who We Are

Manchester City is a football club rooted in East Manchester, with a story that began in 1880 and continues to grow today. Built on resilience, belief and togetherness, success on the pitch is driven by the moments and memories shared with millions of Fans around the world. City is known for its bravery, its determination to the very end and its strong connection to where we come from. With Mancunian roots and a global outlook, we are shaped by our Fans and driven by a long-term vision, from developing future talent to supporting the communities we call home. Together, we are creating the next chapter, the City way.

Within our Grounds team, we create and maintain the high-quality playing and training environments that support players, colleagues and visitors across Manchester City sites. From pitch preparation to longer-term maintenance, the team works with care, consistency and pride to ensure our facilities are safe, professional and ready for football.

The Role

As Assistant Groundsperson, you will support the day-to-day delivery of grounds maintenance across Manchester City sites, helping to ensure our pitches, landscaping and wider facilities are safe, well-presented and ready for use. You will work as part of the Grounds team to maintain high standards in line with Club policies, health and safety procedures and best practice.

You will contribute to allocated maintenance tasks, including pitch preparation, marking out and setting up playing surfaces, preparing machinery for use and applying granular products where competent to do so. You will also support routine grounds activity, assist with project work and help ensure urgent repairs or site issues are made safe.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys practical work, teamwork and developing technical sports turf skills. You will work closely with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders while continuing to learn within a fast-moving football environment.

What You’ll Bring

⚽ Experience or knowledge of sports turf or grounds maintenance, ideally within winter sports or a comparable grounds environment.

⚽ NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf (or working towards).

⚽ Ability to support pitch preparation, including marking out, setting up playing surfaces and preparing machinery for safe use.

⚽ Awareness of health and safety requirements in grounds or sports turf work.

⚽ Clear communication skills, reliability and a flexible approach to working as part of a team.

⚽ Motivation to keep learning, self-evaluate and develop practical grounds maintenance skills.

Why Choose Us

Working at Manchester City means being supported to do your best, with the flexibility and encouragement to look after your wellbeing. We are committed to helping our people learn, grow and thrive in a culture built on collaboration, openness and hard work.

As part of our team, you will receive 26 days’ annual leave plus a day off for your birthday, private healthcare and dental cover, and an annual discretionary bonus. You will also have access to a Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP support, and a company pension and life assurance.

You can enjoy a range of additional benefits, including cycle to work, Give As You Earn, discounted match tickets, savings in the City Store, a free City+ subscription, stadium tour discounts, and wider retail and lifestyle offers.

How to Apply

If this role sounds like it is for you, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your application via our careers site by 8 July. We encourage you to apply as soon as you can.

The recruitment process is expected to include application review, followed by interviews on 13 July.

We work with a select group of agency partners and do not accept unsolicited applications. Any CVs submitted without prior agreement will be treated as a direct application.

Equal Opportunities

City Football Group is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability - physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We strive to provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or accommodations to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process. Please contact Hiring@cityfootball.com.

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.