Chingford Golf Course - London - South East

Greenkeeper 14 October 2026

Job Opportunities within Sports Grounds Team at Epping Forest

City of London Corporation – Workplace Department

Chingford Golf Course & Wanstead Flats Playing Fields

Required: Assistant Grounds and Green Keeper

Are you passionate about outdoor work and take pride in maintaining sports facilities for visitors to enjoy? We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Grounds and Greens Keeper to join our Sports Team within Epping Forest.

Working across Chingford Golf Course and Wanstead Flats Playing Fields, you'll help maintain one of London's busiest public golf courses and a large portfolio of football pitches at the 2nd largest concentration of football pitches in Europe, ensuring they remain safe, presentable and ready for play throughout the year.

About The Role

As part of a dedicated grounds team, you will carry out a wide range of sports turf maintenance and greenkeeping duties, including:

• Maintaining golf course greens, tees, fairways,



bunkers and football pitches to a high standard.
• Operating and maintaining a variety of specialist grounds maintenance machinery and equipment.
• Marking out football pitches and preparing sports facilities for matches and training.
• Carrying out daily inspections, repairs and routine maintenance to playing surfaces.
• Maintaining buildings, changing facilities and compounds to ensure they are clean, safe and welcoming.
• Supporting the delivery of sporting events and providing excellent customer service to visitors and sports clubs.

This is a hands-on role requiring outdoor work throughout the year in all weather conditions.

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience in sports turf maintenance, greenkeeping or grounds maintenance.
• Holds an NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf Maintenance (or equivalent).
• Holds, or is willing to obtain, relevant NPTC/LANTRA qualifications, including tractor operation

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