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 and tree maintenance services, quality parks enhancement projects, play facility installation, improvement and repair works, as well as an ongoing stewardship of a wide variety of 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.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a motivated, skilled and experienced Reactive Maintenance Chargehand. This hands-on role involves leading a team and carrying out high-quality repairs across a wide range of sites—including play areas, parks, cemeteries and public open spaces—ensuring safe and efficient operations.
What You will Do
• Lead a small team across a variety of public spaces and parks
• Carry out routine and specialist repairs and maintenance tasks
• Operate a wide range of 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
✅ 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
- LGV or C1E category licence
If you’re working towards these qualifications, we’d still love to hear from you.
If you are passionate about creating and maintaining high‑quality greenspaces that benefit communities and the environment, we would love to hear from you.
Our offer to you
Salary: £30,566.00
Working Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Base: Liskeard, Cornwall
Closing Date: Midnight Thursday 30th July 2026
Click here to read more about us and what benefits we offer.
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.
To apply
It’s really easy to apply for our roles – simply follow the link to create a candidate profile, answer the screening questions and upload a CV.
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.
About the Team
It’s an exciting time to support our work at Cormac Solutions. We are driving growth and innovation across Cornwall and beyond. Our projects are maintaining the connectivity and beauty of Cornwall, enhancing the natural and built environment. We are passionate about ensuring the county has a sustainable infrastructure for all our local residents and visitors. Our project work spans highways development and construction design as well as environmental and conservation programmes that protect Cornwall’s natural heritage.
Working with us, you will be joining a talented team of professionals working collaboratively to bring positive improvements and regeneration to the county. You’ll be rewarded with investment in your professional development and the chance to develop your career creatively with involvement in our diverse projects portfolio. Please follow this link to find out more about us.
Skills Required
- Operate grounds maintenance machinery (mowers, strimmers, ride-on equipment)
- Team leadership and mentoring experience
- Relevant horticultural or land-based qualifications (Level 2/3)
- ROLO or equivalent Health & Safety training
- LGV or C1E category licence
- Basic DBS check (role is subject to a basic DBS)
What We Do
Corserv provides turn-key credit card issuing programs, and APIs to payment issuing and processing services that are used by Banks, Fintechs, and eCommerce companies to create innovative payment, commerce, and finance programs. Corserv's credit credit card issuing and processing programs provides the technology, scale, and expertise for financial institutions of all sizes to profitably offer credit card products to consumer, business, and commercial customers without adding staff. Corserv's APIs to modern issuing and processing services for credit, debit, virtual, and pre-paid payments enable Banks, Fintechs, and eCommerce companies to create innovative solutions for NeoBanking, Expense and AP Management, Door Delivery, Retail Financing, Business Lending, Home Financing, Payroll and HR, Insurance, and Wealth Management.
