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Title: Sports Turf Academy Services Manager

Group: Leicester City Football Club

Role: Operations

Type: Permanent – Full Time

Hours: 37.5

Salary Description: Competitive + Benefits

Salary Range:41600

Closing Date: 31/01/2026

Address 1: LCFC Training Ground, Park Hill Lane

Address 2: Seagrave

Town: Loughborough

County: Leicestershire

Region: East Midlands

Country: United Kingdom

Postcode: LE12 7NG

Kickstart your career Leicester City Football Club as Sports Turf Academy Services Manager!

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 37.5 Hours

Do you have the drive and passion to make a real impact at Leicester City Football Club?

About The Role & Who We’re Scouting

We’re on the lookout for a passionate and skilled Sports Turf Academy Services Manager to join our squad at Leicester City Football Club. As Sports Turf Academy Services Manager, you’ll play a key role in managing Sports Turf Academy’s technical services commercial and operational development. You will engage with grassroots football, multisport clubs and relevant stakeholders to support and facilitate their pitch improvements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage the Technical Services team, overseeing planning and operations.
• Deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality pitch improvement and turf renovation projects across grassroots and professional facilities.
• Provide technical expertise, evaluations, reports, and guidance to turf professionals and volunteers.
• Plan and manage resources, machinery, transport, budgets, and project timelines.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, safeguarding, and environmental standards.
• Drive continuous improvement, meet performance and budget targets, and produce progress reports.
• Build strong relationships with clubs, partners, and stakeholders to support project delivery.
• Contribute to the strategic growth, reputation, and industry presence of the Sports Turf Academy.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience working in Sports Turf Management and specifically have:

Essential

• Proven management and leadership experience with a drive to grow business opportunities.
• Qualified in Sports Turf Management (Level 3 or above) with strong sector knowledge.
• Full driving licence and confidence driving large vehicles with trailers.
• Strong understanding of project management, resource estimation, contracts, and budgets.
• Excellent customer service, relationship management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Highly competent in Microsoft Office with strong administrative abilities.

Desirable

• Experience managing a grounds maintenance business or contracting operations.
• Foundation Degree in Sports Turf Science or higher.
• Experience towing and transporting equipment, and working in grounds maintenance contracting.
• IOSH Health & Safety and First Aid at Work certifications.
• Personal participation in sport (e.g. football, cricket, golf).

If you think your experience and skills match, and you’ve got the drive, energy, and skills to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment, we want you on our team!

About The Club

Leicester City Football Club has a rich and proud history – we’re more than just a football club; we’re a community. Formed in 1884, we’ve achieved incredible milestones, including becoming Premier League champions in 2016 and winning the FA Cup in 2021.

Our commitment to the local community, fans, and world-class experiences extends beyond the pitch. With the opening of our new state-of-the-art training ground in 2021, we continue to invest in our growth and success. Our team at Leicester City is more than just colleagues – we invite you to join our Club and experience the exciting opportunities of a life in the football industry!

Benefits Package

Our people are the lifeblood of the Club, and we feel should be rewarded as such – we offer a competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance for all permanent employees. You’ll enjoy free onsite parking, access to our subsidised staff restaurants and up to 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) amongst a host of other great employee benefits!

One City. One Club. One Leicester.

Leicester City Football Club believes that football is for all, and we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, where valuing the individual is our highest priority. We are working to see equality across all areas of the Club and welcome applications from all areas of the community.

If you have any requirements in regard to the recruitment process, please let us know; we are happy to support your needs.

Next Steps

We’ll be reviewing applications as and when they are submitted and invite shortlisted candidates for interviews, so don’t wait – if you think this role sounds like the right fit, apply today! We’re excited to hear from you and can’t wait to see how you’ll help us reach new heights!