Fairyhouse Racecourse hosted its first race in 1848 and is now one of Irelands leading racecourses. It hosts 21 race meetings plus other events throughout the year, including several high-profile races over both the Flat and National Hunt seasons. Our people and their passion for what they do is at the heart of our core values.

Join our team in ensuring the provision of a safe and exceptional racing surface, jumps, and ancillary features such as stables and parade rings. Assist in maintaining and presenting the racecourse grounds and racing
surface to the highest standards.

Core values: Respect, Ambition, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity, Pride & Passion.
Competencies: Customer Focus, Developing Self, Energy & Pace, Innovation & Change, Leadership, Team.
Job title: Groundsperson
Reporting to: Track Foreperson
Closing Date: Friday 6th February 2026

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Fairyhouse boasts approximately 100 acres of racing surface that demands meticulous maintenance. The responsibilities and competencies required for the role of Groundsperson at Fairyhouse Racecourse include

Key Responsibilities:

•  Assist in the preparation and maintenance of the racing surface and associated areas throughout the year
• by:
•  Appropriate grass cutting, rolling, fertilising, scarifying, aeration, irrigation, power washing, etc
•  Safe and effective operation of machinery
•  Replacement of divots and filling holes with appropriate soil/sand mixtures
•  Assist in the preparation of jumps, rails, stables, general grounds, etc to quality standards
•  Apply fertilizers and, if qualified, spraying products safely and in accordance with label instructions.
•  Implement the racecourse watering policy.
•  Supervise race day casual staff when required.
•  Maintain awareness of biodiversity and environmental goals of the organization.
•  Perform other necessary job duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience

•  Knowledge of soil and grass management/sportsturf.
•  Experience with irrigation or umbilical pumping/slurry systems preferred.
•  Proficiency in operating a range of grounds maintenance machinery safely.
•  Ability to perform basic routine maintenance of machinery and handheld equipment advantageous.
•  Chemical spraying qualification preferred but not essential.
•  Basic horse handling knowledge and industry familiarity advantageous.
•  Strong communication skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to work effectively as part of a dedicated professional team.

Compensation and Benefits

•  Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
•  7% employer pension scheme.
•  25 days annual leave.
•  Company days and service leave days.
•  Continuous professional development and wellness programs.
•  AIR membership for free entry to all Irish race meetings.
•  Membership to the ATPI.
•  Access to sports and social club activities.
•  Provided work phone and laptop.
•  Racing TV subscription discount.

As racing is a seven-day business, flexibility in relation to working hours is required. You will be required to work some weekends and evenings.
HRI is an equal opportunities employer. Interview candidates will be provided with any necessary reasonable accommodations when called for interview.

Customer Focus

•  Knows who the customer is
•  Always interacts professionally with the customer and adapts own manner to suit individual customer needs
•  Takes pride in delivering a high quality service

Developing Self

•  Actively seeks to develop by seeking feedback to gain insights for required improvement and proactively identifies skills gaps
•  Develops self-awareness through being curious, listening and sharing with colleagues
•  Uses internal opportunities to learn about wider organisation along with knowledge of own role

Energy & Pace

•  Approaches every activity with a desire for success and a ‘can do’ attitude
•  Understands own goals and objectives and how these impact wider department objectives
•  Displays an understanding of the importance of deadlines and an ability to meet same, striving to surpass expectations while maintaining high standards for attention to detail and adhering to company procedures

Innovation & Change

•  Brings potential solutions rather than problems to manager/colleagues
•  Considers all activities to be worthy of review for effectiveness and efficiency of process
•  Adjusts positively to changing tasks or new responsibilities when needed and is comfortable with new technologies

Leadership

•  Focuses on individual accountability in roles and takes responsibility for the successful completion of own tasks
•  Shows initiative and energy to get things done
•  Is creative in approach and can think outside the box in terms of problem solving

Team

•  Builds relationships with team members and stakeholders
•  Shares knowledge with others and is open to learning from other colleagues
•  Illustrates willingness to help others and is approachable

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