Countryside Management Officer

BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Bridgend seeks a Countryside Management Officer to manage nature reserves and lead biodiversity projects. The ideal candidate should have countryside management experience, project planning skills, and the ability to engage with local communities. This role offers a mix of outdoor work and structured office hours in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Work across beautiful landscapes

Supportive team environment

Healthy blend of outdoor and office work

Qualifications

• Ability to conduct a basic conversation through the medium of Welsh.
• Valid driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Manage local nature reserves across the county.
• Plan and deliver habitat restoration and biodiversity projects.
• Work with local communities and schools for environmental care.
• Oversee contractors for access improvements.
• Support local and national environmental targets.

Skills

Practical countryside management experience

Project planning

Teamwork

Budgeting

Habitat management

Surveying

Job description

Countryside Management Officer

Job description

37 hours per week

About the Role

Do you thrive on fresh air, open spaces, and making a real difference to the natural world — but also enjoy seeing your plans come to life through well-managed projects and collaboration?

Then this could be your perfect balance.

As a Countryside Management Officer, you be at the heart of protecting, enhancing, and celebrating Bridgend’s rich and varied natural environment — from our rugged coastlines and river valleys to rolling hills and nature reserves.

Your week might start in the office, developing management plans, coordinating volunteer activities, or engaging with community partners. By midweek, you could be out in the field — inspecting habitats, leading conservation tasks, or liaising with contractors on practical improvement works. Every day offers something new.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing local nature reserves across the county.
• Planning and delivering habitat restoration and biodiversity projects.
• Working closely with local communities, schools, and volunteer groups to inspire care for the environment.
• Overseeing contractors, maintenance programmes, and access improvements.
• Supporting local and national environmental targets — helping to make Bridgend greener, healthier, and more resilient.

About You

You’ll be passionate about nature and sustainability, with practical countryside management experience and a knack for teamwork. You’ll combine field skills — habitat management, surveying, site maintenance — with confidence in project planning, budgeting, and partnership working.

You’ll be just as comfortable in wellies as you are in meetings.

Why Join Us?

• Work across some of South Wales’s most beautiful landscapes.
• Play a key role in shaping the future of our natural spaces.
• Enjoy a healthy blend of outdoor work and structured office time.
• Be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team committed to nature recovery and community wellbeing.

Join Bridgend County Borough Council and help us protect what makes our county special — its countryside, its wildlife, and the people who care for it.

Apply today and take your career outdoors!

The ability to conduct a basic conversation through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 03 December 2025

Shortlisting Date: 04 December 2025

Interview Date: 11 December 2025