Green Spaces Officer – Playgrounds

Diamond Blaque HR Solutions; Addlestone; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Runnymede Borough Council is seeking a proactive Green Spaces Officer - Playgrounds to lead improvement projects across parks and playgrounds, ensuring timely delivery and budget control. You will assess risks, supervise contractors and volunteers, and collaborate with councillors, residents and external partners.

The role combines office, home, and field-based work in a hybrid setting, with a focus on practical conservation, habitat creation, and events support as required.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating projects in parks, playgrounds, or related settings.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety, risk assessments and safe working practices.
• Experience supervising contractors or volunteers and monitoring standards of work.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Good organisation and ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate improvement projects across parks, playgrounds, open spaces and allotments, delivering work on time and within budget.
• Prepare and review risk assessments and risk-benefit analyses in line with council health and safety requirements.
• Work closely with grounds maintenance teams, providing technical guidance and promoting best practice.
• Build productive relationships with councillors, council departments, residents, community groups, contractors, businesses and external agencies.
• Supervise contractors and volunteers on projects that enhance the value and use of local green spaces.
• Support practical conservation work, planting and habitat creation with colleagues and volunteers.
• Contribute to park and green-space management plans and assist with the delivery of events when required.

Skills

Project coordination

Health & safety

Contractor supervision

Stakeholder management

Organisation

On-site collaboration

Job description

Do you have experience improving parks, playgrounds, and public open spaces? We are recruiting a proactive Green Spaces Officer - Playgrounds to support Runnymede Borough Council in delivering improvement projects, supervising contractors, and maintaining high health and safety standards across the borough's green spaces.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinate improvement projects across parks, playgrounds, open spaces and allotments, delivering work on time and within budget.
• Prepare and review risk assessments and risk-benefit analyses in line with council health and safety requirements.
• Work closely with grounds maintenance teams, providing technical guidance and promoting best practice.
• Build productive relationships with councillors, council departments, residents, community groups, contractors, businesses and external agencies.
• Supervise contractors and volunteers on projects that enhance the value and use of local green spaces.
• Support practical conservation work, planting and habitat creation with colleagues and volunteers.
• Contribute to park and green-space management plans and assist with the delivery of events when required.

What We're Looking For

• Experience supporting or coordinating projects in parks, playgrounds, grounds maintenance, environmental services or a related setting.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety, risk assessments and safe working practices.
• Confidence supervising contractors or volunteers and monitoring standards of work.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Good organisation, practical judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to support occasional practical work on site.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to make a visible difference to valued community spaces while working in a varied hybrid role that combines office, home and field-based activity.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.