Hard Landscaping Maintenance Engineer

Bristol City Council; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Local Government Pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Bristol City Council’s Parks and Green Spaces Service is seeking an experienced surveyor or engineer to act as the in-house subject matter expert for our parks’ assets repair and capital investment programmes.

You will inspect and survey structures, diagnose defects, and specify repair or renewal solutions, reporting to the Assets Manager. Hybrid working arrangements are available, with a focus on delivering high quality public spaces.

Qualifications

• Qualified to HNC / NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in civil engineering / construction.
• Experience inspecting, surveying and diagnosing defects in civil/engineered structures.
• Ability to specify repair, renewal or conservation solutions and liaise with other specialists when needed.

Responsibilities

• Inspect/survey assets to identify main causes of defects in structures.
• Investigate, diagnose and confirm repair approaches and suitable solutions.
• Report to Assets Manager and contribute to the repair and capital investment programmes.

Education

HNC/HNVQ Level 4 in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job reference VAC008312 Date posted 21/09/2026 Application closing date 12/10/2026 Location Bower Ashton Depot Kennel Lodge Road Bristol BS3 2JT Salary BG12: £42,839 - £46142 Package Flexible working hoursPension schemePaid expenses Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Construction and Building Maintenance, Parks and Gardens Attachments Person Specification.pdf Job Description.pdf

Bristol City Council’s Parks and Green Spaces Service manages one of Bristol's most important community assets, providing a vital citywide resource for recreation and leisure, health and wellbeing and access to nature and wildlife. The service manages a diverse and nationally important green space estate across 2000 hectares including heritage estates, formal parks and gardens, cemeteries, allotments, trees and woodland and children and young people’s play facilities.

We have a new opportunity within the Parks Service for an experienced surveyor or engineer to be our in-house subject matter expert - providing practical support to deliver our parks’ assets repair programme and our capital investment programme. You will be able to make a significant impact on the quality of our parks and green spaces and on the communities that use and experience them.

Our asset base includes walls and railings, footpaths and roads, lakes, weirs, bridges, memorials and ancient monuments, play areas, ball courts and bike tracks. Reporting to our Assets Manager you will be able to inspect/survey, investigate, diagnose and confirm main causes of defects within structures and then specify suitable solutions for their repair, renewal, restoration, conservation, or demolition. You will recommend when other subject matter expert advice is needed.

Qualified to HNC / NVQ HNC Level 4 or equivalent and above in civil engineering / construction you will also have a period of relevant practical experience to demonstrate competence in the repair, refurbishment and maintenance of a range of civil / engineered structures.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Richard Fletcher [e-mail]

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

Thepersonal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.