Green Spaces Officer

Green Spaces Officer

Temporary Contract

Job Details

Client: Runnymede Borough Council
Service Area: Environmental Services / Green Spaces
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 19 October 2026
End Date: 25 July 2027
Duration: 40 weeks
Number of Roles: 1

Working Pattern

1 day working from home.
2 days in the office.
2 days in the field.

Location

Runnymede Civic Centre
Station Road
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 2AH

Pay

PAYE Rate: £14.08 per hour

Job Overview

Runnymede Borough Council is seeking a Green Spaces Officer to support playgrounds, parks, open spaces, allotments and wider green space improvement projects.

The role will involve coordinating improvement projects, supporting Health and Safety, preparing and reviewing risk assessments, liaising with grounds maintenance teams, supervising contractors and volunteers, and helping to improve the value of the borough's green spaces.

Important – Please Read Carefully

This is a Green Spaces / Parks / Playgrounds role.

Candidates should have experience in green spaces, parks, playgrounds, grounds maintenance, environmental services, project coordination, contractor supervision or volunteer supervision.

Health and Safety and risk assessment experience is important.

Key Responsibilities

• Support parks and green spaces
• Support playground projects
• Support open spaces
• Support allotments
• Maintain Health and Safety standards
• Prepare risk assessments
• Review risk assessments
• Coordinate improvement projects
• Monitor project timescales
• Monitor project budgets
• Liaise with grounds teams
• Provide technical guidance
• Encourage best practice
• Liaise with stakeholders
• Work with residents
• Work with contractors
• Work with volunteers
• Support conservation work
• Support planting
• Support habitat creation
• Supervise contractors
• Supervise volunteers
• Assist with management plans
• Assist with events

Essential Experience & Skills

• Green spaces experience
• Parks experience
• Playground experience
• Grounds maintenance knowledge
• Open spaces experience
• Environmental services
• Project coordination
• Contractor supervision
• Volunteer supervision
• Health and Safety
• Risk assessments
• Stakeholder liaison
• Resident liaison
• Technical guidance
• Organisation skills
• Communication skills
• Field working ability

Desirable

• Local authority experience
• Playground management
• Parks improvement projects
• Allotments experience
• Tree team support
• Management plans
• Event support
• Conservation work
• Habitat creation
• Horticulture or landscaping

Additional Information

This role is split across home working, office working and field work.

Target interview date is 16 October 2026.

Interview will be held on site. Candidates should ask for Justin Sander at Civic Addlestone Centre.

Candidate submission deadline is 14 October 2026.

Maximum CVs per agency: 3.

Disclaimer

On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

Job Reference: OR117466

Screening Questions

1. Green spaces/parks experience?
2. Playground or grounds experience?
3. Project coordination experience?
4. Risk assessment experience?
5. Contractor/volunteer supervision?
6. Can you work office/field/WFH split?

Skills: Green Spaces, Parks, Playgrounds, Grounds Maintenance, Open Spaces, Risk Assessments, Contractors, Volunteers, Conservation, Local Authority