Overview
£57,406 – £61,950
Location – Basingstoke
We’re looking for a motivated and experienced individual to lead our Landscape and Open Spaces team, to help shape neighbourhoods, parks and public spaces that will benefit residents for generations.
You will lead a team of landscape architects, open space officers and a play and projects officer in the delivery of projects and work programmes that enhance parks, play areas, green and blue infrastructure and public spaces across the borough. These support a diverse natural environment, that the council places great value on and that make the borough a great place to live and work.
Working alongside a range of colleagues including planners, grounds maintenance, ecologists, tree specialists and rangers, you will be instrumental in ensuring the council continues to deliver high-quality landscapes for current and future communities.
This position would best suit someone who wants to make a difference and is motivated by having a diverse and varied workload. This is an opportunity for you to help shape and direct the work of the team and to create places that improve residents’ daily lives whilst helping to shape the area’s future growth and development.
You will have significant experience of working within the landscape and open spaces sector with:
- A degree or postgraduate diploma in landscape architecture.
- Chartered membership of the Landscape Institute or an experienced landscape architect actively working towards Chartership.
- Strong management and leadership experience.
- Excellent communication and project management skills.
- A genuine passion for creating landscapes that people love.
The role involves hybrid working with up to 40% home working.