Green Space Officer - Harlow District Council

Green Space Officer - Harlow District Council

Harlow District Council

Temporary, Full Time

£350 per day (umbrella)

Location: Harlow

Closing Date: 27th February 2026

Essex County Council are delighted to be supporting Harlow District Council to recruit a temporary Green Space Officer on a 12-month basis. Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on site 3 days per week.

Harlow is a district of contrasts and an ideal location to both live and work. The town itself is thriving, with excellent shopping and leisure facilities for all ages. We have good road links to the M11 and M25 and excellent rail connections to London and Stansted Airport, just 35 minutes and 20 minutes away from Harlow respectively.

The role:

Harlow District Council are seeking an experienced Green Space Officer to lead the ongoing development, management, and improvement of our parks, green spaces, and related environmental services. Reporting to the Green Space Development Manager, this role will oversee a wide-ranging portfolio including parks, play areas, cemeteries, woodlands, biodiversity, land drainage, and community facilities.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, inclusive green spaces that meet the needs of residents, while managing capital projects, and performance across the unit. The successful candidate will be a collaborator, enabling policy, building partnerships, and championing environmental sustainability.

This is a key role at the heart of our environmental delivery — offering a unique opportunity to make a lasting positive impact on communities and the natural environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Green Space Development Manager, you will:

• Manage contractors working on Green Space in Harlow.
• Support a diverse portfolio including parks, play sites, trees, cemeteries, biodiversity, land drainage, and woodland management.
• Deliver outstanding services through effective contract management, performance management, budget oversight.
• Implement strategies, policies, and plans that align with Council and community objectives.
• Foster partnerships across sectors including community groups, health, and regeneration organisations.
• Be a visible and proactive presence in the community, representing the Council at meetings and events.

Key Responsibilities

• Service delivery through contract management.
• Delivery of capital and community projects related to green space.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, and sustainability policies.
• Financial and business planning, including the management of budgets.
• Promoting parks and green spaces via marketing and public engagement.

The experience you will bring:

• Degree in Environmental Management, Horticulture, Landscape or related subject or equivalent.
• A comprehensive working knowledge and experience of working in a similar post.
• Experience in working on own initiative to quality standards with no supervision.
• Experience of inspecting works and overseeing contractual works.
• Practical landscape design, management and appraisal experience.
• Experience of supervising teams/contractors, including volunteers.
• Budget management experience, in particular Capital Budgets

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post please email louise.butler@essex.gov.uk