Landscape Technician
Glasgow City Council
Job Description
An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Landscape Technician to join our Greenspace and Biodiversity Team on a permanent basis.
NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.
If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.
Position Details
Reporting to the Assistant Manager (Landscape Design), you will deliver a range of environmental initiatives, including our exciting programme of play area renewal and environmental improvements across our Parks throughout the City as part of Glasgow's Parks and Greenspaces Vision.
You will prepare sketches, designs and tender documents for a variety of projects.
You must be proficient in use of Microsoft Office and should be able to communicate with a range of stakeholders verbally, in writing and using drawn information and be able to demonstrate creative flair.
The following are essential requirements for this role:
- A Landscape Architecture qualification, an HNC/HND in Compute Aided Draughting and Design qualification with relevant landscape design workplace-based training across a range of project types, or a related qualification in Greenspace/Parks Project Delivery.
- Previous relevant landscape design experience and/or Landscape Architecture training, along with a good understanding of the design process and the principles of children’s play provision.
- A current driving licence.
Project planning skills and a full working knowledge of design processes, procedures and systems within the field of Landscape Design are desirable as is experience of PowerPoint/Presentation & graphics presentation software.
Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.
It is anticipated that interviews will take place from week commencing 11th May
Contract Details
Weekly Hours: 35 hours
Work Pattern: Monday - Friday
Annual Salary: £37,590.25 - £43,771.71 on an incremental scale
Benefits of working with us
Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:
- 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)
- 12.5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)
- Local government pension scheme
- Life and Personal Accident Insurance
- Occupational Sickness Pay
- Staff Benefit Scheme
- Glasgow Credit Union
For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.
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Further Information
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