Landscape Officer

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A career in local government can be very rewarding, offering a variety of roles and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Wyre Council offers this development through many of its career paths.

To apply for one of our vacancies, click on ‘apply online’ to begin your application

Are you passionate about creating beautiful, sustainable places for communities to enjoy? Do you want to use your design skills to make a real difference to parks, open spaces and woodlands across Wyre? If so, we’d love you to join us.

Key Responsibilities

As our Landscape Officer, you will:

• Develop design concepts, masterplans, technical drawings and costings
• Consult with communities and stakeholders to shape meaningful places
• Ensure safe, high-quality delivery of landscape projects
• Explore and secure funding opportunities
• Promote sustainable, biodiverse and innovative design solutions
• Assist with the project management, the procurement and construction phases.

About the role

We’re delivering a programme of innovative environmental improvements across our parks, open spaces and council-managed woodlands. From play to biodiversity enhancements, you’ll shape meaningful schemes that support health, wellbeing and sustainability for our residents and for the environment.

You’ll work with a welcoming team who are passionate about public spaces and the environment who work closely together with key other departments and stakeholders to deliver great outcomes and results.

Our commitment to sustainability runs through everything we do. You’ll design and deliver projects that prioritise biodiversity, nature-based solutions, and long-term environmental.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• A qualified Landscape, Urban or Garden designer
• Creative, innovative and passionate about environmental design
•  Can lead on community engagement and assist with project management
• Experienced in delivering landscape improvements in public spaces
• A positive member of the team who enjoys working collaboratively
• Committed to sustainability, inclusivity and excellent public service

Additional Requirements

A full UK driving licence is essential, and you should be comfortable working on projects on a variety of sites across Wyre.

What’s in it for you?

• Flexi time and the option to work remotely part of the week as agreed with your line manager.
• Free parking on site.
• Generous annual leave allowance. A minimum of 24 days (pro rata) in addition to all bank holidays, rising to 26 days after four years and 29 days after five years local government service.
• Future development – face to face and virtual courses in line with your developmental goals.
• Employee wellbeing support.
• A local government pension scheme, with generous employer contribution.
• The opportunity to work for the local community and make a difference.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited by the idea of shaping greener, healthier and more vibrant public spaces in Wyre, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply online and for more information about this vacancy, please visit our website www.wyre.gov.uk

Closing date: 10 August 2026