Playground Engineer

The role of Playground Engineer is vital, providing ongoing inspections, repairs and maintenances of all the Council's 100+ playgrounds, ball courts, outdoor gyms and other related features across the City.

Ensuring these facilities remain safe for children to use is at the heart of the role and we are looking for a enthusiastic individual who can identify risks, take the appropriate action to report issues and then carry out suitable repairs to equipment to bring playgrounds back into full use.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience of working outside, in a safe manner, ensuring that all health and safety legislations are followed

Ability to use a mobile phone / tablet based system to undertake weekly site inspections

Ability to undertake general repairs and maintenance operations such as carpentry, painting and metal work including the use of power tools

Hold a full UK driving licence

Hold relevant playground inspections qualifications, or be prepared to undertake the required training

You will be required to join a team of 2 existing Engineers to provide additional capacity to ensure playgrounds are maintained to a high standard.

The role is City wide, based out of a vehicle and will be responsible for inspecting, repairing and reporting on the condition of playgrounds and related facilities. The wider service covers development and improvement of all Green Spaces, including parks, nature reserves and Allotments.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Mark Cumberpatch by email at mark.cumberpatch@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 30th September 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: w/c 12th October 2026

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