Senior Executive Parks and Landscape Officer - Kildare County Council

Senior Executive Parks and Landscape Officer - Kildare County Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 26/11/2026, 15:00

Senior Executive Parks and Landscapes Officer

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Job summary

Reporting to the Senior Parks and Landscape Officer, the Senior Executive Parks and Landscape Officer is a senior management position within the Transport, Mobility and Open Spaces Directorate of Kildare County Council. They have responsibility for the development, management and administration of the parks service which includes public realm areas, parks and recreation facilities and biodiversity initiatives. This position may also be developed to incorporate an area management element into the role. The Senior Executive Parks & Landscape Officer will be required to have good knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety Legislation and associated Regulations. They will also be required to have an understanding of the role and duties of managers in safety management in the workplace.

A full Job Summary/Description is available in the Information Booklet.

Main Duties of the Job

The control, maintenance and development of parks and public realm open spaces (including recreational facilities therein).

The planning, design and construction of new parks and open spaces.

The management of planting and maintenance of trees on public thoroughfares and public open spaces.

A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.

Information about the organisation

Kildare County Council is one of 31 Local Authorities in the Republic of Ireland. The Council has responsibility for the delivery of a wide range of services which are necessary to the physical, economic, social, and cultural life of County Kildare, with a focus on making Kildare an attractive place to live, work and invest. Kildare County Council have 40 elected members representing 5 Municipal Districts, Athy, Kildare/Newbridge, Naas, Clane/Maynooth and Celbridge/Leixlip.

An opportunity now exists in Kildare County Council for the position of Senior Executive Parks and Landscapes Officer.

Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:

Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.

The annual leave allowance for the position of Senior Executive Parks and Landscape Officer is 30 days.

Selection Process Details

A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

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