Playground Engineer

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week

Worker Type: Mobile

Salary: Starting Salary is £28,598 (Level one) rising to £31,022 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) (pay award pending)

Location: Woodthorpe Grange Park, Woodthorpe Drive, Nottingham, NG5 4HA, though the position is ‘mobile’ with work covering the entire City.

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

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 relevent 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 Martin Harris by email at [email protected] 

Closing Date: Friday 31st July 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: Thursday 13th August 2026 

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