Senior Executive Parks and Landscape Officer

Job title: Senior Executive Parks and Landscape Officer

Employer: Kildare County Council

Location: Kildare

Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 26th November 2026

Salary: Starting at €80,680

About the Employer:

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.

About the Role:

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.

The Senior Executive Parks & Landscape Officer duties include but are not limited to the following:

• 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.

• Support the development of the Council’s biodive...

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