Assistant Manager (Landscape Design) - (Re-Advertisement)

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for an Assistant Manager to join our Landscape Design team on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

Position Details

The Assistant Manager will assist in management of our award-winning local authority practice; leading the development, design and project-management of a range of projects which will contribute to shaping the future of Glasgow’s Parks and open spaces.

To be successful you should have excellent communication and leadership skills, which are essential to lead discussions with communities and external partner organisations.

A degree, or equivalent level qualification, in a subject related to Landscape Design, Greenspace, the Environment or Sustainability and/or demonstrable previous relevant project management/team management experience, project planning and people management skills is an essential requirement for this role. As is a current driving licence.

Previous relevant experience of contracts, partnership working, grant funding applications and sourcing funding and managing applications is essential. As are good organisational/ IT/ presentation skills and the ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: 35 per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday

Annual Salary: £42,266.24 - £49,186.79 on an incremental scale

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service
• 12.5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.

Application Packs

The following alternative Application Packs can be requested in other format for example, Braille, Audio and other languages.  To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054.  Packs will be posted out to you 2nd class within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request.  Please note the closing date of the job advert if requesting this to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return to us.

Further Information

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