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Countryside Ranger

Salary: £30,023 - £33,142
Grade: E 
Job reference: HR25/21
Hours per week: 37 
Location: Fleet, Hampshire 
Type: Permanent 
Closing Date: 12 October 2025 
Interview date: TBC

The job 

Are you passionate about protecting and enhancing biodiversity, whilst engaging with others to deliver positive outcomes for people and wildlife? 

If so, an excellent opportunity has arisen to work for Hart District Council’s multi-award-winning Countryside Department. You will be part of a friendly and professional team of rangers, who are passionate about working in our beautiful landscape, to maintain biodiverse, well managed and welcoming Countryside Sites.  

With a variety of areas, including SSSIs, Special Protection Areas and Country Parks, you will get the opportunity to work across several different habitat types across Hart district. The role will also support the Senior Ranger in delivering Council priorities, through increasing our profile, presence, and impact.  

The applicant 

You should be: 

• Enterprising, resourceful, enthusiastic, and self-motivated. 
• Friendly and provide excellent standards of customer service to inspire those around you. 
• Experienced in the use of a wide range of relevant machinery such as tractors, chainsaws and brush-cutters would be desirable.  

You should have: 

• Experience of conservation grazing regimes and working with livestock and graziers.
• A passion for connecting people with the environment and willing to share your wildlife knowledge.
• An understanding of management plans and a variety of relevant habitat management techniques.
• A flexible approach to working is essential as weekend and evening hours are required.   

Countryside Ranger job description

Interviews are scheduled to be held on site at Hart District Council Offices.  

If you would like to discuss the role, please email countryside@hart.gov.uk.  

Please include a CV and supporting statement (2 sides of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and how your knowledge and experience makes you a great candidate. 

Apply for Countryside Ranger

Recently closed vacancies

Assistant Countryside Ranger

Salary: £26,832 - £29,539
Grade: D 
Job reference: HR25/20
Hours per week: 37 
Location: Fleet, Hampshire 
Type: Fixed Term - 6 months 
Closing Date: 26 September 2025 
Interview date: TBC

Assistant Countryside Ranger job description 

Equal opportunities, employment policies and volunteering

Hart District Council is an equal opportunities employer. View the Employment Application privacy notice that will apply if you are taken forward to the interview stage. Read our corporate policies for more information about our working practices and policies. You can also find out more about working in local government and career opportunities for young people

We are committed to supporting and developing all our staff. We strive to create a culture that is inclusive, innovative, and enjoyable. We support our staff in maintaining a good work/life balance. 

We support Hart Voluntary Action which promotes and supports the development of volunteering. They have a range of volunteering opportunities available in the Hart District. For more information please visit the HVA website.