Make a difference every day
Are you looking for a job where you can see the difference you make?
Our Public Realm teams help keep Barking and Dagenham clean, safe and welcoming for everyone. From keeping streets clean and maintaining parks, to repairing roads and collecting waste, you'll help make a visible difference every day.
Why Barking and Dagenham?
Barking and Dagenham is a borough that's changing for the better.
We're one of London's youngest and most diverse communities, with ambitious plans for growth, investment and regeneration. We're creating cleaner, greener and more welcoming neighbourhoods, while working hard to improve the things that matter most to residents. Our Public Realm teams play a vital role in that transformation every day.
Whether it's keeping streets clean, caring for our award-winning parks, tackling environmental issues or supporting our borough-wide Days of Action, you'll be helping to create a borough people are proud to live in. Our Days of Action are held twice a month in hotspot areas, bringing together council services, residents, schools, businesses and community groups to clean-up litter and fly-tips.
If you’re passionate about improving public spaces and working directly with communities, this is your opportunity to make a visible difference where it matters most.
Opportunities in Public Realm
We recruit to a wide range of frontline and operational roles, including:
• Street cleansing
• Waste and recycling
• Parks and grounds maintenance
• Highways
• Fleet and transport
• Caretaking services
• Cemeteries and open spaces
• Environmental and incident response services Whether you're starting your career, returning to work or looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Why join us?
When you join Public Realm, you'll:
• Make a visible difference in your local community
• Be part of supportive and dedicated teams
• Learn new skills and gain valuable experience
• Access training and career development opportunities
• Work for an Investors in People Gold employer committed to supporting staff wellbeing and growth
• Help shape the future of one of London's most ambitious boroughs [
More than a job
Working in Public Realm isn't just about maintaining streets, parks and public spaces.
It's about helping create neighbourhoods where people feel safe, welcome and proud to live.
It's about serving local communities, protecting the environment and improving quality of life for residents every single day.
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