Outdoor Learning Consultant: Northern England
About Phoenix Play
Phoenix Play is an independently owned company with over 13 years’ experience designing and supplying inspiring outdoor learning and play environments.
We work closely with a wide range of customers and stakeholders to design purpose-driven, fun outdoor spaces that inspire a love of learning, encourage movement, and create opportunities for connection, friendship and storytelling.
Our mission, Stories Start Here, reflects our belief that great outdoor spaces create the moments that shape how children grow and learn. As an Outdoor Learning Consultant in our Sales Team, you’ll play a key role in helping bring this vision to life.
The Opportunity
Are you looking for a career that is fun, creative and genuinely makes a difference?
We are looking for an Outdoor Learning Consultant to join our Sales Team, covering the North of the UK.
This is a remote, field-based role, combining site visits with home-based admin and design work. Typically, there will be an equal mix of field-based and home-based work across a fortnight, however, this can change depending on customer demand and business needs.
Under the guidance of our Head of Sales, you will work closely with our Internal Sales, Visualisation, Operations and Marketing teams, helping turn a customer’s brief and vision into an inspiring outdoor learning and play space.
What We Offer?
- £27,500 – £40,000 base salary (flexible depending on experience)
- Uncapped commission – realistic OTE £55k–£80k+ within 2 years
- Clear progression path to Divisional Lead
- Tailored 1-to-1 mentoring and in-depth training
- Company car, phone, laptop & travel expenses
- Overseas training opportunities
- Health cover & pension
- 20 days holiday + bank holidays
- Christmas shutdown, your birthday off, plus additional leave for length of service
What You’ll Be Doing
- Travelling throughout your territory to meet with schools, nurseries and customers to assess outdoor space(s)
- Meeting and consulting with Headteachers and Key Stakeholders to discuss their brief and vision
- Surveying and measuring sites
- Producing detailed hand-drawn scaled plans
- Creating imaginative playground designs that support learning and play
- Briefing our Visualisation Team to develop final designs
- Corresponding with customers via email and phone call
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers
- Briefing our Operations Team to ensure successful delivery of projects through the installation phase
- Developing your territory with self-generated enquiries
- Attending industry events and conferences
- Revisiting completed installations to strengthen relationships and create ‘Customer Stories’
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- Passion for outdoor learning and play
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Creative, solutions-focused mindset
- Ability to work independently across a large territory
- Computer literate
Experience & Skills:
- Background within the playground industry
- Empathetic communicator with varied audiences
- Practically minded with a creative eye
- Ability to draw to scale and pencil sketch
- Organised and committed to delivering work on time
Desirable:
- Knowledge of EYFS & Primary education
- Operational, installation and project management experience
- Ability to plan and execute territory development strategies
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Remote / North UK (Head Office: Bristol)
For more information, contact info@phoenixplay.co.uk or call the HR Team on 0117 332 7710
