Outdoor Learning Consultant: South West of England (Office/Field-Based)

About the role

Phoenix Play has over 20 years of experience designing and installing inspiring educational play environments across schools, nurseries and public settings. Our mission “Stories Start Here” reflects our belief that every playground is more than just equipment, it’s a place where friendships are formed, confidence grows, curiosity is encouraged and unforgettable experiences begin. From climbing frames and Early Years outdoor spaces to bespoke outdoor classrooms, every project we create is designed to make a lasting impact on the children who use it. 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 growing Sales Team, covering our established home territory in the South West of England. This is a field-based role that combines customer site visits with office-based admin and design work. Typically, your time will be split evenly between working out in your territory and working alongside our wider team at our Bristol office across a fortnight. Working under the guidance of our Sales Director, you’ll collaborate closely with our Sales, Operations and Creative Design teams to take a customer’s initial brief and vision and turn it into an inspiring outdoor learning and play space. From the first conversation and site visit through to developing the design, presenting your proposal and securing the project, you’ll play a key role in creating outdoor spaces that make a genuine difference to children.

Location: South West of England (Head Office: Bristol)

Responsibilities

• Manage your own territory and customer relationships, taking projects from an initial conversation and site visit through to design, proposal and ultimately installation.
• Travel throughout your territory to meet with schools, nurseries and other customers.
• Meet and consult with Headteachers, Senior Leaders and key stakeholders to understand their needs, brief and vision.
• Survey and measure sites accurately.
• Produce detailed, hand‑drawn scaled plans.
• Develop imaginative playground designs that balance creativity, play value, learning outcomes and customer budgets.
• Brief the Creative Design team to bring your concepts to life and develop final designs.
• Present designs and proposals to customers, confidently communicating the thinking and value behind them.
• Follow up opportunities, and work with customers and internal teams to secure projects.
• Build and maintain strong, long‑term customer relationships.
• Brief the Operations Team once a project is secured, and support a smooth handover from sale through to installation.
• Proactively develop your territory and generate new opportunities.
• Attend industry events and conferences.
• Revisit completed installations to strengthen customer relationships, identify future opportunities and create inspiring Customer Stories.

Requirements

• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Strong organisation and the ability to manage your own workload.
• Confidence working independently across a large territory.
• Commercial drive and the ambition to grow an established territory.
• Good computer literacy.
• A full clean UK driving licence.

Skills

• Background and experience within the play industry (desirable).
• Knowledge of EYFS and Primary education (desirable).
• Operational, installation or project management experience (desirable).