Turf Maintenance Team Lead

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Citywide Service Solutions Full time

About the Role:

We are seeking a skilled Turf Maintenance Team Lead to join our team in Melbourne's CBD. As a key member of our open space contract, you will be responsible for leading a team in maintaining some of the City's most iconic parks and gardens.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Care for City of Melbourne's high-profile open space parks and gardens, including Shrine of Remembrance, Alexandra Gardens, King's Domain, Queen Victoria Gardens, and Fawkner Park.
  • Lead the team to complete scheduled turf maintenance using ride-on mowers, push mowers, line-trimmers, lawn edgers, and leaf blowers.
  • Use software to follow a schedule and sign off jobs.
  • Daily maintenance of both small and large plant machinery.
  • Identify turf defects.
  • Liaise with the Turf Supervisor to ensure the delivery of our contract with City of Melbourne.

Requirements:

  • Previous relevant experience in a horticulture or turf maintenance role.
  • Experience leading a team or the ability to step into a leadership role.
  • Cert 3 in Horticulture or equivalent (desirable).
  • MR Licence (desirable).
  • Current Victorian Drivers Licence.
  • Knowledge of herbicide application techniques (desirable).
  • Traffic Management experience (desirable).
  • First Aid (desirable).
  • Disease and Pest Control Identification Certificate (desirable).
  • Working With Children Card.
  • Excellent time management, communication, and people skills.
  • A desire to produce high-quality, usable spaces for the community.
  • Focus on safety of self and others.

About Citywide:

At Citywide, we are a proud company with a clear purpose and mission – we shape liveable cities by delivering the full scope of civil infrastructure, open space, and environmental services to government and private enterprise. Collectively, our services positively impact more than 14 million Australians every day.



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