Technical Officer Streetscape Horticulture

Infrastructure | Operations Centre, Natalie Way, Balcatta
- Closing date: 31/07/2025

**About Us**

**Infrastructure Directorate**

The Infrastructure Directorate is the City of Stirling’s largest and most diverse Directorate, managing many of the City’s important assets and services while delivering a multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects.

This Directorate is responsible for the ongoing delivery of the City’s sustainability program, as well as contributing heavily to the City of Stirling’s vibrant local economy, liveable neighbourhoods and thriving communities.

**About the Position**

Provide technical, administrative and customer service support to the Streetscape Horticulture Program. Manage Parks & Streetscape contracts, oversee landscape upgrades, and act as point of contact for stakeholders.

**Key Responsibilities**

The duties of the Technical Officer Streetscape Horticulture will include but are not limited to:

- Manage horticulture contracts and ensure compliance
- Provide technical support and advice on horticultural issues
- Conduct asset audits and oversee landscape upgrades
- Coordinate stakeholder meetings and ensure hazard identification
- Process purchase orders and authorise invoices

**About You**
- Diploma in either Horticulture, Arboriculture, Conservation Management, Landscape Construction or demonstrated equivalent competency.
- Strong contract management and customer service skills
- Ability to conduct audits and manage assets
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Windows and Excel, Outlook) and operating systems generally.
- Valid Australian driving licence

For further information, please refer to the position description.

**What We Offer**

The City offers some great benefits including flexibility in when and where you work to ensure a work-life balance. You will also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

- Free parking and easy public transport access
- Superannuation matching of up to 6%
- Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance
- Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year
- 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres
- Amazing in-house employee canteen
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee health and wellness program and initiatives
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Generous study assistance
- Active social club
- Employee recognition program

This temporary full-time position is a Level 7 Inside Workforce Agreement positions which attracts a salary from $96,731 gross per annum plus superannuation.

**To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, or have ability obtain a**:

- A copy of Australian driving licence
- National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months)
- Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance
- The right to work in Australia

**More about the City**

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 243,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.