Nursery Projects

2 weeks ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia ACT Government Full time $84,902 - $88,711 per year
Closes: 21 July 2025

Classification: General Service Officer Level 7
Salary: $84,902 - $88,071 plus superannuation
Position No: 51606
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 30 June 2025
Contact Officer: Farley Hayward on ************** or ***

Details: Are you a person with a strong interest in horticulture that strives to create a fantastic customer experience, possess great communication skills and can meticulously manage spreadsheets with a high attention to detail? Do you want ongoing stability, above industry award rates with work life balance in a positive environment? Then you might just be our new Nursery Projects & Orders Coordinator at Yarralumla Nursery.

Yarralumla Nursery is the largest wholesale nursery in the southern tablelands and sells high quality, competitively priced plants to landscape, wholesale, and retail industries; Landcare groups; and local, state governments as well as the Australian Government. The Nursery propagates and grows over 200,000 cool climate plants annually from its own plant stock and seed bank including local, rare, and endangered species.

We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated, and organised person to be the conduit between the customer and the internal production and sales teams. The successful person will project manage orders from creation to dispatch and deliver high quality customer service through innovation and effective communication.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast paced dynamic and supportive workplace that is making a tangible difference to the landscape we live in now and for future generations. As the Nursery Projects & Orders Coordinator you will be an integral part of the team, providing support in the production and sale of high-quality plants to the Canberra community and the surrounding regions.

The role is based at the Yarralumla Nursery in Canberra.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

  • Relevant qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in horticulture or landscape architecture is highly desirable.
  • Driver's licence (C-class) is essential.
  • This position does require a pre-employment medical with hearing check.

Note: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Australian Defence Force: Current and former ADF members are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply: Please provide a curriculum vitae and two-page pitch/cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria section of the Position Description, also referencing the What you will do and What you Require sections; describe how you meet the requirements using examples from previous workplaces or personal experiences.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button below.

#LI-DNI

  • Nursery Maintenance Coordinator

    2 weeks ago

    Canberra, ACT, Australia beBeeMaintenance Full time $76,635 - $91,340

    Key responsibilities of this role include overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of heritage and contemporary buildings, greenhouse structures, vehicles, plant and equipment, irrigation systems, and pumps at a wholesale production nursery.The Site Maintenance Supervisor is also responsible for ensuring these assets remain in safe working order, as well as...

  • Site Maintenance Supervisor

    2 weeks ago

    Canberra, ACT, Australia Act Government Full time

    The Site Maintenance Supervisor at the ACT Government's wholesale production nursery is responsible for planned and reactive maintenance of the nursery's heritage and contemporary buildings, greenhouse structures, vehicles, plant and equipment, irrigation systems and pumps to ensure they remain in safe working order; as well as maintaining heritage trees and...

  • Chief Plant Collection Manager

    7 days ago

    Canberra, ACT, Australia beBeeHorticulturist Full time $91,344 - $104,393

    Lead Horticultural Operations Specialist">The ANBG is seeking a highly skilled and experienced individual to lead its horticultural operations team. As Lead Horticultural Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for coordinating propagation activities in the nursery production areas, developing tropical plant collections in greenhouses, and overseeing...

  • Branch Coordinator

    1 week ago

    Canberra, ACT, Australia Libraries Act Full time

    _Are you a dynamic and contemporary leader with extraordinary dexterity in juggling a multitude of metaphorical balls, on fire, while riding a unicycle? _- Are you on a never-ending quest to discover the treasures of evocative stories? _- Do you value diversity? Do you devour books, delight in meeting people, and dream of overseeing fun program delivery?_-...

  • Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1

    3 weeks ago

    Canberra, ACT, Australia Canberra Health Services Full time

    Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1 - Respiratory Advanced Practice NurseJoin to apply for the Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1 - Respiratory Advanced Practice Nurse role at Canberra Health ServicesRegistered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1 - Respiratory Advanced Practice Nurse4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicantsJoin to apply for the Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade...

  • Nursery Manager

    1 week ago

    Canberra, Australia Australian Government - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Full time

    APS 6 - $91,944 - $104,393 per annum plus superannuation - Parks Australia Division - Canberra, ACT - Join a motivated and professional team managing the world's largest collection of Australian native plants. - Contribute to plant conservation using cutting-edge horticultural techniques. - Work in the beautiful surrounds of the Australian National Botanic...

  • Branch Coordinator

    1 week ago

    Canberra, Australia Libraries ACT Full time

    _Are you a dynamic and contemporary leader with extraordinary dexterity in juggling a multitude of metaphorical balls, on fire, while riding a unicycle? _ - Are you on a never-ending quest to discover the treasures of evocative stories? _ - Do you value diversity? Do you devour books, delight in meeting people, and dream of overseeing fun program...

  • Manager Conservation Horticulture

    2 weeks ago

    Canberra, Australia Australian Government - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Full time

    EL 1 - $120,290 - $129,379 per annum plus superannuation - Parks Australia - Canberra, ACT **Who we are** Australia’s natural and cultural heritage is unique. Our land and seascapes are distinctive, home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, and to some of the oldest living cultures on earth. These environments and cultures are an...

  • Registered Nurse/Midwife Level 2

    2 weeks ago

    Canberra, n Capital Territory, Australia Canberra Health Services Full time $110,733 - $117,053 per year

    Employment Type:Full Time, Part Time, Temporary 6-12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanencyClassification:Registered Nurse/Midwife Level 2 (LP8390+)Salary:$110,733 – $117,053 (Plus 12% Super)Location:North Canberra HospitalSection:Special Care NurseryClosing Date: 9 September 2025What can we offer you:City living without the traffic –...