Head Gardener

2 days ago

Parkville VIC, Australia Serco Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Head Gardener – Westgate Park

Monday – Friday | Full Time, Permanent role

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across Asia Pacific (APAC) and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

  • Competitive salary and conditions
  • Flexible working arrangements to support your lifestyle
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities
  • Access to wellbeing and employee assistance programs
  • Supportive team environment with trusted leadership
  • Career progression within a global organisation

Make an impact at Serco

As our Head Gardener at Westgate Park, you'll play a key role in leading the gardening team and ensuring the park's presentation is of the highest standard. You'll oversee the daily operations of the gardens, support sustainable horticultural practices, and manage resources effectively to achieve outstanding results. Working closely with your team, you'll make a visible difference to the natural environment and the community who enjoy it.

As a Head Gardener in the Westgate Park team, you'll make a positive impact by:

  • Leading and maintaining Westgate Park in Port Melbourne
  • Managing horticultural operations and maintenance schedules
  • Ensuring sustainable gardening and environmental practices
  • Overseeing procurement and use of tools, machinery, and materials
  • Coordinating with stakeholders to meet presentation standards
  • Monitoring safety compliance and risk management across operations

Serco is a place for you

To be successful in this role you'll have:

  • Proven experience in horticulture, landscaping, or grounds management
  • Strong leadership and team management skills
  • Ability to plan, prioritise, and deliver multiple projects
  • Sound knowledge of sustainable horticultural practices
  • Valid Employee Working with Childrens Check (or willing to obtain at your own cost)
  • A qualification in Horticulture or similar (diploma or above)

In joining us, you'll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals. Here, you will appreciate a flexible approach to work-life that comes with working at a company with long-term government-backed contracts.

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world's most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in Health, Defence, Maritime, Justice, and Community Services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco you'll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco.

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