Tree Preservation and Maintenance Officer

2 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Randwick City Council Full time $100,000 - $120,000 per year

Closing Date:11:59pm Wednesday 10 September 2025

Status:Permanent Full-Time (38 hours per week)

Salary: From $101,400 per annum + 12% superannuation + Tool of Trade Vehicle

  • Vibrant eastern suburb's location
  • Good work / life balance
  • Join an innovative and creative team
  • Strong investment in career development

Randwick City Council is an innovative and progressive local government committed to serving our vibrant community on the eastern beaches of Sydney.

The Tree Preservation and Maintenance Officer will coordinate the management and maintenance of all public street trees and assess applications for pruning or removal of private street trees in accordance with the tree preservation objectives set out in the Randwick Local Environmental Plan (RLEP) and Randwick Development Control Plan (DCP).

The role will assist with the public tree planting program to grow our urban tree canopy and provide education and advice on all tree related matters as required.

In addition to rewarding work, we offer great employee benefits including competitive wages / salaries, flexible work, day off per fortnight, additional leave entitlements, health and wellbeing days, professional development opportunities, fitness passport, option to novated lease private vehicle, stunning eastern beaches location and much more.

What we value:

We have a high-performance culture fostered through our values of Integrity, Customer Focus, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our culture encourages and supports equity, diversity, and inclusion for our employees and our community.

We will trust you to bring:

  • Appropriate tertiary qualifications in tree management or related discipline (Cert 5 in Arboriculture or equivalent) or enrolled to obtain.
  • Minimum three (3) years operational experience in tree management or related discipline, with a sound knowledge of tree selection, planting, and maintenance.
  • Experience in tree pruning and removal applications for private properties with a demonstrated understanding of development controls and State Environmental Planning Policies.
  • Experience in the management of day labour and / or contractors in a tree related field.

Things you will do:

  • Investigate maintenance requests from the public and determine an appropriate course of action as they relate to street trees.
  • Monitor reactive maintenance requests to ensure that they are allocated to the relevant work team or contractor and completed to standard within the required timeframes
  • Undertake, review, and provide advice on private property tree pruning and removal applications.
  • Engage contractors and consultants in accordance with Council's procurement policies
  • Assist with tree planting programs to meet council objectives and with tree related events e.g., National Tree Day

Further information:

  • Visit to view the position description or contact Sybil Benjamin, Supervisor Tree Services on

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