Team Leader Greenspace Maintenance

3 days ago


Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia Blacktown City Council Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year
Job No: BC3362 Location: Blacktown, NSW

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 35,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

We are seeking 2 highly motivated individuals to lead a small team to undertake the maintenance and landscape improvement works of our public open space areas on a permanent, full-time basis.

This fast-paced role is responsible for maintaining our formal gardens and landscaped areas. The preferred candidate will lead the Maintenance crew in the servicing and maintenance of our premier passive open space area to ensure a high-level, quality horticultural service is performed and the landscape finish remains safe, attractive and inviting to use to our park visitors.

If you're passionate about public space beautification and have the skills to lead a fast-paced crew, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

  • Minimum Cert III in Parks and Gardens or a related area with solid working experience in open space operations
  • Chemical application accreditation
  • Current class MR driver's licence
  • Experience supervising small teams
  • Knowledge of applicable legislation and regulations
  • Computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to quickly learn corporate applications
  • Demonstrated commitment to customer service
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Availability to work rostered overtime as required.

Desirable:

  • Current First Aid certificate
  • Traffic controller accreditation
  • Chainsaw operation certificate of competency.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council's Enterprise Agreement.

  • Entry level for this position starts at $1,408.84 per week
  • 38-hour working week
  • Rostered Day Off (RDO) every fortnight
  • Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

  • Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach.

  • Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.

  • Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.

Best of luck.

Closing date: Friday 17 October 2025, 11.59 pm

Contact officer: Emily Hubble on

Internal ref: BCC1696 and BCC316

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