The details:

As one of our Parks Crew Leaders, you’ll take charge of maintaining and enhancing green spaces on your designated run, while leading a small team of 1–2 operational staff. This role combines hands on horticultural work with basic administrative duties to ensure the smooth delivery of landscape maintenance services.

You’ll be responsible for coordinating daily operations, leading team members and ensuring tasks are completed safely and to a high standard. Your leadership will help maintain the quality and presentation of public open spaces across various environments.

Key Duties:

• Undertaking general horticultural maintenance, including:
• Mowing and brush cutting
• Planting and mulching
• Pruning and weeding
• Chemical application (as required)
• Operate and maintain relevant equipment and machinery
• Drive truck and trailer to and from work sites
• Supervise and support team members in the field
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures and work standards

In addition to fieldwork, you’ll use digital tools (such as tablets or computers) to manage basic administrative tasks. This includes creating and updating work orders, reviewing maintenance schedules and identifying the resources and materials needed for each task or project.

Together, your leadership in the field and your organisational skills will drive the successful upkeep of our green open space assets.

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About you

Ideally, you’ll have proven experience in a similar role, successfully leading a small crew in horticultural maintenance tasks such as mowing, planting, pruning and chemical application. You’re confident working outdoors, operating related machinery  and ensuring high standards of safety and presentation across green spaces.

Strong communication skills - both written and verbal - are essential, along with the ability to manage basic administrative duties and effectively use digital tools and software to support scheduling and reporting.

To be successful in this role, you must also hold:

• A current Medium Rigid (MR) class truck licence or above
• A Construction Induction Card (or willingness to obtain before starting)
• Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control (ACDC) certification (or willingness to obtain within six months of commencement)

While not mandatory for initial employment, a Certificate III in Horticulture, Parks and Gardens, Landscape Construction, or a similar qualification is desirable. This qualification will be required for progression within the Crew Leader Framework

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Depots have free local parking on site making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a medical and hearing assessment with an independent professional nominated by Council, and a National Criminal History Check (all at no cost to you).

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.