We are looking for experienced Horticulturalists who are reliable and take pride in maintaining immaculate, high-profile grounds. This role requires a keen eye for detail, a strong sense of teamwork, and a commitment to ensuring that all machinery and operations are conducted according to specific aesthetic and safety guidelines.
Responsibilities
* Estate Maintenance: Assisting a dedicated team in maintaining 14 hectares of immaculate gardens, lawns, and bushland.
* Turf Care: Professional mowing, flat snipping, brush cutting, and precision edging.
* Garden Bed Management: Designing and planting annual and perennial beds for high-end seasonal displays.
* Hedge & Tree Care: Precise hedging and general plant health maintenance.
* Event Preparation: Preparing and grooming grounds to a pristine standard for official events and functions.
* Facility Presentation: Site clearing, blowing, and ensuring all pathways and bushland interfaces are presentable.
Location
This role is specifically centered around the prestigious Government House estate, with opportunities for mobility across high-profile regional sites:
* Paddington / Brisbane
* Surrounding Government Assets
* Regional Official Residences
Qualifications
* Experience: Proven background in high-end garden maintenance or estate gardening.
* Horticultural Skills: Proficiency in annual/perennial bed design and display planting.
* White Card: Work Safely in the Construction Industry (Current).
* Manual Driver's License: Valid Australian license.
* Equipment Proficiency: Experience with commercial mowers, brush cutters, and hedging tools.
* Cert III in Horticulture or trade equivalent qualification.
* Event Prep Experience: Background in preparing public or private grounds for large-scale events.
* ACDC Licence: Commercial Operators Licence for chemical application.
* First Aid & CPR (or willing to obtain).
* Reliability: Ability to work effectively within a small, professional team environment.
Benefits
A career within these prestigious grounds offers a unique working environment and the opportunity to maintain some of the state's most significant landscape assets.
* Flexible Casual/Contract Opportunities
* Uniforms + Equipment supplied
* Professional Environment: Work within a high-standard, structured team.
* High-Profile Experience: Enhance your portfolio by maintaining 14 hectares of premier bushland and gardens.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
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