Landscape Gardener & Horticulturist

CivilandScape has recently created an opening for an experiencedand qualified * landscape gardener and horticulturist.*The successful candidate will be working around Sydney’s inner city and outer suburbs providing services to a divers range of projects from high end residential to high-rise city centre commercial projects as well as council maintenance work. CivilandScape are looking for a knowledgeable, well presented and diligent applicant to immediately join our team.

PREREQUISITES

The candidate must fulfill the following prerequisites to be able to apply for this position:

• Certificate III or above in Horticulture studies
• 3 years’ experience in either horticulture and/or greenkeeping
• Be ability to operate all garden maintenance equipment
• Have a sound understanding of WHSE and operate in line with NSW WHSE practices
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Have basic to moderate written and computing skills (basic word and excel)
• Manual drivers licence
• Current drivers licence
• Current White Card NSW

THE ROLE

The role generally requires the candidate to be someone who:

• Present well in their attire and manner particularly when liaising with clients and in front of the general public
• Operates efficiently, diligently and who can work independently unsupervised
• Has good communication skills when liaising with the team and our clients’

The role entails the following daily / weekly duties :

• Oversee cultivation and maintenance of trees and plants
• Monitor health and growth of trees and plants
• Provide advice to clients and the business as required
• General landscape maintenance (watering, feeding, cutting, hedging, pruning, cleaning etc)
• Order materials as required and allocating costs to each projects
• Report fortnightly on expenses including project cost allocation

THE ROLE

• Working hours are generally between 7:00am and 4:00pm from Monday to Friday (5 DAY WEEK)
• Company car and telephone will be provided
• Annual salary of $55,000 – $75,000 including superannuation
• Majority of works will be based around inner city and suburbs of Sydney
• Genuine opportunity to become head of maintenance division as the business grows in this department

Expected Start Date: 01/02/2021

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Annual salary based on experience.