Leading Hand Landscape (Doncaster East)

- Permanent f ull time position
- Band 5 circa $81,962
- $93,911 + 12% superannuation + allowances
- Fortnightly RDO
- Doncaster East Depot Manningham Council proudly delivers over 100 different services to our vibrant and diverse community. From parks and galleries to shopping hubs and leisure facilities, it is our focus to ensure that Manningham remains a liveable and harmonious place to reside, work and visit. With one of the largest networks of open space in metropolitan Melbourne including more than 300 parks, our outdoor facilities are a key part of life in Manningham. Recreation parks, sporting reserves, natural areas and neighbourhood parks are of great importance to our community and allow a wide range of opportunities for exercise, recreation, and local sports clubs. We provide challenging and rewarding employment opportunities to innovative, passionate, and driven people. We have a positive and friendly working environment, and we offer our employees a range of benefits, including flexible work options, opportunities for career development, and health and wellbeing initiatives. We’re constantly transforming our organisation to best support the needs of our local community. And we are looking for a new game changer to join the team. A high performing individual who wants to shape positive and inclusive outcomes for our community. You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of your work while developing and testing new ideas within a culture of learning to deliver excellent outcomes for Manningham. About the role Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Whether you’re an experienced landscape maintenance professional outside of local government or already working in local government, this is a great opportunity to step into a Leading Hand role and further develop your career.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an energetic and energetic Landscape Maintenance team within Local Government. As the Leading Hand, you will play a key role in leading the day-to-day operations of the team, delivering high-quality landscape maintenance services across the municipality’s parks, gardens, and streetscapes, with a strong emphasis on soft landscaping. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining administration and field work. You will lead by example while supporting your team to achieve service delivery outcomes. You will provide onsite direction, promote safe work practices, and help structure daily work programs to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard.

The role also includes supervising contractor works, communicating with internal departments, and responding professionally to requests and enquiries from members of the public.

You will play an active role in enhancing and maintaining the presentation of public open spaces throughout Manningham. Who are you
- You are a motivated, hands-on leader with a strong background in landscape maintenance and a passion for delivering high-quality outcomes in public open spaces. You thrive in a leadership role and lead by example through your commitment to safety, quality, and service delivery.
- You have experience leading and supporting landscape maintenance crews in daily operations, ensuring works are completed efficiently, safely, and to a high standard. You are skilled in creating maintenance schedules and programs, organising resources, coordinating tasks, as well as managing workloads to meet service delivery objectives.
- With proven leadership experience, you provide clear on-site direction, support team development, and maintain productivity through clear communication. You are confident assessing situations in the field, making sound decisions, and exercising positive judgement, including knowing when to confer with Senior Officer or other stakeholders.
- You bring hands-on experience operating plant and equipment used in landscape maintenance. You are experienced and comfortable supervising contractor works, working with internal stakeholders, and engaging professionally with the public, to contribute to the ongoing enhancement of parks, gardens, and streetscapes across Manningham. to submit your up-to-date CV and cover letter addressing the key requirements of the role. For a confidential discussion please contact Nick Lyell, Senior Parks Officer – 0499 800 527. For all other enquiries regarding the recruitment process, please email or visit Applications close on Sunday 31 May 2026 at 11:00pm Council recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce for its employees and customers. To ensure equity of access to employment opportunities, Council encourages applications from underrepresented groups including people who are from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people from different ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds. Manningham Council have a number of policies and practices to help support our staff, including a Working from Home policy, flexible work practices and an IT infrastructure to support various communication methods when working remotely. If you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance. Manningham Council is a child safe organisation and, as such, applicants may be required to hold a Working with Children Check. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3pqvd8