Team Leader - Parks Western Sydney Council

Are you an experienced park professional ready to step into a leadership role?

A leading Western Sydney Council is looking for a motivated Team Leader - Parks - to lead a dedicated team responsible for maintaining parks, reserves, sporting fields, and open spaces that the community enjoys every day.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity where you'll combine your parks and horticultural expertise with solid people management skills to deliver high-quality outcomes across Council's open space network.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead, supervise, and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Parks team.
- Plan and allocate tasks, labour, equipment, and resources to achieve service delivery targets.
- Mentor, train, and develop staff, including onboarding and coaching new team members.
- Match team members to tasks based on skills, abilities, and development goals.
- Conduct inspections of parks, reserves, and facilities to identify maintenance requirements and minimise risk.
- Coordinate and deliver programmed parks maintenance works within agreed timeframes and budgets.




- Promote safe work practices and maintain a robust safety culture across the team.
- Monitor productivity, resource utilisation, and operational costs to ensure efficient service delivery.
- Provide recommendations on improvements to work practices, plant, equipment, and maintenance programmes.
- Complete administrative duties, work records, and reporting using Council systems and mobile technology.
- Support emergency response activities and assist operational teams during severe weather or community events.

Qualifications:

- White card
- NSW C class licence, MR essential
- Minimum Certificate III qualification in Horticulture, relevant to position/area of specialisation (arboriculture, horticulture, landscaping, nursery, and sports turf management).
- Certificate I and II in Chainsaw Operations, desirable (essential for Tree Operations).
- Asbestos Awareness
- Traffic Control Certificate (TCR, IMP)
- AQF III (AQF IV desirable)

If you are interested in joining our team, please send your resume to ••••@hays.com.au or call Ish on 04•••••913.

📌 Team Leader - Parks Western Sydney Council (Parramatta)
🏢 Hays Facilities Management
📍 Parramatta