About You

You are an experienced soft scape landscaper or horticulture professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for maintaining high-quality parks, gardens and public spaces.

You are confident leading a small team and coordinating a range of softscape maintenance and improvement works, including mulching programs, soft-fall renovations, path top-ups, timber edging, planting and general gardening activities.

You hold a valid driver's licence, White Card, National Police Check, Working with Children Check and a Certificate III in Landscape Construction, Horticulture or a related qualification.

About the Role

The role is focused on softscape landscaping works and the ongoing improvement of parks, gardens, streetscapes and public open spaces. You will be responsible for ensuring all activities are completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Delivering programmed mulching works across parks, gardens and public open spaces.
- Undertaking soft-fall renovation programs, including removal, preparation, installation and top-up of soft-fall materials.
- Completing path top-up and rejuvenation works, including the distribution and placement of appropriate materials.
- Installing, repairing and maintaining timber garden and landscape edging.
- Undertaking general planting works, including trees, shrubs, groundcovers, grasses and seasonal plantings.




- Completing general gardening and horticultural works, including garden preparation, weeding, pruning, soil improvement and garden rejuvenation.
- Operating and maintaining landscaping tools, machinery and equipment safely and appropriately.
- Ensuring work areas are kept clean, tidy and protected for the public and team members.
- Identifying site issues and reporting maintenance, safety or environmental concerns.
- Providing guidance, training and support to team members while fostering a positive and productive team culture.
- Assisting with the planning and delivery of seasonal and programmed landscape improvement works.

Our Team & Culture

Discover Green by Nature. Our purpose is to enhance lives by constructing, nurturing and maintaining exceptional green spaces. We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for all employees, with safety at the heart of everything we do.

We embrace and celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. Accountability, Bravery and Care are our core values, and we are committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive.

How to Apply

Grow with us at Green by Nature! Submit your resume today and join our team in creating and maintaining the beautiful parks, gardens and public spaces that make the City of Port Phillip a great place to live, work and visit.

📌 Soft Scape Team Leader (Port Melbourne)
🏢 Green by Nature
📍 Port Melbourne