Synopsis

Tree Establistment Officer

- Salary Range Band 6 $102,620 to $111,855 plus 12% Super
- Full Time, permanent position
- Located at St Kilda Town Hall or the South Melbourne Operations Centre with flexible working arrangements.

About The Organisation The City of Port Phillp is an inner-city council with around 1000 employees who deliver more than 100 programs and services toour residents, buisnesses and visitors. These range from childcare and immunisations, to libraries, management of parks and open space, rubbish collection, road maintenance and more. City of Port Phillip has zero tolerance for child abuse and is a committed child safe organsation.

About The Role

You'll be joining our dedicated Parks and Tress Team, a passioante committed to enhancing community spaces and delivery exceptional outcomes for our urban envoirnment. As a key contributor to to this high-performing team, you will play a leading role in shaping the future of our City's tree canopy.

You will drive the planning, delivery, and continual improvement of Council's tree establishment program, ensuring every tree planted has the best possible start to thrive. You'll champion quality, innovation and sustainbility as you guide prorgam development, and support best-practice urban forest management across the ogranisation.

Duties

- Prepare and implement tree planting plans and establishment programs for new and replacement street and park trees identified throuigh customer requestes, tree removals, and infill planting assessments, to support the delivery of Council's Urban Forest Stratefy 2024-2040.
- Respond to enquiries and service requests from internal and external stakeholders regarding tree planting and tree management matters, providing specialist technical advice, resolving issues, and issuing work instructionsto contractors as required.
- Montiro and ensure compliance with contract specifications, service standards, manaement plans, maintenance programs, and planting programs,



maintaining accurate records and documentation to support program delivery and accountability.

Skills And Experience

- Relevant qualification in Arboriculture, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, or a related discipline, together with a minimm of five years' relevant professeional exeprience, preferably within a local government envoirnment.
- Demonstrated broad technical knowledge of urban forest management, inlcuding a sound understanding of relevant legislation, standards, policies, and industry guidelines.
- Proven experience in the development, implementation, and management of tree planting, establishment, and urban greening programs, or similar initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience providing specialist technical input into the implemenation and review of policies, strategies, plans and guidelines relating to urban forest management and tree canopy enhancement.
- Demonstrated experience in the accurate collection, recording and management of data using digital devices, software applications, and information management system.

Culture People enjoy working at the City of Port Phillip because we are a welcoming, healthy and inclusive workplace. We offer a vibrant and diverse work envoirnment where our employees can develop both professionally and personally whilst planning and delivering a range of important services and programs to the community.

Benefits

- We offer a workplace that accomodates your working style and needs.
- Be supported and empowered by a leadership team that is community-focused, with a strong desire for change and a culture that encourages teamwork and innovation.
- Training and development opportunities, study assistance, flexible working coniditions,



paid parental leave, an active social club, a health and wellbeing prorgam with access to fitness gyms, pools and facilities, and a well-regarded Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Secuirty Requirements And Qualified Obligations Pre-employment screening will apply to all appointments. Prior to a formal letter of offer, preferred applicants will be asked to provide:

- Evidence of mandatory qualifications/registrations/licenses,
- Sufficient proof of their reight to work in Australia, and
- Sufficient proof of their identity.
- Complete a National Police Check completed via City of Port Phillip's provider.
- Evidence of a Working with Children Check (employee type with City of Port Phillip registered as the organisation).

How To Apply Click APPLY. All applicants must provide a resume and cover letter in response to the Key Selection Criteria located on the last page of the position description.

The Cover

Letter should be no longer than 2 pages and include each heading in the Key Selection Criteria.

Note: Only applications submitted via the online Recruitment Portal will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be provided feedback.

Furhter information can be obtained by contacting Shane Hall, Senior Arborist, [email protected].

Applications close 11.59pm Sunday 4th October 2026.

The City of Port Phillip is an equal opportunity employer, commiteed to an inclusive and accessible envoirnment where diversity is valued. We actively welcome and encourgae candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nation and Torres Strait Islander candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates with a disability.

If you have accessbility requirements or require an adjustment to particiapte in our recruitment and selection process, pelase contact Yass Mustafa (Recruitment & Employee Experience Advisor) on phone 0468 576 806 or email: [email protected]

📌 Tree Establishment Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 City of Port Phillip
📍 Melbourne