More time off. More career growth. More opportunity to make your mark.

Love the satisfaction of a perfect wicket? Enjoy leading a team and taking pride in exceptional playing surfaces?

We're looking for an experienced Team Leader Sports Turf to lead our Sports Turf team and help maintain some of the Shire's premier sporting facilities. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine your technical expertise, passion for turf management and people leadership skills to deliver outstanding outcomes for our community.

Why join us?

We know great people deserve great benefits. That's why we offer:

- 9-day fortnight for better work-life balance
- Council commitment to an 8% pay increase over the next two years
- 4 weeks annual leave
- 5 additional MyLeave wellbeing days each year
- Long Service Leave after 5 years
- Overtime opportunities during peak seasonal periods
- Novated lease and salary sacrifice options
- Career progression opportunities within a large and diverse Council
- Opportunity to lead and mentor a skilled team, including apprentices
- Work across a range of sporting facilities, including cricket wickets and premier sports grounds
- Be part of a supportive team culture with a strong focus on safety and wellbeing

About the role

As Team Leader Sports Turf, you'll coordinate the day-to-day activities of a Sports Turf team, ensuring our sports fields and precincts are maintained to a high standard and are safe, accessible and ready for play.

This is a leadership role with plenty of time on the tools. You'll work alongside your team, providing practical guidance, technical expertise and support while coordinating daily work programs and ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently.

A key focus of the role is the preparation and maintenance of turf cricket pitches, along with the management of a variety of sports turf surfaces across the Shire.

You'll also play an important role in developing your team through coaching, mentoring and on-the-job training.

About you

You'll bring:

- Certificate III in Sports Turf Management, Greenkeeping or equivalent
- AQF3/Chemcert or equivalent
- White Card
- Demonstrated experience in cricket pitch preparation
- Experience managing a variety of sports turf surfaces
- Experience leading, coaching or mentoring team members and apprentices
- A strong commitment to workplace safety
- Excellent communication and customer service skills

Desirable:

- MR Driver Licence




- Previous leadership or supervisory experience
- Additional qualifications in horticulture or sports turf management

Join our Team and Grow with Us!

If you're passionate about sports turf, enjoy leading from the front and want a role that offers genuine work-life balance, career growth and the chance to make a difference in your community, we'd love to hear from you.

- Apply by responding to our online application questions and submitting your resume outlining why we are a great fit!
- Get your application in by 11.59pm: Monday 5th October 2026
- Interview date: Interviews will be facilitated within 2 weeks of job ad closing.
- Package: $81,866 - $86,777 gross p.a. plus 12% superannuation.
- Hours of work: Permanent Full Time - working 38 hours per week, 9-day fortnight.
- To benefit your wellbeing, you will have access to fitness passport, employee assistance program, annual flu shots, health and wellbeing programme and novated lease options.

Suitable candidates are subject to pre-employment screening which includes Reference Checks, Work Rights Verification, Identity and Functional/Medical History Checks, and will also include a Criminal History, Qualification and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.

Reach out to George Crowe, Sports Turf Manager [email protected] for any job specific enquiries.
Claire Murphy, Talent Acquisition Business Partner [email protected] can assist with any recruitment related enquiries.

Click on the link to check out the Position Description

Council is a Child Protected Organisation and is committed to ensuring the NSW Government’s Child Safe Standards are incorporated in our procedures, practices, programs, and events.

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About Sutherland Shire Council

Sutherland Shire is a unique area in greater Sydney. Boasting iconic beaches, stunning coastline, vibrant town centers, and incredible national parks. All just 26 km from the CBD. As one of the largest Councils in NSW, we're home to a growing and connected community of more than 230,000 people.





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