Grounds Maintenance Supervisor | Northern suburbs
Lead a Team. Deliver Quality. Take Pride in Your Work.
Recruitment Select is seeking an experienced and motivated Grounds Maintenance Supervisor to lead a grounds maintenance team delivering services across Melbourne's Northern Suburbs.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for supervising a small crew and ensuring sites are maintained to an exceptional standard. The successful candidate will be actively involved in day-to-day maintenance activities while managing staff, schedules, quality outcomes, and contractual requirements.
If you have strong leadership skills, enjoy working outdoors and take pride in delivering high-quality grounds maintenance services, we'd like to hear from you.
About the Role
Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating and supervising grounds maintenance activities across a portfolio of predominantly government sites.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading and supervising a grounds maintenance team
Planning and executing scheduled maintenance works
Ensuring contractual obligations and service standards are consistently achieved
Conducting quality inspections and maintaining presentation standards across all sites
Managing daily workloads, resources and equipment
Liaising with clients and key stakeholders
Training, mentoring and supporting team members
Maintaining accurate records of completed works
Promoting and enforcing safe work practices at all times
Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and service delivery
Typical Duties include:
Lawn mowing and turf maintenance
Whipper snipping and edging
Pruning shrubs, hedges and vegetation
Weed control and spraying
General grounds and garden maintenance
Site clean-up and presentation work
Pre-start and periodic equipment inspection and basic maintenance




Assessing and making requests for variation work
Ensuring all sites are left clean, tidy and professionally presented
Recording of site visits using dedicated job allocation and scheduling software
About you:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Previous experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping, horticulture or vegetation management
Proven experience leading or supervising a team
Strong organisational and time management skills
Ability to work autonomously and prioritise workloads
Current Driver's Licence
White Card
Strong commitment to workplace safety
Excellent attention to detail and pride in maintaining high presentation standards
Ability to manage people, productivity and quality outcomes
Chemical Users Certificate
Working at Heights certification
Chainsaw accreditation
MR Licence
Experience managing scheduled maintenance contracts
Personal Attributes
We're looking for someone who:
Leads by example
Takes ownership and accountability for results
Has strong communication and people management skills
Maintains high standards of workmanship
Is organised, reliable and self-motivated
Can effectively solve problems and make decisions in the field
Has a strong customer service focus
Is committed to building a positive and safe team culture
What's on Offer?
Full-time permanent position with excellent pay and conditions
Company vehicle, tools and equipment provided
Diverse work across Melbourne's northern suburbs
Stable long-term contract work
Opportunity to grow your leadership career, with a great leadership team
Opportunity for further growth opportunities across the wider contractual network with an established and expanding business
If you're an experienced grounds maintenance professional looking to step into a leadership role and take ownership of a high-profile maintenance portfolio, we'd like to hear from you.
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📌 Grounds Maintenance Supervisor (Melbourne)
🏢 Select Recruitment
📍 Melbourne