Field Supervisor - City Greening

City of Newcastle, Australia; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Hybrid work

Annual leave

Parental leave

Professional development

Health and wellbeing

Job summary

City of Newcastle is seeking a Field Supervisor with City Greening to lead a dedicated horticultural team in planting and maintaining trees, gardens and landscapes across our city. This is a permanent Full-time opportunity with a 9-day fortnight and flexible work options.

You will plan and coordinate arboricultural, landscaping and horticultural works, manage resources and contractors, and champion safety while responding to community enquiries to help create welcoming, sustainable spaces for

Qualifications

• Lead a horticultural team in planting and maintaining trees, gardens and landscapes.
• Plan and coordinate arboricultural, horticultural and landscape works.
• Organise resources, contractors and safety for field operations.
• Respond to community enquiries and help create sustainable spaces across the region.

Responsibilities

• Direct and motivate the field crew to deliver high-quality green space works.
• Coordinate schedules, materials and equipment for planting and maintenance.
• Ensure safety compliance and risk controls on site.
• Engage with residents and stakeholders to support CN's urban greening goals.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Horticulture

Arboriculture

Landscaping

Communication

Safety awareness

Job description

• Co-create a greener, vibrant Newcastle
• Permanent Full-time opportunity
• 9-day fortnight

Step into a role where your leadership helps co-create a greener, more vibrant Newcastle. As a Field Supervisor with City Greening, you’ll guide a dedicated team in planting and maintaining the trees, gardens and landscapes that bring our streets, neighbourhoods and public spaces to life.

You’ll plan and coordinate high quality horticultural, arboricultural and landscape works, lead your team with positivity and purpose, organise resources, champion safety, and support staff and contractors. You’ll also respond to community enquiries and help create welcoming, sustainable spaces across our region.

This is a role where you’ll literally see your impact grow. From new plantings to revitalised green spaces, you’ll help shape the natural beauty of our city every day. As a member of our team, you won’t just work for the city, you’ll co-create it, gaining a behind the scenes pass to Newcastle’s evolution as a liveable, inclusive city where your ideas and efforts make a real difference.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Life at City of Newcastle (CN)

You’ll get to experience your work up close alongside the brilliant minds of your colleagues who care for one another and the region.

You’ll chip away at ambitious plans with a talented, passionate crew alongside you, shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Every single day offers the chance to think big and act local. Planning and prioritising to achieve the most important outcomes with the community.

You’ll add value in the moments that matter. From librarians to lifeguards, in a range of iconic places, we achieve a better Newcastle together.

Whether we’re planning to host major events, providing essential services or supporting creative artists, it’s what we do when the cameras aren't rolling that matters most.

And we’ll be there for you in important times in your life. We embrace flexible work arrangements to find a balance that allows us to enjoy the city we shape.

Our focus on inclusion and respecting culture, will help you feel a deeper connection with others. You'll connect with internal communities that will help you to feel a sense of belonging and reflect the diversity of the growing region.

You’ll do meaningful work and do it sustainably as you take ideas from plan to play, in your own backyard.

With hundreds of different roles, each person adds their uniqueness to our culture and plays their part as we head towards our 2040 vision.

With natural assets and a focus on the environment, co-create a sustainable region with us.

Why join CN?

• 38-hour working week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements/model as well as an optional 9-day fortnight
• 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $18.00 per fortnight
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist and Psychology, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Don’t just work for the city, co-create it. Join and expand your career at the City of Newcastle.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 18 October 2026

Remuneration: $81,757.73 + 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment + 12% Superannuation per annum for a 38-hour week

Contact: Dean Readett - Landscape Coordinator - 02 4974 2380

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You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.