Ganger Public and Natural Areas

Shire of Douglas; Port Douglas; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

5 weeks annual leave

3 weeks personal leave

9 day fortnight roster

Job summary

Shire of Douglas seeks an experienced Ganger Public and Natural Areas to lead an outdoor crew maintaining parks, gardens, streetscapes and natural areas. You will plan daily works, allocate resources and monitor safety and quality to ensure high presentation standards.

This hands-on leadership role requires coordinating people, plant and assets while keeping Council spaces safe, welcoming and well-presented. Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.

Qualifications

• Experience leading outdoor work crews and motivating teams.
• Hands-on landscape and horticultural maintenance knowledge.
• Strong understanding of workplace health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop a small field crew across parks, streetscapes, and natural areas.
• Plan and prioritise daily works and allocate people and equipment.
• Monitor progress and quality, ensuring on-time completion and safety.
• Identify maintenance needs, defects and hazards and report to Council.
• Build positive relationships with customers and contractors.

Skills

Outdoor leadership

Landscape maintenance

Safety awareness

Resource coordination

Stakeholder communication

Job description

If you enjoy leading a crew, working outdoors and seeing the results of your work every day, this could be the role for you! Douglas Shire Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Ganger Public and Natural Areas to lead a hands-on outdoor crew responsible for maintaining some of the Shire’s most visible and valued public spaces.

About the Role

This is a practical, hands-on leadership role where you’ll supervise a small team and play an important part in keeping the Douglas Shire’s public spaces safe, welcoming and well presented. You’ll coordinate the day-to-day activities of a field-based crew delivering maintenance across Council’s parks, gardens, streetscapes and other public and natural areas. Working alongside your team, you’ll plan and prioritise daily works, allocate people and equipment, monitor the quality and progress of work and make sure jobs are completed safely and efficiently. You’ll also keep an eye on the condition of the areas you work in, identifying maintenance needs, defects and hazards and helping ensure Council assets are maintained to a high standard.

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience leading, motivating and supporting an outdoor work crew
• Has practical experience in landscape and horticultural maintenance, ideally in a tropical environment
• Can confidently plan, coordinate and deliver day-to-day maintenance activities
• Is experienced in the safe use of landscape maintenance equipment, including mowers, line trimmers, chainsaws and pole saws
• Has a strong practical understanding of workplace health and safety and environmental requirements
• Can coordinate people, plant and other resources to deliver work efficiently and within budget
• Builds positive working relationships with customers, contractors and other stakeholders
• Enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in the presentation of the Douglas Shire

What we can offer you

• A competitive remuneration salary with 12% superannuation.
• Up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum with 17.5% leave loading.
• Up to 3 weeks personal leave per annum.
• Nominal 76.00hours, nine (9) day fortnight roster.
• May be eligible for salary sacrificing options.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Active social club.

Pre-Employment Assessment

Following the selection of the preferred candidate, Council will require a number of further checks including reference checks, police history / criminal history checks, medical assessment and drug and alcohol test.

Employment Eligibility

To apply you must be a Permanent resident of Australia, Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen or hold the appropriate visa to work in Australia.

Privacy Information

Douglas Shire Council is collecting your personal information in accordance with the Information Privacy Act for the purpose of assessing your skills and experience against the position requirements. The information you provide in your application will only be used by authorised Council Officers, including People and Culture and the relevant selection panel members. Your information will not be given to any other person or agency unless you have given us permission, or we are required by law.