Groundsperson

Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure NSW; City of Parramatta; On-site; AUD 86,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure NSW invites applications for a Grounds Person at Sydney Olympic Park. You will maintain elite turf and grounds, supporting safety and quality playing surfaces for athletes and visitors.

The role requires hands-on turf maintenance, renovations and coordination with venue staff and clients, while embracing sustainable practices and safe operational standards.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining turf, fields or open spaces at high standards.
• Knowledge of horticultural practices and turf management techniques.

Responsibilities

• Maintain elite sporting turf and grounds to high standards.
• Undertake turf maintenance, renovations and grounds operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to balance usage and priorities.
• Support sustainability initiatives and safe work practices.

Skills

Turf maintenance

Horticulture

Grounds maintenance

Safety compliance

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Horticultural trades certificate or equivalent

Tools

Grounds maintenance equipment

Job description

Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure NSW – Olympic Park NSW

Help create better places and stronger communities

• Temporary (Up to November 2028) full-time (38 hours per week) opportunity,
• Office location based in Sydney Olympic Park
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $86,347 to $95,482 + super

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you will contribute to shaping lives and communities across NSW, while shaping your own career. You will enjoy flexible work options, varied and impactful projects, and a vibrant, diverse team culture built on collaboration, inclusion and support. We are creating a workplace where everyone belongs and where you can balance work, life and wellbeing.

The role

Join the team at Sydney Olympic Park and help maintain some of NSW’s premier sporting facilities, including the NSW Rugby League Centre of Excellence and the Archery Centre. In this hands‑on role, you'll be responsible for preparing and maintaining elite sporting turf and grounds to the highest standards, ensuring athletes, visitors and user groups can enjoy safe, high‑quality playing surfaces.

Working across a busy and dynamic environment, you'll undertake turf maintenance, renovation works and grounds operations while collaborating with a range of stakeholders to balance increasing field usage, changing priorities and customer expectations. You'll also play an important role in supporting sustainability initiatives, maintaining equipment and ensuring safe work practices.

For more information about this position, read the full Role Description:Grounds Person

What you will bring to the role

• Experience maintaining turf, sporting fields, golf courses, open spaces or similar high‑quality grounds, with the ability to deliver excellent presentation and playing conditions.
• Practical knowledge of horticultural practices, turf management techniques and the safe use of grounds maintenance equipment.
• Strong organisational skills and a proactive approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and consistently deliver quality outcomes in a busy operational environment.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, venue staff, clients, tenants and other stakeholders.
• Sound problem‑solving skills, attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining safe, sustainable and customer‑focused outcomes.
• A willingness to learn, adapt and contribute positively to a supportive team culture.

What is an essential requirement:

• Horticultural trades certificate or equivalent experience and technical knowledge in horticulture and maintenance techniques
• Chemical Handling Certificate, or capacity to acquire and retain
• Current Driver's licence
• National Criminal Records Check
• A Working with Children Check is an essential requirement for this role. The role has been identified as requiring a check in keeping with the Child Protection (Working With Children) Act 2012.

About Us

At the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure(DPHI), you could shape your world while helping us shape the future of NSW. Together, we create vibrant communities, places and precincts, and manage land, assets and property.

We are a high‑performing organisation that proudly reflects the communities we serve. Our diversity strengthens our cultural capability and enables us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across NSW. As an inclusive and accessible workplace, we value your contribution, lived experience and cultural knowledge, and we want you to feel supported, connected and empowered to succeed. With flexible work arrangements, job share options, workplace adjustments and various employee affinity groups, we are here to help you thrive every day.

Applications close Sunday 25th October 2026. Should you require further information about the role please contact Ben Holden on 0418228*** or **********@sopa.nsw.gov.au.

A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Check out ourAboriginal applicants guideto assist with applying for the role or contact ourAboriginal Career pathwaysteam for a yarn.

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Contact the Talent Team via ***************@dpie.nsw.gov.au or (02) 63637*** - HR Support, option 2, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment.This role is subject to standard pre‑employment checks, including a criminal record check.