Head of Open Space Maintenance & Projects

Landlinks Environmental Services · $100,000 - $120,000 p.a.; Greater Dandenong; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above award rates

Training opportunities

Job summary

Landlinks Environmental Services in Melbourne’s Victoria region is seeking a Project Manager / Head of Open Space Maintenance to lead our Open Space Maintenance department. You will oversee crew leaders, manage multi-site municipal programs and ensure safety, quality and timely reporting.

You bring 5-10 years of practical open space maintenance experience, strong people leadership, budgeting and scheduling skills, and a track record of delivering on complex contracts for councils or government

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ practical experience in open space maintenance, parks and gardens, horticulture, grounds maintenance or a related field
• Proven experience managing crew leaders and field staff across multiple sites and maintenance programs
• Strong reporting and communication skills, including site records, service updates, client reports and contract documentation
• Experience with administrative tasks, including data entry, maintaining job records, preparing documentation and supporting day-to-day office processes
• Experience planning, implementing and monitoring cyclical maintenance programs, reactive works and project delivery
• Practical knowledge of mowing, turf management, garden maintenance, minor landscaping and integrated weed management in public open spaces
• Ability to coordinate staff, equipment, schedules and budgets while maintaining safety, quality and service standards
• Understanding of public-space safety, chemical use, equipment operation and traffic management requirements for roadside maintenance
• Experience with tenders, project scoping, budgeting, client meetings and scheduling or job management systems

Responsibilities

• Leading the Open Space Maintenance department and managing crew leaders and field staff across multiple sites, contracts and work programs
• Overseeing the delivery of mowing, garden bed maintenance, seasonal planting, landscape and facility maintenance, turf management and general and targeted weed control programs
• Planning and managing cyclical maintenance schedules across parks, reserves, streetscapes, civic spaces and roadside reserves, using scheduling systems to maintain reliable service coverage
• Coordinating reactive works and urgent site responses while maintaining routine programs, including staff allocation, equipment availability and day-to-day logistics
• Ensuring every site visit is documented, reviewing service reports, flagging issues early and providing clients with clear, timely progress updates
• Monitoring site presentation, turf and garden health, maintenance quality and contract requirements, and implementing practical improvements and corrective actions
• Managing client relationships, contract delivery, project scoping, tender input, budgets and resource planning across long-term municipal maintenance programs
• Mentoring staff and building consistent, capable teams, while overseeing safe equipment use, chemical application and appropriate traffic management and safety controls for roadside works

Skills

Leadership

People management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Communication

Safety compliance

Education

Cert III in Horticulture

Related horticulture/landscape qualification

Job description

Landlinks Environmental Services in Melbourne’s Victoria region is seeking a Project Manager / Head of Open Space Maintenance to lead our Open Space Maintenance department. You will oversee crew leaders, manage multi-site municipal programs and ensure safety, quality and timely reporting.

You bring 5-10 years of practical open space maintenance experience, strong people leadership, budgeting and scheduling skills, and a track record of delivering on complex contracts for councils or government