Horticultural Team Leader – Landscape Maintenance

LD Total; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership opportunities

Supportive culture

Career pathways

Employee assistance program

Job summary

LD Total on the Sunshine Coast is seeking a motivated Horticulturalist & Maintenance Team Leader to join our Maintenance team. You will lead a crew delivering landscape maintenance, revegetation, bush regeneration and environmental management across South East Queensland.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will coordinate daily work programs, ensure safety, and liaise with clients and project managers to deliver high-quality outdoor spaces.

Qualifications

• Experience in landscape maintenance, revegetation, restoration or a related field.
• Previous team leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong plant identification and vegetation management knowledge.
• Qualification in Horticulture, Conservation & Ecosystem Management or related field is highly regarded.
• A current manual driver's licence and White Card.
• Chemical accreditation, which will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a maintenance crew across parks, streetscapes, turf and garden maintenance.
• Coordinate daily work programs and site activities with the Maintenance Manager.
• Undertake revegetation, bush regeneration, weed management and biobasin plant-outs.
• Apply native plant identification and habitat restoration knowledge to environmental management activities.
• Conduct site inspections, maintain quality standards and ensure compliance with safety requirements.
• Liaise with clients, consultants and project managers to support successful project delivery.

Skills

Team leadership

Horticulture knowledge

Plant identification

Safety compliance

Communication

Education

Horticulture / Conservation & Ecosystem Management qualification

Tools

White Card

Job description

LD Total on the Sunshine Coast is seeking a motivated Horticulturalist & Maintenance Team Leader to join our Maintenance team. You will lead a crew delivering landscape maintenance, revegetation, bush regeneration and environmental management across South East Queensland.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will coordinate daily work programs, ensure safety, and liaise with clients and project managers to deliver high-quality outdoor spaces.