Landscape Maintenance Worker

Ventia; City of Knox; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Fitness Passport

Private healthcare discounts

Travel & retail discounts

Job summary

Ventia is seeking a Landscape Maintenance Worker to support landscape and vegetation upkeep across the EastLink Motorway and adjacent areas in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The role runs Monday to Friday, 7:00am–3:30pm, with an RDO every second Monday.

You will perform weed control, mowing, planting and general grounds care, working safely in live traffic. Prior landscaping or vegetation maintenance experience and a current MR licence are preferred.

Qualifications

• MR licence is required or in progress.
• Solid experience in landscaping or vegetation maintenance.
• Experience working in live traffic environments or on roads is desired.
• Experience operating tractors and mowing decks is advantageous.
• Experience using arborist tools and machinery is preferred.
• Experience in commercial landscaping, parks and gardens is highly desirable.
• Chemical handling and/or chainsaw qualifications are desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Weed control and herbicide application
• General vegetation maintenance including pruning, hedging, weeding and mulching
• Grass mowing and general grounds maintenance
• Planting and garden maintenance
• General road maintenance and labouring activities
• Working safely within a live traffic environment

Skills

MR licence

Landscaping experience

Traffic exposure

Tractors & mowing decks

Arborist tools

Commercial landscaping

Chemical handling

Chainsaw quals

Job description

Ventia is currently seeking a Landscape Maintenance Worker to join our team on a permanent basis. In this role, you’ll be responsible for maintaining the landscape and vegetation across the EastLink Motorway and associated areas, including wetlands, grassed and landscaped areas, and shared user paths.

EastLink is a vital 39-kilometre motorway servicing Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs. This is an excellent opportunity to join a professional team working across a diverse range of landscaping and vegetation maintenance activities.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm
Rostered Day Off (RDO): Every second Monday

Why Join Us?

• 9-day fortnight with an RDO every second Monday
• Competitive hourly rate plus applicable allowances
• Opportunity to elect to work paid overtime
• Clear career pathways, with a strong focus on internal promotion and long-term development
• Join a supportive, high-performing team that values innovation and continuous improvement
• Access to VenPerks benefits, including paid parental leave, Fitness Passport, and discounts across private healthcare, travel, retail and more

About the Role

As a Landscape Maintenance Worker, your responsibilities will include:

• Weed control and herbicide application
• General vegetation maintenance, including pruning, hedging, weeding and mulching
• Grass mowing and general grounds maintenance
• Planting and garden maintenance
• General road maintenance and labouring activities
• Working safely within a live traffic environment

About You

We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys working outdoors and has experience in landscaping, grounds maintenance or a related industry.

Ideally, you will have:

• A current MR licence
• Solid experience in landscaping or vegetation maintenance
• Experience working in a live traffic environment or on roads
• Experience operating tractors and mowing decks is advantageous
• Experience using arborist tools and machinery
• Experience in commercial landscaping, parks and gardens, landscape gardening, vegetation management is highly desirable
• Chemical handling and/or chainsaw qualifications is highly desirable, but not essential

If you’re looking for a long-term opportunity where you can develop your skills, work as part of a great team and contribute to the maintenance of a major piece of Melbourne’s transport infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.

About Ventia

As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.

Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.