Landscape Supervisor - Commercial Projects

Select People / Apprentice Recruit; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle and phone allowance

Permanent, full-time position

Ongoing training and upskilling

Career progression opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Select People / Apprentice Recruit is seeking a Senior Commercial Landscape Supervisor to lead major SEQ landscaping and civil infrastructure projects from Brisbane to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.

You will manage crews, subcontractors, and on-site resources, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and quality within budget while coordinating with Project Managers and Construction Managers. Join an established contractor with 47+ years in the industry with a strong project pipeline.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising commercial landscaping, civil or construction sites.
• Strong knowledge of WHS requirements on construction sites.
• Ability to read civil drawings and specifications.
• Good written communication and site documentation skills.
• Australian driver's licence and White Card.
• Full Australian working rights.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Leading Hands, Landscapers, Apprentices and subcontractors on site.
• Manage labour, plant, materials and subcontractors to meet program and budget.
• Coordinate works against project programs and budgets; run pre-starts and toolbox talks.
• Maintain site diaries and records; ensure setout, levels and finish quality.
• Liaise with head contractors, clients and consultants; identify variations and risks.
• Mentor crew members and manage timesheets and labour hours.

Skills

Supervisory experience

WHS knowledge

Reading civil drawings

Written communication

Site documentation

Driver's license

White Card

Working rights

Education

Landscape Construction trade qualification / Carpentry / Bricklaying

Job description

Step into a senior site role delivering major commercial landscaping and civil infrastructure projects across South-East Queensland.

If you’re an experienced Landscape Supervisor, Leading Hand or construction professional who knows how to run a site, manage crews and deliver quality work, this is an opportunity to take on some genuinely impressive projects.

You’ll be joining an established landscaping contractor with more than 47 years in the industry, delivering everything from

With projects across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, you’ll have the opportunity to work across a broad range of technically interesting projects while leading crews and subcontractors on site.

Why Make the Move?

• $90,000 - $100,000 + super
• Company vehicle and phone allowance
• Permanent, full-time position
• Work across major commercial and civil landscape projects
• Exposure to landmark infrastructure projects across SEQ
• Genuine variety across commercial, structural and civil landscaping
• Established business with a strong project pipeline
• Ongoing training and upskilling
• Career progression opportunities
• Support from experienced Project and Construction Managers
• Employee Assistance Program

The Role

As Commercial Landscape Supervisor, you'll take responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of projects on site.

You’ll be the person keeping the job moving, coordinating your crews, subcontractors, plant and materials while making sure the work is being delivered safely, on program, within budget and to the required standard.

You’ll work closely with Project Managers and Construction Managers while also dealing directly with head contractors, superintendents, clients and consultants.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supervising Leading Hands, Landscapers, Apprentices and subcontractors
• Managing labour, plant, materials and subcontractors on site
• Coordinating works against project programs and budgets
• Running pre-starts and toolbox talks
• Maintaining accurate site diaries and records
• Reading and working from civil drawings and specifications
• Managing setout, levels and quality of finish
• Liaising with head contractors, clients, consultants and superintendents
• Identifying variations, delays and program risks
• Maintaining WHS standards, SWMS and site compliance
• Mentoring and developing crew members
• Managing timesheets and labour hours

The position carries genuine responsibility for site delivery, including records required to support variations, claims and notices.

The Projects

This isn't a narrow softscaping supervisor role.

You’ll be involved across a broad mix of commercial, structural and civil landscaping, including:

• Retaining walls including timber, concrete, masonry, gabion and composite systems
• Fencing, pergolas and decking
• Concreting and paving
• Drainage and irrigation
• Natural and synthetic turf
• Raised garden beds
• Tree and garden establishment
• Soft landscaping and planting

You’ll be expected to maintain strong standards around setout, levels and finish across the works.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

You don't necessarily need to have come through exactly the same pathway.

You may currently be a Commercial Landscape Supervisor, Civil Supervisor, Landscape Leading Hand or experienced construction supervisor ready to step into a broader role.

What matters is that you can run a site, lead people and understand construction.

Ideally you’ll bring:

• Previous supervisory experience within commercial landscaping, civil or construction
• Strong knowledge of WHS requirements on construction sites
• Ability to read civil drawings and specifications
• Good written communication and site documentation skills
• Australian driver's licence
• White Card
• Full Australian working rights

A trade qualification in Landscape Construction, Carpentry, Bricklaying/Blocklaying or a related trade would be highly regarded, as would experience on Tier 1 or Tier 2 infrastructure projects.

HR licence, excavator and skid steer tickets are advantageous but not essential.

The Person

We're looking for someone who takes pride in their work and wants to get things right.

You’ll be comfortable leading from the front, working with different trades and personalities, and taking ownership of what’s happening on your site.

You’ll also be joining a team that values people who are collaborative, willing to learn and prepared to contribute to a close-knit crew culture.

If you’ve built your experience in commercial landscaping, civil construction or structural landscape works and you’re ready to take ownership of quality projects across South-East Queensland, we’d like to hear from you.