Manager City Parks and Open Space - Hume City Council

W&Co Search; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 140 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hume City Council in Melbourne is seeking a Manager City Parks and Open Space to lead a team of about 70 staff and oversee turf, horticulture, urban forest and parks asset management. The role reports to the Director Assets, Operations and Sustainability and guides departmental strategy and service delivery.

You will drive strategic and operational planning, contractor performance, financial management and capital projects, aligning resources with community expectations and sustainability goals.

Qualifications

• Substantial leadership experience in parks, open space, public realm or equivalent operational service.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary and field-based teams, managing complex contracts and projects.
• Ability to translate technology investments into improved works management, reporting and service delivery.

Responsabilités

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to City Parks and Open Spaces.
• Oversee departmental strategy, operational and capital planning, and contractor performance.
• Manage financials, service improvements and delivery of parks-related capital projects.
• Build collaborative relationships with Councillors, community members and contractors.

Connaissances

Leadership

Contract management

Strategic planning

Financial management

Open space management

Formation

Open space management degree or equivalent

Horticulture/Arboriculture/Environmental management/Business management degree

Description du poste

Manager City Parks and Open Space - Hume City Council

W&Co Search is proud to partner with Hume City Council in the appointment of its Manager City Parks and Open Spaces.

Hume serves one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most culturally diverse communities. Across established suburbs, emerging neighbourhoods and rural areas, Council is responsible for maintaining the public places that contribute to community wellbeing, environmental sustainability and the municipality’s long-term liveability.

Reporting to the Director Assets, Operations and Sustainability and joining Council’s Senior Leadership Team, this role provides strategic and operational leadership to the City Parks and Open Spaces department. The portfolio spans turf management, horticulture, land and biodiversity, urban forest and parks asset management.

You will lead an established team of approximately 70 employees, including five specialist coordinators, and oversee a substantial mix of internal and contracted service delivery. Your responsibilities will include departmental strategy, operational and capital planning, contractor performance, financial management, service improvement and the delivery of parks-related capital projects. The department has a positive foundation and an engaged team. This is an opportunity to preserve what is working while strengthening collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement. A key focus will be helping the team translate recent technology investment into better works management, reporting and service delivery.

Operating within a high-growth and financially constrained environment, you will help establish sustainable service standards that balance community expectations, environmental responsibilities and available resources. Visible leadership across Council’s operational locations will be important, as will constructive relationships with Councillors, community members, contractors and colleagues.

You will bring substantial leadership experience from parks, open space, public realm or a comparable operational service environment. You will have demonstrated capability in leading multidisciplinary and field-based teams, managing complex contracts and projects and delivering improvement through people, systems and sound commercial judgement.

Your leadership style will be visible, collaborative and considered. You will be comfortable moving between strategic priorities and operational realities, building trust with employees and contributing beyond your own portfolio as an active member of the Senior Leadership Team. Relevant tertiary qualifications in open space management, horticulture, arboriculture, environmental management, business management or an equivalent discipline are expected. Equivalent relevant experience will also be considered.