Senior Landscaper / Horticulturist

Frontline Recruitment Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to $90,000 + Super

Full-time permanent position

Team progression opportunities

Melbourne projects

Job summary

Frontline Recruitment Group is seeking a motivated horticulture professional to maintain and beautify residential and commercial gardens across Melbourne. You will apply plant knowledge, manage maintenance tasks and contribute to landscape presentation while collaborating with a committed team.

The role emphasizes horticultural skills, eye for detail and a proactive attitude, with a pathway toward leadership. A White Card and a valid driver’s licence are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in horticulture, gardening, landscape maintenance or landscape construction.
• Strong knowledge of plants, garden maintenance and horticultural practices.
• Green thumb with eye for detail and presentation.
• Experience with planting, pruning, hedging, turf, irrigation, soil prep and general garden care.
• Horticulture qualification or strong horticultural background highly regarded.
• Leadership or mentoring experience preferred.
• White Card essential.
• Working With Children Check preferred.
• Current driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop high-quality residential and commercial gardens and landscaped areas.
• Undertake planting, pruning, hedging, weeding, mulching, turf care and general garden maintenance.
• Apply horticultural knowledge to plant health and garden presentation.
• Identify issues within gardens and landscapes and take initiative to resolve them.
• Assist with irrigation maintenance, soil preparation and general landscape upkeep.
• Ensure gardens and outdoor spaces are presented to a high standard.
• Develop strong relationships with clients and team members.
• Maintain safe work practices and quality workmanship across projects.

Skills

Horticulture

Gardening

Landscape maintenance

Landscape construction

Plant health

Attention to detail

Leadership

Education

Horticulture qualification

Job description

Frontline Recruitment Group – South Melbourne VIC

About the Role

Join a well-established landscape construction business delivering high-quality residential and commercial outdoor spaces across Melbourne. This role has a strong focus on horticulture, garden maintenance, plant care and overall landscape presentation, while still providing exposure to broader landscaping and construction works.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop high-quality residential and commercial gardens and landscaped areas.
• Undertake planting, pruning, hedging, weeding, mulching, turf care and general garden maintenance.
• Apply strong horticultural knowledge to plant health, garden presentation and ongoing maintenance.
• Identify issues within gardens and landscapes and take initiative to resolve them.
• Assist with irrigation maintenance, soil preparation and general landscape upkeep.
• Ensure gardens and outdoor spaces are consistently presented to a high standard.
• Collect a company vehicle from the South Melbourne yard before travelling to site each morning.
• Assist with broader landscaping and construction works as required.
• Work collaboratively within an established team and lead by example.
• Take ownership of day-to-day tasks and assist with coordinating site activities.
• Develop strong relationships with clients and fellow team members.
• Maintain safe work practices and quality workmanship across all projects.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in horticulture, gardening, landscape maintenance or landscape construction.
• Strong knowledge of plants, garden maintenance and horticultural practices.
• A genuine green thumb with an eye for detail and presentation.
• Experience with planting, pruning, hedging, turf, irrigation, soil preparation and general garden care.
• Horticulture qualification or strong horticultural background highly regarded.
• Previous experience leading or mentoring others, or the confidence and initiative to step into leadership.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify what needs to be done without always being directed.
• White Card essential.
• Working With Children Check preferred.
• Current driver's licence.
• Reliable, motivated and takes genuine pride in their work.
• Strong communication skills and a positive, team-first attitude.

Benefits & Perks

• Genuine opportunity to progress into a Team Leader position within the coming months.
• Salary package of up to $90,000 + Super, depending on experience.
• Stable, full-time permanent position.
• Work with a supportive and close-knit team.
• High-quality residential and commercial projects across Melbourne.
• Opportunity to work in a role where horticultural knowledge and initiative are genuinely valued.
• Long-term career development within a growing business.
• Excellent team culture with regular social events.

About the Company

Our client is a well-established landscape construction business with a strong reputation for creating and maintaining high-quality outdoor spaces throughout Melbourne. The business has a hands-on, supportive culture and takes pride in the quality of its work, its people and the finished product. This is a genuine opportunity for someone with strong horticultural skills to join a growing team, take ownership of their work and develop into a leadership position over time.