Senior Landscaper: Lead Garden Care & Horticulture

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 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.