State Manager - Arboriculture

Lucas And Co Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucas Tree Services in Victoria is seeking a State Manager to run Southeast, East, Centre, West, Commercial and Consulting as one operation, with a single standard, shared crews and plant, and a unified set of numbers.

You will lead statewide resourcing, build tender pipelines, and guide managers and a consulting arborist while ensuring safety and ISO systems are consistently applied across all areas. A strong track record in arboriculture operations and governance is essential.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Arboriculture or higher with management experience.
• 5+ years managing multi-crew arboricultural or civil field operations.
• Experience delivering and tendering for local government or utility contracts.
• Proven P&L or contract budgeting experience.
• Experience with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 and Victorian WHS obligations.
• Current First Aid, White Card, Working with Children Check, National Police Check and a full driver licence.
• Strong leadership, coaching and performance appraisal skills.

Responsibilities

• Set one operating standard across every area.
• Statewide resourcing of crews, plant and subcontractors.
• Build the pipeline of tenders, renewals and new clients, and lead operational input to tenders.
• Lead, coach and appraise managers and a consulting arborist.
• Keep safety and our ISO management system working the same way in every area.

Skills

P&L management

Tendering experience

Multi-crew leadership

ISO knowledge

WHS knowledge

First Aid certified

Driver licence

Stakeholder management

People coaching

Education

Certificate III in Arboriculture

Diploma of Arboriculture or equivalent management experience

Job description

Lucas Tree Services has managed urban forest across Victoria since 2012. You will manage multiple teams, working mostly for government and commercial clients: councils, road, rail and water authorities, schools, aged care and commercial partners. Our work centres on retaining healthy vegetation, with removal where it is needed.

About the role

As State Manager you will run Southeast, East, Centre, West, Commercial and Consulting as one operation: one way of working, one pool of crews and plant, one set of numbers.

What you will do

Set one operating standard across every area.

Statewide resourcing of crews, plant and subcontractors.

Build the pipeline of tenders, renewals and new clients, and lead operational input to tenders

Lead, coach and appraise managers and a consulting arborist.

Keep safety and our ISO management system working the same way in every area

What you will bring

Certificate III in Arboriculture (minimum); Diploma of Arboriculture or equivalent management experience

5+ years managing multi-crew arboricultural or civil field operations, including managing managers

A record of managing a P&L or contract budgets.

Experience delivering and tendering for local government or utility contracts

Working knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 and Victorian WHS obligations

Current First Aid, White Card, Working with Children Check, National Police Check and a full driver licence

What we offer

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