Team Leader, Planting

Are you a leader who can nurture a team and keep Canberra green? If so, you could help make a difference as a valued member of Urban Treescapes.

Canberra's urban forest comprises a diverse combination of evergreen and deciduous trees that provides important ecological and amenity advantages for its inhabitants and wildlife. We take pride in maintaining our urban forest and you will play an important role in delivering this service to ensure the biodiversity and natural beauty of our city is preserved.

Urban Treescapes manages and maintains more than 846,000 trees on parklands and streets throughout ACT. Specific responsibilities include the planting, watering, and follow up maintenance of newly planted trees; the maintenance of established trees; the removal of dead and dying trees; the administration of the Urban Forest Act 2023; the assessment of tree related claims; and the provision of technical advice on tree related matters.

Applications are invited to fill a full-time, permanent vacancy for the role of Team Leader, Planting available immediately.

Team Leaders are responsible for leading a team of workers carrying out tree planting and maintenance activities. This includes responsibility for carrying out site specific risk assessments and ensuring crews work safely, allocation of plant and equipment for jobs, record keeping and reporting, and carrying out site auditing as required.

The successful applicant will have a passion for trees and an understanding of the importance of teamwork and great customer service.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Notes : A Merit Pool may be established from this selection process and used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

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