The Australian Golf Club is seeking a suitably qualified landscape maintenance / horticulturist / gardener to assist with the day-to-day maintenance of the club’s landscaped areas. 

The club boasts an array of landscaped and native areas, and the role will see the successful applicant maintaining formal gardens, native areas, hedges and when required, a certain level of tree maintenance alongside our arborist contractor. A portion of this role involves turf maintenance to some ornamental lawns. We will also provide the successful applicant will basic skills in golf course maintenance including mowing greens and preparing bunkers for play. The successful applicant will need to be an enthusiastic and effective employee aiming to achieve high quality outcomes. 

Suitable applicants should hold:

• A qualification in either horticulture or parks & gardens. 
• Experience working in similar role.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in managing formal and native plants in Sydney.
• Significant knowledge of plants, gardens, and landscape management.

Responsibilities

• Manage plants, gardens, and landscape areas on an annual basis. 
• Schedule agronomic applications and irrigation.
• Lead and participate in landscape construction projects.
• Participate in rotating weekend roster.
• Manage and participate in aspects of tournament golf preparation.

Expected hours of work

• Monday 5:15am - 2pm
• Tuesday 5:15am - 2pm
• Wednesday 5:15am - 10:15am
• Thursday 5:15am - 2pm
• Friday 5:15am - 2pm
• Saturday 5:00am - 8.45am - one in three, alternate to Sunday
• Sunday 5:00am - 9.30am - one in three, alternate to Saturday (for example, Week A - Saturday, Week B - Sunday, Week C - OFF).