Horticulturalist & Maintenance Team Leader

About the role

LD Total, a multi-award-winning landscape company specialising in landscape and irrigation design, commercial and residential construction, maintenance and residential lot packages, is seeking a motivated Horticulturalist & Maintenance Team Leader for its Maintenance team on the Sunshine Coast. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will lead by example, coordinate daily work programs and support your crew in delivering landscape maintenance, revegetation, bush regeneration and environmental management services across South East Queensland.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support a maintenance crew across parks, streetscapes, turf and garden maintenance.
• Coordinate daily work programs and site activities with the Maintenance Manager.
• Undertake revegetation, bush regeneration, weed management and biobasin plant-outs.
• Apply native plant identification and habitat restoration knowledge to environmental management activities.
• Conduct site inspections, maintain quality standards and ensure compliance with safety requirements.
• Liaise with clients, consultants and project managers to support project delivery.

Required profile

• Experience in landscape maintenance, revegetation, restoration or a similar industry.
• Previous team leadership or supervisory experience.
• A qualification in Horticulture, Conservation & Ecosystem Management or a related field is highly regarded.
• Current manual driver's licence and White Card.
• Chemical accreditation is highly regarded.

What we offer

• Leadership opportunities within a leading Australian landscaping company.
• A supportive team culture with a strong focus on safety.
• Potential pathways into Operations and Project Management roles.
• An Employee Assistance Program.