At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a crew in hands-on landscape construction across Brisbane and Sunshine Coast.
- Company: Join HL Landscapes, a trusted name in civil infrastructure for over 47 years.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company vehicle, and opportunities for career progression.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with multiple project opportunities across South-East Queensland.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on high-profile projects while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in civil or commercial landscape construction and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 62100 - 75900 $ per year.
We are recruiting two experienced Civil Landscape Leading Hands for project delivery across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. These are hands-on roles for people who can lead a small crew, maintain productivity and workmanship, and support supervisors with safe, high-quality delivery.
About HL Landscapes
HL Landscapes has been building across the East Coast of Australia for more than 47 years, delivering major civil infrastructure landscape packages, commercial landscaping and structural landscape works. Our teams work across complex, high-profile projects where safety, quality, programme and workmanship matter.
What you will do
- Team Supervision: Lead daily work fronts and allocate tasks to a small crew, while staying hands-on across landscape construction activities.
- Setout and Planning: Assist with setout, levels, quantities and sequencing, working to drawings and supervisor direction.
- Site Travel: Move between project sites across South-East Queensland as project needs require, staying close to the work and the people delivering it.
- Quality and Productivity: Inspect work regularly, maintain productivity and workmanship standards, and resolve issues straight away to avoid delays.
- Safety Compliance: Work in accordance with SWMS, drawings and supervisor direction.
- Training and Development: Coach and support apprentices and less-experienced team members, building skills and safe work habits.
- Documentation and Reporting: Complete daily site reports and equipment checklists, manage subcontractor dockets, and flag constraints, defects and material or equipment needs early.
- Site Control: Keep the worksite clean and organised, with tools and materials properly stored and environmental controls followed.
About you
- Strong practical civil or commercial landscape construction experience.
- Able to lead a small crew while remaining productive on the tools.
- Good understanding of setout, sequencing, workmanship and safe execution.
- Construction White Card and current driver licence.
- Reliable communication and ability to work within structured construction sites.
Highly regarded
- Approximately 3+ years commercial/civil landscape experience.
- Civil infrastructure experience and relevant plant tickets.
What we offer
- Competitive salary package based on experience + company vehicle.
- Multiple project opportunities across South-East Queensland.
- Real career progression, backed by a strong and growing pipeline of projects.
- Training, development and progression within a long-established East Coast contractor.
Civil Leading Hand in Brisbane employer: HL Landscapes
HL Landscapes is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where experienced Landscape Project Managers can thrive in leading significant civil and commercial landscape projects across South-East Queensland. With over 50 years of industry presence, we provide competitive salary packages, a company vehicle, and ample opportunities for career progression, training, and development, all while fostering a culture that prioritises safety, quality, and teamwork.
