At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage the Open Space Maintenance department, ensuring high-quality public space care.
- Company: Landlinks Environmental Services, dedicated to improving urban environments across Melbourne.
- Benefits: Above award rates, ongoing training, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to creating safer, better-presented public spaces.
- Why this job: Make a visible difference in community spaces while leading a passionate team.
- Qualifications: 5-10 years in open space maintenance with strong leadership and project management skills.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 $ per year.
At Landlinks, we restore, protect and improve natural and urban environments across Melbourne and Victoria. Our teams work across specialist departments including Open Space Maintenance, Ecological Restoration, Urban Forestry, Fire Mitigation and Vegetation Management, and Landscape Construction. Our Open Space Maintenance department delivers systematic care for parks, reserves, streetscapes and civic spaces, keeping public spaces safe, functional and well-presented.
Due to company growth, we are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Head of Open Space Maintenance to lead, manage and grow our Open Space Maintenance department. This senior leadership role suits a practical parks, gardens or horticultural maintenance professional with strong people management and contract delivery experience.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Leading the Open Space Maintenance department and managing crew leaders and field staff across multiple sites, contracts and work programs
- Overseeing the delivery of mowing, garden bed maintenance, seasonal planting, landscape and facility maintenance, turf management and general and targeted weed control programs
- Planning and managing cyclical maintenance schedules across parks, reserves, streetscapes, civic spaces and roadside reserves
- Coordinating reactive works and urgent site responses while maintaining routine programs
- Ensuring every site visit is documented, reviewing service reports, flagging issues early and providing clients with clear, timely progress updates
- Monitoring site presentation, turf and garden health, maintenance quality and contract requirements
- Managing client relationships, contract delivery, project scoping, tender input, budgets and resource planning
- Mentoring staff and building consistent, capable teams
About You:
You will be an experienced open space maintenance professional who combines practical horticultural knowledge with confident people leadership and strong project and contract management skills. You will understand the demands of maintaining public spaces across multiple sites and seasons, and be comfortable balancing planned programs with changing priorities and urgent works.
You must have:
- 5-10 years' practical experience in open space maintenance, parks and gardens, horticulture, grounds maintenance or a related field
- Proven experience managing crew leaders and field staff across multiple sites and maintenance programs
- Strong reporting and communication skills
- Experience with administrative tasks
- Practical knowledge of mowing, turf management, garden maintenance, minor landscaping and integrated weed management in public open spaces
- Relevant qualification in Horticulture, Parks and Gardens, Landscape Management or a related field
- Driver's Licence
- Construction Induction Card / White Card
- Working with Children Check
- ACUP - Agricultural Chemical Users Permit
- Cert III in Horticulture, or higher
What we offer:
At Landlinks Environmental Services, we provide above award rates and a supportive, rewarding work environment with ongoing training and development opportunities. This role offers the opportunity to lead a specialist department, shape reliable maintenance programs, mentor experienced crews and contribute to safer, better-presented public spaces across Melbourne and Victoria.
Landlinks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Project Manager / Head of Open Space Maintenance in Dandenong employer: Landlinks Environmental Services
Landlinks Environmental Services is an exceptional employer located in Dandenong, VIC, offering a supportive and rewarding work environment with competitive above-award rates. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through ongoing training opportunities and a culture that values diversity and inclusion, allowing you to lead a specialist department while making a meaningful impact on ecological restoration across Melbourne and Victoria.
Contact Details:
Landlinks Environmental Services Recruitment Team
