PARKS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - CENTRAL

at  City of Sydney

Division: City Services
Unit: City Greening & Leisure
Section: Parks & Tree Maintenance
Salary: AUD 94,222.00 - 106,903.00 per annum plus Superannuation
Employment status: Permanent
Employment arrangement: Full Time
Location: Inner City

CARING FOR OUR CITY, CREATING A FUTURE FOR ALL

Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
Be part of a purpose-led organisation, with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
Do you have a passion for the City of Sydney’s parks and the opportunities they provide for green, connected and vibrant local communities? We are looking for an experienced Parks Operations Supervisor to assist the City Greening and Leisure Team in delivering our objectives as an asset manager in ensuring the City’s network of parks, assets and recreational facilities are well maintained.
The primary responsibilities of the role are to supervise the parks operations teams to meet the needs of the community, to maintain the quality of the City’s parks and open spaces assets to the highest standard, manage key relationships with management, team members, the general public and other business units.
The role will be instrumental in delivering the Sustainable Sydney 2030 - 2050 directions and targets for parks assets by ensuring service delivery and compliance objectives are met, by delivering environmental outcomes and improved sustainability performance, and through continual improvements ensure effective and efficient work procedures.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• minimum Certificate III in Amenity Horticulture (Horticulture, Parks and Gardens, Greenkeeping) or equivalent tertiary qualifications
• practical experience in the planning, scheduling and delivery of all Parks Operations activities
• supervision experience and ability to manage performance through coaching and mentoring
• experience in achieving objectives and targets effectively and efficiently.

At the City of Sydney you’ll join a dedicated team where individual effort is part of something much bigger – creating great things for our city’s dynamic future.
Select ‘Apply’ to complete your online application.
The successful applicant is required to complete a pre-employment health declaration, pre-employment medical examination and national criminal check.
Position description: View or download the position description
Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm, Wednesday 28 August 2024.
For further information contact: Jeff Duncum, Parks Operations Coordinator on 02 9265 9333 or 0408 674 578.
A challenging and rewarding career: Why joining the City of Sydney might be the right move for you.
We offer a teams-based approach to flexibility. Our flexible working benefits include 26 week parental leave, paid partner leave of 6 weeks and paid super for up to 52 weeks of parental leave. You’ll have the opportunity to work a trial 9-day fortnight with flexible working options.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and celebrate a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance in the workplace, with an executive team that is two-thirds female and 50% of our leadership roles held by women.
We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us.
We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process contact the Recruitment Team recruitment@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9265 9333.

• minimum Certificate III in Amenity Horticulture (Horticulture, Parks and Gardens, Greenkeeping) or equivalent tertiary qualifications
• practical experience in the planning, scheduling and delivery of all Parks Operations activities
• supervision experience and ability to manage performance through coaching and mentoring
• experience in achieving objectives and targets effectively and efficiently