Qualified Horticulturist/greenkeepers/apprentice - Canberra, Australia - Citywide

Citywide

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Canberra, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Qualified Horticulturist/Greenkeepers/Apprentice:

Job no: 494623

Work type:
Full time

Location:
All Canberra ACT

Categories:
Trades and Services

Qualified Horticulturist/Greenkeepers/Apprentice
Citywide Canberra are recruiting for a
Qualified Horticulturist, Greenkeepers and Apprentice to join our team. This role will see you maintaining high profile gardens in some of Canberra's most iconic locations.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Pruning
Weeding
Mowing
Pest & disease identification and control
Hedging
Mulching
Planting
Turf renovation

Skills and experience required:

35 years' experience maintaining high quality landscapes
Cert 3 Horticulturist/Greenkeepers (preferred)
Arborist experience (Highly Desirable)
Chemcert (Desirable)
White Card
Asbestos card

Drivers Licence

Medium Rigid/Heavy Rigid (Desirable)
Knowledge and appreciation of OH&S

In return we offer:

The opportunity to work in some amazing Canberra locations
The ability to demonstrate your Horticulture skills
The opportunity to further develop your skills in a strong, supportive environment
A workplace that focuses on safety first

About Citywide:

Citywide is a company with a clear purpose and mission - we shape liveable cities for more than 14 million people in communities along Australia's eastern seaboard.

We manage and maintain all aspects of civic amenity, assets and infrastructure for government and private enterprise customers, to the benefit of the host communities in which we work and whom we serve.

Citywide is responsible for maintaining the National Capital Estate (on behalf of the National Capital Authority, Commonwealth Government and public).

This includes large areas of public green space and nationally significant assets such as Anzac Parade including the memorials, Commonwealth and Kings Parks, the Parliamentary Zone (including the Old Parliament House Rose Gardens) and areas surrounding Lake Burley Griffin.