Job Description

The Details:

• Permanent Full Time - two positions available | 9 day fortnight
• $74,847 pa (includes industry allowance and uniform allowance) + 12% super (level 6)
• Please note, progression in remuneration (up to Level 8 - $79,143 pa inc. allowances + super) is available for this position upon meeting performance and training requirements outlined in a structured crew leader framework.
• 76 hour fortnight
• Location: Narangba.

As a Crew Leader within our Parks team, you’ll take the lead in maintaining and enhancing green spaces while guiding a small team of 1–2 operational staff. This role offers the perfect blend of hands on horticultural work and essential administrative responsibilities, ensuring the smooth and effective delivery of parks projects and ongoing maintenance services.

You’ll lead your team across a diverse range of activities, with projects that may be proactive, reactive or planned. This will include typical grounds maintenance tasks such as mowing, brush cutting, hedging, pruning and weeding, as well as horticultural project based tasks like tree planting, streetscape enhancements, mulching, fertiliser application, soil analysis and more.

In addition, you will support the planning and design of upcoming projects to drive continuous improvement of parks and open spaces.

As the Crew Leader, you will also:

• Provide day to day guidance, mentoring and support to team members
• Coordinate and allocate daily tasks
• Promote and maintain safe work practices and compliance with organisational procedures
• Use digital tools to create, update and manage work orders

Your leadership will play a key role in shaping the quality, safety and presentation of public open spaces across a variety of environments, making a visible and meaningful impact in the community.

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About you

You'll bring practical experience in horticultural maintenance and have successfully led people in similar operational environments. You're confident working outdoors, taking the lead on site with projects and tasks, operating machinery and maintaining high standards of safety and presentation across green spaces.

You'll also demonstrate:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to manage basic administrative tasks
• Confidence using digital tools and software for scheduling and reporting
• A proactive, organised and safety focused approach to work

Mandatory Requirements

• Current Medium Rigid (MR) class truck licence or above
• Construction Induction Card (or willingness to obtain before starting)
• Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control (ACDC) certification (or willingness to obtain within six months of commencement)

Desirable Qualification:

• Certificate III in Horticulture, Parks and Gardens, Landscape Construction or a related field.
• This qualification is not required at appointment but is necessary for progression within the Crew Leader Framework.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4% in July 2026 and a further 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Depots have free local parking on site making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role. You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a medical and hearing assessment with an independent professional nominated by Council, and a National Criminal History Check (all at no cost to you).

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au

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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.