Job Description

Bring your talent & passion for gardening to Merivale's growing portfolio of venues across Sydney & surrounds. As our Head Gardener for our Northern Beaches venues, you will be safeguarding the brand's aesthetic vision.

Reporting to the Group Horticulture Manager, you will be working alongside and providing guidance to the team to ensure each venue expresses its unique character while maintaining a consistent standard of excellence. You will be competent when working autonomously and confident leading and supporting a small team.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all horticulture requirements for the Northern Beaches portfolio
• Collaborate with styling and events to deliver on visions, installation of new venues
• Lead a team of gardeners at your venues, including all staff recruitment, onboarding and ongoing training
• Manage the horticulture budget for your venues
• Accountable for stock and supplies, including management of supplier relationships
• Accountable for staying abreast of venue styling and layout changes to ensure all employees have a thorough understanding of venue concepts
• Responsible for accurate and timely upkeep of records for compliance
• Proactively maintaining all onsite plants, along with pruning, watering, re-potting, mulching and weed control, managing of pest control of plants and application of pesticides or fertiliser

About You

• 5+ years’ experience in the horticulture industry;
• Have strong plant identification skills and detailed knowledge of plants and their culture
• Experience in landscape design and grounds maintenance
• Current chemical application accreditation (desirable)
• Horticulture trade cert or higher (highly regarded)
• Full driver licence
• Be truly passionate about plants and gardening
• Be an inspiring leader - Merivale has a key focus on training and development
• Have a keen eye for design/visual styling
• Be prepared for heavy lifting and manual labour and are comfortable working at heights

Merivale Employee Benefits

• 25% staff discount across 90+ Merivale venues.
• Exclusive monthly perks, staff-only rewards and events.
• Merivale Staff Cellar – access to premium wines at staff pricing.
• Unlimited career growth with endless development opportunities.
• Merivale Academy – online and in-person training, including Leadership & Performance, First Aid, Food Safety and more.
• Professional accreditation support – including Leadership qualifications.
• Employee Assistance Program – confidential wellbeing and mental health support, provided by Sonder.
• Employee Referral Program – earn rewards for bringing great people on board

Build your future with Merivale and explore exciting career opportunities