Northern Beaches Council

Team Member, Landscape Construction

Division: Environment & Open Space

Business Unit: Parks & Open Space

Title: Team Member, Landscape Construction, Permanent - Full-time Role, 38 hours per week

Salary Range: $63268.37 to $73528.14 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. 

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.

In this role you’ll enjoy -

• A culture of supporting continuous development. 
• Genuine work-life balance and flexible working arrangements. 
• Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits. 
• Values based culture and a teams-oriented working environment. 
• The chance to work on meaningful projects that benefit our community.

Our opportunity:

Reporting to the Landscape Construction Supervisor, the Landscape Construction Team Member will perform landscape construction activities across Council’s civil infrastructure.

This includes parks, footpaths, and streetscape infrastructure. The role also involves working on structural elements such as retaining walls, seawalls, wharves, and Walkways.

The key focus areas of this role include:

• Assist the Landscape team to complete works to a high standard.
• Assist in providing the efficient delivery of projects and the safety of staff at all times
• Manual Handling including lifting
• Ensure the safety, health and welfare of themselves and any other person at a place of work
• Adhere to Councils core values Service, Integrity, Respect, Trust, Teamwork

About you:

What you will bring to our team:

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision together with a commitment to working in a team environment and multi-skilling.
• Strong focus on Workplace Health and Safety
• Skills and knowledge in a range of minor plant and equipment
• Demonstrated skills & experience in manual handing
• Class C Driver’s Licence with a willingness to obtain MR/HR
• General Worksite Induction Ticket.
• Well organised and good level of physical ability to carry out all the duties of the role safely.

If you’re a passionate team player with an eye for detail and a proactive approach we’d love to hear from you.

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 28 February 2025. 
• Expected Interview Date: 3 March 2025. 
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Martin Clark on 0481 475 397. 

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.