$81K Total Remuneration Package

$67K Base Salary

Location: Various Locations

Vacancy No: 6034

Permanent - Full-time

Applications close: Sunday, 4 May 2025 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

Our Sports & Community Venues branch deliver and develop a diverse range of quality community facilities and contribute to the social cohesion, economic viability and health and wellbeing of our community.

We are seeking a Senior Parks Site Officer to deliver a high standard of sports turf maintenance and field presentation across our Sunshine Coast Stadium, Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex and other venues within the Major Sports Facilities portfolio.

Other key responsibilities include:

· Supervise, lead, resource, educate and motivate the Major Sport Facilities Sports Turf team.

· Coordinate sports turf management functions and deliver a high standard of safe playing surfaces.

· Develop professional working relationships with internal/external customers of Sunshine Coast Stadium and engage, coordinate and supervise sub contractors as required to achieve efficient outcomes.

· Provide assistance to the Sport Turf Curator to plan and organise the efficient, effective and timely delivery of the Sports precincts playing turf and surrounds maintenance services within approved budget and schedules.

· Manage turf nutrition and renovations projects across our venues and ensure compliance with National sporting code requirements.

About you

As someone passionate about Sports Turf management and the outdoors, who brings a high level of energy you will possess a Certificate IV in Horticulture or equivalent trade and have relevant experience in the turf management field. A requirement of the position is to hold a Work Safely in the Construction Industry White Card.

You are a natural leader who can educate and motivate a high-performing and innovative team, you have demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and can complete tasks within set timeframes.

Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.

Candidates possessing the following will be highly regarded for the role:

· Ability to coordinate and manage staff to deliver maintenance of operational or project based horticultural, landscaping and arboriculture functions without direct supervision

· Experience in operating equipment such as mowers, chainsaws, mulchers, brush cutters, blower vacs and line markers.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits which include but are not limited to:

· 9-day fortnight - to support your enjoyment of the lifestyle benefits Sunshine Coast has to offer.

· Discounted health related memberships and other wellbeing initiatives

· Generous Superannuation benefits - council will also contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution

How to apply

Your written application should include:

· A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and

· A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Simon Stephens during business hours on 0428 970 691.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.