Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed, include:

• Attractive Pay: Competitive salary package, with the added benefit of a generous local housing allowance on top.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 2:1 roster, offering a full week off after every two weeks of work; perfect for rest, family time, and the flexibility to plan extended breaks.
• Vehicle, tools of the trade, and PPE: Enjoy a fully maintained company vehicle, all the necessary tools and equipment, and comprehensive personal protective equipment (PPE) provided.
• Exclusive employee perks: Access discounts and benefits with over 600 retailers, including Coles, Woolworths, BWS, Dan Murphy’s, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, BCF, SuperCheap Auto, and many more!
• Unique Industrial Environment: Work at facilities located on the Burrup Peninsula, where you'll experience a dynamic and distinctive industrial setting, with opportunities to expand your skills in a one-of-a-kind environment.
• Investment in you: We're passionate about personal and professional growth, offering access to certificates, webinars, mentorship, and practical training to help you thrive in your career.
• Your well-being, our priority: Strong safety culture, generous paid parental leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program, including tailored well-being initiatives designed to support your personal and family needs.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Grounds Supervisor to lead a dedicated team of grounds staff, responsible for delivering grounds maintenance services to a key client in Karratha (WA). This is a unique opportunity to step into a leadership position as part of a broader contract delivering catering, cleaning, and maintenance services to approximately 600–700 residential properties supporting a state-of-the-art integrated gas production facility.

This permanent, full-time position offers the chance to work in a dynamic, highly regulated environment supporting critical energy infrastructure for Western Australia and global customers. With a strong safety culture and world-class assets, you’ll play a pivotal role in enhancing property presentation and maintaining reliable, compliant maintenance delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee grounds maintenance operations ensuring quality outcomes, team performance, and safety compliance.
• Lead a team of ground maintenance staff, plus subcontractors.
• Develop & implement a comprehensive grounds maintenance plan to improve landscaping and outdoor environments.
• Oversee day-to-day maintenance across the facility.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide hands-on support.
• Ensure compliance with safety and security protocols.
• Keep accurate maintenance records.
• Drive team performance and operational efficiency.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will bring experience overseeing trades staff for preventive and reactive maintenance. You’re passionate about delivering high-quality work and are deeply committed to safety; both for yourself and your team. Experience with grounds maintenance/landscaping and developing maintenance schedules and plans is advantageous, however not essential.

Additionally, you will have:

• Trade qualification in Horticulture, Turf Management or Irrigation.
• Experience in a leadership role within a maintenance environment.
• Current driver’s license and White Card (preferred).
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to address complex issues.
• Experience in preparing, auditing and implementation of maintenance schedules.
• Professional, reliable, and effective communicator.
• Excellent time management and attention to detail.
• "Can-do" attitude with a commitment to safety.
• Strong customer service focus in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

About Us

Programmed is a leading provider of operations and maintenance services across all industry sectors including education, health, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport and mining in Australia and New Zealand.

Our Facility Management business unit partners with our valued clients to deliver a comprehensive range of facilities management from small repair work to managing large-scale facilities and infrastructure networks.

We encourage career development, support flexibility and care about your personal wellbeing and safety. Join the Programmed team today.

Work With Us

Submit your application today and join us on our mission to build outstanding people, strong customers, and great communities.

Our Commitment

Programmed and PERSOLKELLY supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.

Programmed and PERSOLKELLY strives for diversity, inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation or abilities to apply.

To learn more about working with Programmed and PERSOLKELLY, we encourage you to visit our website.