Groundsperson
Downer
Date: 1 day ago
City: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Contract type: Full time
About Us
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
About The Team
Social Infrastructure & Citizen Services delivers the critical thinking, building, maintenance and sustainment behind Australia and New Zealand’s essential public assets, facilities and community services. The communities we serve are at the heart of our operations. Be it through facilities management of critical public assets, precinct upgrades, new energy solutions or professional and technical advisory. We run places of healthcare and education, custodial facilities, we manage customer data centres and critical systems, we take asset management risk over 25 years through our portfolio of Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts, and we are a trusted advisor and partner to our New Zealand and Australian Defence Forces.
Job Description
These full-time positions are part of the team responsible for the operational day to day delivery of the Land Management services. These roles offer a great work life balance with a generous roster consisting of Monday to Thursday 0700-1530 and Fridays 0700-1300.
Responsibilities
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
About The Team
Social Infrastructure & Citizen Services delivers the critical thinking, building, maintenance and sustainment behind Australia and New Zealand’s essential public assets, facilities and community services. The communities we serve are at the heart of our operations. Be it through facilities management of critical public assets, precinct upgrades, new energy solutions or professional and technical advisory. We run places of healthcare and education, custodial facilities, we manage customer data centres and critical systems, we take asset management risk over 25 years through our portfolio of Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts, and we are a trusted advisor and partner to our New Zealand and Australian Defence Forces.
Job Description
These full-time positions are part of the team responsible for the operational day to day delivery of the Land Management services. These roles offer a great work life balance with a generous roster consisting of Monday to Thursday 0700-1530 and Fridays 0700-1300.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring all work completed is to the standard required of the contract
- Ensure all equipment is maintained and is safe working order
- Operate all equipment/machinery in a safe manner
- Ensure PPE is used for required tasking
- General tasking may include, however is not limited to the following:
- Mowing
- Brush cutting
- Edging
- Pruning
- General gardening
- Green waste clearing and removal
- Weed, Pest & Disease control
- Level 3 and Level 4 roles available
- Level 4 based at Duntroon - requires a qualification or more than 3+ years experience
- Preferred demonstrable experience in grounds maintenance and experience in operating grounds maintenance equipment
- Able to perform inherent physical requirements of the role
- Suitability for Defence security clearance (Australian citizenship mandatory)
- Vehicle and valid Open Class Drivers Licence
- Medium Rigid Truck Licence (Preferred)
- Chainsaw Operators Licence or Certificate (preferred)
- ChemCert Certificate (preferred)
- Asbestos Awareness Certificate (preferred)
- Position Descriptions available upon request