Groundsperson - Full Time - Cairns
Downer
Date: 13 hours ago
City: Brisbane, Queensland
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 positions will support the Defence Contract for delivery of Estate Management and Operations Services (EMOS) contract to the Department of Defence SNSW & QLD region. The Groundsperson is part of the team responsible for the operational day to day delivery of the Land Management Services
We are looking for motivated applicants who can meet the following:
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 positions will support the Defence Contract for delivery of Estate Management and Operations Services (EMOS) contract to the Department of Defence SNSW & QLD region. The Groundsperson is part of the team responsible for the operational day to day delivery of the Land Management Services
- Free parking, uniforms, PPE and land maintenance equipment is supplied
- Family friendly roster – Monday to Friday
- Operate all equipment/machinery in a safe manner
- Ensure PPE is used for required tasking
- Mowing
- Brush cutting
- Edging
- Pruning
- General gardening
- Green waste clearing and removal
- Weed, Pest & Disease control
We are looking for motivated applicants who can meet the following:
- Demonstrable experience in grounds maintenance and experience in operating grounds maintenance equipment
- Able to perform inherent physical requirements of the role
- Vehicle and valid Open Class Drivers Licence
- MR Licence (preferred)
- Chainsaw Operators Licence or certificate (preferred)
- ChemCert Certificate (preferred)
- Ability to obtain and retain a Defence security clearance
- Australian Citizenship Mandatory
- Asbestos Awareness Certificate (preferred)
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