Senior Turf & Groundsperson

Senior Turf & Groundsperson

• Permanent, full-time position!
• Join a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Grow your career with City of Darwin.

This role will allow you to actively participate in the delivery of cool, clean and green spaces across the Darwin municipality by undertaking a range of turf management activities in our parks, ovals and open spaces. This role delivers high quality turf to an excellent standard, in an efficient and safe manner to ensure the appropriate care, maintenance and use of associated council resources.

As our Senior Turf and Groundsperson, you will actively operate and maintain important equipment such as tractors, lawnmowers, brush cutters and spray equipment, crucially ensuring you meet Workplace Health and Safety standards to ensure the safety of you and your team. Enjoying turf management practises and working in the outdoor environment will be an important aspect of the position.

You will have:

• Medium Rigid (MR) Licence
• General Construction Industry - White Card
• Certificate III in Turf Management/Horticulture and / or minimum of 3 (three) years' experience in turf management
• Significant experience in the operation of various mobile plant and equipment, including tractors and attachments
• Units of Competency or equivalent AusChem course for: -

• AHCCHM3007 - Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
• AHCCHM304 - Transport and store chemicals

• Demonstrated experience of coaching others in job skills

Why join us?

At City of Darwin, we're passionate about building and sustaining a high-performance culture that motivates our people to deliver exceptional results. You will align with and flourish in a fast-paced environment that focuses on strategic outcomes and embraces collaboration and innovation.

Your hard work will be rewarded with a competitive remuneration package and generous leave entitlements. This position has a base salary of $67,736.67 per annum.

To apply:

Click APPLY! Please upload your CV and cover letter addressing the selection criteria.

For further information regarding this role, please read full position description or contact Tracy Bignell, Executive Manager Operations on 0419 946 849. Please note, only applicants that are shortlisted for this role will be contacted.

We accept applications only via our portal, and we only contact shortlisted applicants.

City of Darwin Talent Acquisition Team can be contacted via:

• 📞 Phone: (08) 8930 0689
• Email: recruitment@darwin.nt.gov.au
• Website: Employment at Council | City of Darwin Careers - Current Vacancies

This vacancy closes at 5pm on 30 April 2026.

We are looking forward to receiving your application if you are a direct applicant. Please note that we are not working with recruitment agencies for this position.

The City of Darwin is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply.

As part of Council's recruitment process, applicants may be required to undergo pre-employment assessments, such as a Medical Assessment, National Police Check and Psychometric Assessment.