AddressOverview: As the Head Gardener, you will lead a dedicated team in maintaining and enhancing a 600-acre estate, featuring extensive English-styled gardens, native Australian landscapes, an orchard, a vegetable garden and a cut flower garden. This unique opportunity allows you to contribute to the estate's aesthetic vision and sustainability goals.
The successful candidate must be driven to achieve their best and work to the high standards expected from this role. You will be a hands-on individual who still wants to get their hands dirty while managing a small, enthusiastic team.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a small team of skilled gardeners, ensuring the highest standards of horticultural excellence.
- Design and maintain the estate in harmony with English-style gardens and native Australian landscapes.
- Implement sustainable gardening practices, focusing on water conservation, organic fertilization, and integrated pest management.
- Select and source a diverse range of plants, maintain the in-house nursery, and propagate plants from seeds and cuttings.
- Manage budgets for garden operations and efficiently source tools and supplies.
Qualifications:
- Minimum Certificate III in Horticulture, with knowledge of Turf and Landcare management.
- 3+ years of experience leading a team on a large estate.
- Chainsaw qualifications and ChemCert AQF3 Chemical Accreditation are mandatory.
- Working knowledge of in-ground irrigation systems
- MR (Medium Rigid) truck license is preferred.
Application Process: If you are a passionate and experienced horticulturist with a commitment to sustainability, we invite you to APPLY NOW. Submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience or for further details contact Kate McKittrick on 0409 393 ***.
Benefits: This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a team in the ongoing care of an exclusive Australian country estate's breathtaking gardens. An excellent package, including a beautiful, 4-bedroom house on the estate, is provided.
