Horticulturist

Sutherland Shire Council • Sutherland, New South Wales • Posted June 25, 2026

About the Role

Are you passionate about creating and maintaining beautiful parks, gardens, and open spaces? Join our Parks and Natural Areas team and play a key role in maintaining Council's horticultural assets across the Shire.

As a Horticulturist, you will undertake a variety of hands-on horticultural maintenance activities, helping to ensure our parks and public spaces remain safe, attractive, and enjoyable for the community. Working as part of a dedicated team, you'll contribute to the delivery of high-quality open space maintenance services while prioritising safety, environmental responsibility and customer service.

What you'll be doing

  • Maintaining parks, gardens, streetscapes, and other horticultural assets across the Shire
  • Undertake planting, mulching, watering, fertilising and weed control activities 
  • Carry out turf maintenance, including mowing, whipper snipping, and turf renovation practices
  • Operating and maintainin...