Land Management Supervisor

About the role 

Ventia’s Defence Base Services (DBS) team have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Land Management Supervisor on a fulltime basis. This position will see you working at the RAAF Pearce defence base in Bullsbrook, WA.
 

As the Land Management Supervisor you will be required to effectively direct and supervise the Grounds Maintenance personnel and assist the Environmental Services Manager and/or Environmental Services Coordinator in the provision of Grounds Maintenance service delivery. 
 

About you 

Reporting directly into the Operations Services Manager, you are someone who enjoys being relied upon and building relationships and engaging with staff, sub-contractors, and stakeholders to ensure all duties carried out are compliant with Commonwealth, State/Territory & Local Legislation, Regulations, Guidelines and Codes, Australian Standards and Defence Policy.  

You are naturally a results focused individual who can identify and prioritise problems and issues, generate solutions and work collaboratively to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.  You have outstanding prioritising and organisational capabilities, a high degree of motivation, energy, and initiative, with the capacity to drive a culture of delivering excellence, whilst dealing with multiple and often conflicting priorities.   

Key duties, but not limited to: 

• Build and develop strong business relationships with Defence management  
• Drive the completion of all allocated enabling services that includes support to onsite activities  
• Understand customer needs and manage expectations, balancing them with commercial deliverables  
• Deliver consistent and timely advice on the operability and maintainability of estate items delivered by the project  
• Validate & verify updates to estate, compliance and contract data and documentation 
• Provide accurate and timely advice to relevant Defence personnel where required 

Skills & experience: 

• Diploma in Horticulture or Land Management or equivalent experience 
• Good working knowledge of turf, Horticulture, Arboriculture , Land Management and irrigation operations 
• Valid Australian Driving Licence essential, Medium Ridged Licence would be advantageous 
• Chainsaw Certificate Level 1 and 2 desirable 
• Agvet Chemical Users Course (or state equivalent) 
• Senior First Aid desirable 
• Well-developed computer, word processing and technical knowledge in MS Word, Excel and Power point 
• Dealing with wildlife is a major component of the job, snake handling experience will be highly regarded  

Other special conditions 

The incumbent to this position must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance up to a level of negative vetting 1. As a result of this requirement the incumbent must be an Australian Citizen.  

This position requires a National Police check, full Covid19 vaccinations and a valid Australian driver’s licence. 

Benefits 

• Ventia offers you a flexible, supportive and inclusive work environment where you matter.  
• In addition, you will find a stimulating and rewBarding working environment where we take our peoples careers seriously and help them to learn and grow. 
• This role comes with the added security of being offered as a permanent position.  
   

About the company 

Ventia is one of Australasia’s largest dedicated infrastructure service providers, Ventia is a new and dynamic organisation with a rich history. Our clients are the owners and operators of major infrastructure that is critical to our communities. No one else does exactly what we do in the way we do it.  Making infrastructure work for our communities is at the heart of who we are and it’s what unites and excites us. 

We acknowledge the importance of our people’s diverse experiences, talents and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success. 
 

How to Apply 

To apply for this role, please click the apply button on this page. 

For internal applicants, it is an expectation that you will inform your manager of an application if you have been in your current position for less than 12 months; please seek their permission prior to applying. 

If you have any questions about this role, please reach out via: trudy.mcgregor@ventia.com 

Position Reference Number: 160939