Team Leader

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Fulton Hogan is proud to manage the Sydney Airport Grounds Maintenance Contract with a skilled team that perform works including; minor civil works, guard rail repairs, line marking, pavement repairs, landscaping, vegetation management, horticultural and arborist works, litter collection, street sweeping, cleaning both Airside and landside locations at Sydney Airport.

Whats on offer?

We're looking for a Landscape Team Leader to join our Sydney Airport Grounds Maintenance team. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll lead a crew delivering landscaping, vegetation management, horticultural and arborist works across a unique and dynamic environment.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced landscaper or horticultural professional who enjoys working outdoors, leading from the front and taking pride in maintaining high-quality green spaces. With consistent Monday to Friday hours, a supportive team culture and plenty of variety in your day, you'll enjoy a rewarding role where no two days are the same.

As Team Leader, you'll be responsible for coordinating daily landscape maintenance activities, supporting apprentices and labourers, managing resources and ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard. You'll work closely with supervisors, subcontractors and clients while helping to develop the skills and success of your team.

Whether you're an experienced Team Leader or ready to take the next step in your leadership career, this is an opportunity to grow with Fulton Hogan and be part of a team that takes pride in creating and maintaining exceptional outdoor environments.

What you’ll do

Lead and support a team delivering landscaping, vegetation management and horticultural works across Sydney Airport

Coordinate daily activities and allocate tasks in line with maintenance schedules and operational priorities

Provide guidance, mentoring and on-the-job support to apprentices and labourers

Interpret landscape plans and ensure works are completed to specification and quality standards

Carry out a variety of hands-on landscaping and soft-scaping activities alongside your crew

Coordinate and supervise subcontractors to ensure works are completed safely and efficiently

Monitor productivity, manage work records and complete daily work summaries

Promote and maintain safe work practices and compliance with WHS requirements

Build positive working relationships with supervisors, management and client representatives

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and contribute to a positive team culture

The pre-employment process will include a medical check, including drug and alcohol screening.

Want to be rewarded for the good work you do? Apply now to learn more about the applicable hourly rate and allowances.

Looking for a company that places people at the heart of everything? Our Living Safely culture ensures that we care for ourselves, each other and the communities that we work in.

Keen to progress your career? We invest in our people’s career development and provide pathways in the form of apprenticeships, traineeships, or certificate(s) opportunities. If additional tickets and licenses are required, we can help with that too.

Never worked in our industry before? We open new doors for people with transferable skills and experiences, helping them to thrive in the world of infrastructure construction. Where applicable, we provide training and support to help you succeed in the role.

Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We offer benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family).

Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership are what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

If our REAL values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position.

If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.