Main characteristics
- Location
- Darwin, Northern Territory
- Company
- Randstad
- Salary
- AU$ 60 - AU$ 65 /per year
- Employment type
- Contract
- Category
- trades & services
Job summary
job detailsThe Office of Australian War Graves is responsible for overseeing the management of the care and maintenance of over 320,000 official commemorations for war dead and post war dead located in over 2300 sites across Australia.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Operations Manager is responsible for all OAWG care and maintenance activities in Northern Territory and provide ...
specialist operational support to other depots as directed. This requires the programming of work for staff and contractors to carry out horticultural and structural maintenance and the management of minor projects.
The Operations Manager supervises staff and contractors and is responsible for ensuring they operate in a safe and appropriate manner and therefore must be able to demonstrate the management of multiple public horticultural facilities within Commonwealth and State legislation and regulations.
DUTIES
- Supervise a range of horticultural maintenance activities including professional turf care, maintenance of garden beds and shrub borders, pruning, recognition and treatment of planet diseases and pests.
- Prepare and manage the budget and exercise the relevant delegations to approve proposals to spend public monies.
- Liaise with other staff, cemetery authorities, members of the public, ex-service organisations and others as required.
- Represent the Commonwealth at international, national and state fora and in formal military commemorative events.
- Report to senior management and provide advice on issues relations to OAWG activities.
MANDATORY
- Current Driving Licence
- Certificate III in Horticulture (Diploma or Certificate IV level trade qualifications preferred)
- Project Management or Procurement and Contracting experience
- Must be willing to work extended hours for planned major commemorative events.
- Must be available for intrastate and interstate travel generally for planned periods of up to a week at a time.
- Must be able to maintain appropriate health and physical fitness requirements, including up to date and relevant vaccinations, in order to undertake field based work.
If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW or call Preet on 0458 702 242 for more information.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
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The Office of Australian War Graves is responsible for overseeing the management of the care and maintenance of over 320,000 official commemorations for war dead and post war dead located in over 2300 sites across Australia.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Operations Manager is responsible for all OAWG care and maintenance activities in Northern Territory and provide
specialist operational support to other depots as directed. This requires the programming of work for staff and contractors to carry out horticultural and structural maintenance and the management of minor projects.
The Operations Manager supervises staff and contractors and is responsible for ensuring they operate in a safe and appropriate manner and therefore must be able to demonstrate the management of multiple public horticultural facilities within Commonwealth and State legislation and regulations.
DUTIES ...
- Supervise a range of horticultural maintenance activities including professional turf care, maintenance of garden beds and shrub borders, pruning, recognition and treatment of planet diseases and pests.
- Prepare and manage the budget and exercise the relevant delegations to approve proposals to spend public monies.
- Liaise with other staff, cemetery authorities, members of the public, ex-service organisations and others as required.
- Represent the Commonwealth at international, national and state fora and in formal military commemorative events.
- Report to senior management and provide advice on issues relations to OAWG activities.
MANDATORY
- Current Driving Licence
- Certificate III in Horticulture (Diploma or Certificate IV level trade qualifications preferred)
- Project Management or Procurement and Contracting experience
- Must be willing to work extended hours for planned major commemorative events.
- Must be available for intrastate and interstate travel generally for planned periods of up to a week at a time.
- Must be able to maintain appropriate health and physical fitness requirements, including up to date and relevant vaccinations, in order to undertake field based work.
If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW or call Preet on 0458 702 242 for more information.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
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- skills
Operations manager, Australian War Graves, Horticultural, Care and Maintenance
- qualifications
- .
- education
Secondary School/High School
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