Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed, include:

• Flexible hours: We value work/life balance and offer variable starting times to accommodate you
• Autonomy and support: Enjoy the freedom to manage your tasks independently, with a supportive team behind you whenever you need assistance
• Exclusive employee perks: Access discounts on shopping, entertainment and dining
• Invest in you: We're passionate about personal and professional growth, offering access to certificates, webinars, mentorship, and practical training to help you thrive in your career.
• Your well-being, our priority: Generous paid parental leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program, including tailored well-being initiatives designed to support your personal and family needs.

About the Opportunity
We’re on the lookout for a motivated and hands-on Team Leader to join Programmed’s Grounds Maintenance team in Melbourne. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a stable, long-term role where you can grow your career and make a real impact.

In this permanent full-time position, you’ll be leading a dedicated small team across the RMIT CBD and Brunswick campuses, ensuring the outdoor spaces are well-maintained, safe, and looking their best.

In this role, you’ll take the lead in coordinating day-to-day grounds maintenance activities, overseeing on-site staff and contractors, planning and delivering projects, and auditing completed work to ensure it meets quality, safety, and efficiency standards.

If you’re someone who enjoys working outdoors, leading a team, and taking pride in high-quality results, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and supervising a small grounds team, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard

• Coordinating daily work schedules and allocating tasks based on team members' skills and experience
• Promoting a positive and collaborative team environment, fostering open communication and teamwork
• Monitoring team performance and providing constructive feedback to help team members grow professionally
• Managing weed and pest control, including spraying and manual weeding
• Performing essential horticultural tasks such as formative pruning, hedging, mulching, and planting
• Operating commercial small plant equipment for horticultural tasks
• Utilizing technology to report on assets during scheduled maintenance visits
• Ensuring all work sites are maintained and presented to a high standard, while adhering to occupational health and safety protocols

About You

• Minimum Certificate III in Horticulture
• Demonstrated experience in grounds and public open space maintenance
• Experience in leading a horticultural / gardening team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• A clear commitment and understanding of Quality and Health, Safety and Environment systems
• Current WWCC
• Current Construction Safety Awareness Card (White Card)
• A current driver’s license

About Us

Programmed Property Services is a leading provider of painting, signage and grounds maintenance services across a multitude of industries. Working with Programmed Property Services means you will become part of the Programmed family: a company that encourages career development, supports flexibility and cares about your personal wellbeing and safety. 

Our Commitment

Programmed and PERSOLKELLY supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.

Programmed and PERSOLKELLY strives for diversity, inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation or abilities to apply.

To learn more about working with Programmed, we encourage you to visit our website.