69618

Closes: 11 September 2025

Classification: General Service Officer Level 9
Salary: $96,063 - $101,503 plus superannuation
Position No: 69618
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 28 August 2025
Contact Officer: Lachlan Taylor on Lachlan.Taylor@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 7852

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Details: Are you a leader who can nurture a team and keep Canberra green? If so, you could help make a difference as a valued member of Urban Treescapes.

Canberra’s urban forest comprises a diverse combination of evergreen and deciduous trees that provides important ecological and amenity advantages for its inhabitants and wildlife. We take pride in maintaining our urban forest and you will play an important role in delivering this service to ensure the biodiversity and natural beauty of our city is preserved.

Urban Treescapes manages and maintains more than 845,000 trees on parklands and streets throughout ACT. Specific responsibilities include the planting, watering, and follow up maintenance of newly planted trees; the maintenance of established trees; the removal of dead and dying trees; the administration of the Urban Forest Act 2023; the assessment of tree related claims; and the provision of technical advice on tree related matters.

Applications are invited to fill a full-time, permanent vacancy for the role of Planting Supervisor available immediately.

The Planting Supervisor will lead a team that plans and carries out tree planting, young tree care and watering, and assists with volunteer activities. The role involves leadership of a team of workers and will include responsibility for carrying out site specific risk assessments and ensuring crews work safely, the allocation of plant and equipment for jobs, record keeping and reporting, and carrying out audits as required.

This position requires a leader with a strong, considered, and engaging people focus to successfully deliver and drive a culture of respect and a desire to achieve customer service excellence. A high degree of expertise in horticulture and/or arboriculture is essential.

The successful applicants will have a passion for trees and an understanding of the importance of teamwork and great customer service.

Please see the Position Description for further information about the role.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Notes: Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

A Merit Pool may be established from this selection process and used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

This position is based within a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers do not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to Apply: Applications should include;

• A statement of no more than three pages addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ section of the Position Description.
• A current curriculum vitae.
• Contact details of at least two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Applicants should note that a Joint Selection Committee (JSC) established in accordance with the collective/enterprise agreement provisions will assess all applications for this position.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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