ReNew Property Maintenance, operated by Good Sammy Enterprises, is a growing social enterprise delivering professional gardening and grounds maintenance services across Perth. We combine strong commercial outcomes with real employment pathways for young people and people with disability.
Your Impact
As a Full-Time Property Care Senior Team Leader; you will play a key role in undertaking and leading the delivery of landscape construction, horticultural maintenance, irrigation installation, and grounds development projects across commercial and community sites. The role is predominantly hands-on and requires extensive practical involvement in landscape gardening activities, including site preparation, planting, turf establishment, irrigation works, hardscape construction, and horticultural maintenance.
What you'll do:
Landscape Construction and Garden Development
- Prepare and interpret landscape plans, drawings, specifications, and project schedules.
- Assess sites and determine landscaping requirements, plant selection, soil treatments, and construction methods.
- Prepare planting areas, garden beds, seedbeds, and growing sites through cultivation, soil conditioning, grading, and fertilisation.
- Select, plant, establish, and maintain trees, shrubs, hedges, flowers, ground covers, and ornamental plants.
- Prepare lawn areas through topsoil preparation, seeding, and installation of instant turf.
- Construct landscape features including pathways, paving, retaining walls, fencing, garden edging, pergolas, trellises, seating areas, and other hardscape elements.
- Install and maintain drainage systems to support landscape health and functionality.
- Determine irrigation requirements and hydraulic parameters for landscape and garden areas.
- Install, test, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair irrigation systems including pumps, valves, controllers, sprinklers, drip systems, and water management infrastructure.
- Operate landscaping machinery and equipment including ride-on mowers, brush cutters, hedge trimmers, chainsaws, compact loaders, post-hole diggers, blowers, and trailers.
- Perform pruning, mulching, fertilising, weed management, pest control, and plant health treatments.
- Monitor and assess plant health, soil condition, irrigation performance, and landscape presentation, implementing corrective actions where required.
- Carry out landscape renovations, garden refurbishments, and improvement projects.
- Estimate material requirements and coordinate procurement of plants, soils, turf, mulch, irrigation components, and landscaping materials.
- Conduct regular site inspections to ensure landscaping works meet design specifications, quality standards, and client requirements.
- Complete landscaping works in accordance with environmental regulations, horticultural best practices, and workplace safety requirements.
Team Guidance and Operational Coordination
- Provide practical guidance and on-the-job instruction to team members and supported employees in the performance of landscape gardening activities.
- Monitor the quality of landscaping works and promote safe work practices and compliance with workplace health and safety requirements.
- Assist in coordinating daily work activities and allocating tasks to support the efficient completion of landscape gardening projects.
- Liaise with clients and team members regarding site requirements and the progress of landscape gardening works.
- Undertake other landscape gardening duties as directed by the Operations Manager.
Please note the shift is from Mondays to Fridays, from 6.00am - 2.00pm.
What you'll bring:
- Three (03) plus year’s experience in commercial gardening, grounds maintenance, or similar operational environment.
- Demonstrated experience supervising teams in a commercial or service-based operation.
- Strong understanding of workplace health and safety requirements and safe work practices.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with experience in client-facing roles.
- Current Western Australian Driver’s Licence.
- Experience operating ride-on equipment and safely towing trailers.
- Ability to maintain compliance with organisational policies, procedures, and legislative requirements.
- Commitment to training, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Current Working with Children Check (or proof of application).
- Cert III in Landscape Construction or similar.
- Horticulture Certificate.
- Weed Spraying Certificate.
- Irrigation Certificate.
Company Overview
Good Sammy is a for-purpose organisation creating employment opportunities for people with disability. We’ve been around since 1958 and we have a workforce of over 800 individuals, with almost 50% who identify as having disability.
Our efforts to make a difference extend beyond the workplace. Good Sammy is a driving force in sustainability, keeping nearly 7 million kilograms of used goods out of landfills annually. Our operations span various social enterprises, each contributing to our greater purpose.
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and know our people are our greatest asset.
Our values drive our initiatives and culture.
Brave - Have the courage to explore all possibilities.
Good - Do the right thing, the right way, always. Help you be your best.
Safe - Be aware, speak up, stay safe. Make your safety our priority.
Empowered - Respect everyone's voice. Do it with you.
What we can offer you:
- Free onsite parking.
- Generous not-for-profit tax-free benefits up to $15,900 per annum, to increase your take home pay.
- Private health insurance discounts.
- Free, confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program.
- Comprehensive orientation program including an onsite tour.
- Join us in making a positive impact in our community. Your dedication can help us transform workplaces and society, and together, we can create a better future for people of all abilities.
How to Apply
If you are interested in a rewarding career that gives back to those living with a disability and the local community, apply now! Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining why you are well-suited for the role.
Good Sammy Enterprises is committed to providing an environment where people are safe, valued and heard, especially vulnerable adults, young people and children. We strongly encourage applications from people with disability or lived experience, as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Applicants who need assistance with their application or wish to discuss any potential barriers that may prevent them from applying are encouraged to contact [email protected].
Closing date: 08/07/2026
Good Sammy reserves the right to complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date. Whilst we appreciate each and every application, due to the high level of interest, only successful applicants will be contacted. Thanks for your understanding.
