Horticulturalist Domain

• Work in one of the most beautiful spaces around Auckland
• Permanent full time opportunity 
• Create an environment for us all to enjoy

He angitūtanga: The opportunity

This is an exciting permanent full-time opportunity for an experienced horticulturist to join the team. You will contribute to a small team that delivers high standard presentation of amenity gardens, landscape and associated hardscape and assets in the Auckland Domain.

The Auckland Domain alone gets over one million visitors per year! We proudly create an environment for all Aucklanders and visitors to our city to enjoy, while caring for and maintaining gardens that contain a diverse range of exotic and native NZ plants.

We are looking for someone to share their passion and knowledge with the gardens visitors and other budding horticulturists, providing training and mentoring for emerging staff and those participating in our horticultural traineeship programmes.

 
Key responsibilities: 

• Maintenance of amenity gardens using a variety of plant and equipment
• Ensure the appropriate plant introductions are made and all plants (where required) are labelled 
• Conserve plants relevant to the portfolio in collaboration with DOC, Iwi, and stakeholders
• Liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders including garden visitors, friends, local user groups, Iwi, and commercial users
  
  

You can find the position description here

This role has a remuneration range of NZ$65 493 – NZ$70 000 per annum depending on experience and skillset.

He kōrero mōu: About you

You will bring proven experience from similar roles within large, complex, and potentially politically influenced organisations, demonstrating your ability to navigate diverse stakeholder needs while delivering high-quality horticultural outcomes.We’re looking for a passionate horticultural professional who is happy to get their hands dirty no matter the weather, then this is the role for you.

We will be looking for specific experience with the key role requirements:

• Level 4 qualification in horticulture or landscape construction
• 3 years of experience in the landscape construction industry, in maintenance of small assets and in lawn mowing using a variety of ride on mowers preferably in public or botanic gardens
• GrowSafe certification
• A current, valid and full drivers license 
• The ability to think strategically while maintaining a customer-focused approach

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.