Grounds Person

Join our team on Christmas Island and enjoy a unique opportunity to work in one of Australia's most distinctive locations. We're seeking a motivated Grounds person to help maintain safe, attractive, and well-presented outdoor environments while contributing to the smooth operation of the Northwest Point Immigration Detention Centre.

Working under the guidance of the Leading Hand (Land Management), you'll play an important role in delivering high-quality grounds maintenance services, ensuring gardens, landscaped areas, and outdoor spaces are maintained to a professional standard. If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in your work, and have a strong focus on safety and quality, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain site grounds, gardens, and landscaped areas to a high standard.
• Follow Downer’s Zero Harm principles and proactively identify and report hazards.
• Conduct routine inspections and ensure compliance with Defence requirements and relevant standards.
• Accurately record works completed, inspections, and performance data.
• Deliver grounds maintenance services in line with contract, quality, and performance targets.
• Collaborate with supervisors, team members, and subcontractors to ensure safe and effective service delivery.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Certificate III in Horticulture or a related field (desirable).
• Current White Card (Construction Induction).
• Current and valid Driver Licence.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance.

Above all, you'll have a can-do attitude, a strong work ethic, and a passion for consistently achieving excellent results.

Why work for us?

Working for us means every day you will be enabling our communities to thrive. With a bright future ahead of us, you find purpose here and have the opportunity to directly impact and contribute positively to our future. You'll also find a range of benefits available such as:
 

• Above Award Pay Rates 
• Training and development to support your career.Internal career opportunities across the Downer Group business.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• An Employee Assistance Program providing access to professionals to support you (and your family) to achieve your personal or professional goals through wellbeing coaching, counselling, financial advice, legal advice and more.

Please note: An Australian Federal Police Check and medical assessment is a part of the selection process for this role.

As an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.