Arborist - Crew Leader

Branch out your career with Banyule City Council

Are you passionate about urban forestry and committed to

maintaining a healthy, safe, and vibrant environment for the community? This is

an exciting opportunity to join Banyule's Parks and Natural Environment team

and make a tangible contribution to the care and management of our urban

forest.

Working with a skilled and supportive team, you'll lead

• important arboricultural works that improve public safety, enhance
• neighbourhood amenity, and help maintain a healthy and resilient tree canopy
• for future generations.
• What you'll do:
• Lead and coordinate arboricultural
• operations, including planning and organising daily work programs, supervising
• field crews, operating plant and equipment, and ensuring works are completed
• efficiently, safely, and to specification in accordance with service levels,
• best practice and Australian Standards.
• Maintain the health, safety and
• quality of Council's urban forest through the application of sound
• arboricultural practices, undertaking inspections, providing technical advice
• and reporting, and supporting the ongoing management of arboricultural assets.
• Promote a culture of safety,
• continuous improvement and customer service by ensuring compliance with safety
• processes, identifying and reporting hazards and risks, delivering responsive
• customer-focused outcomes, and assisting with the implementation of new
• systems, processes and industry best practices.

Everything

• you do will contribute to the care of approximately 74,000 street trees and 22,000
• park trees in maintained open space areas, as well as reactive care of 110,000
• trees in remnant vegetation stands and native areas of significance.
• What you'll bring (skills and experience).
• Trade and/or post trade
• qualification in Arboriculture or associated discipline.
• Certificate II in
• ESI – Powerline Vegetation Control.
• Medium Rigid Truck
• License.
• Demonstrated high
• level of arboriculture skills including elevated Work Platform, climbing and
• extensive rigging.
• Demonstrated
• experience in the positive supervision of staff.
• Demonstrated
• experience in scheduling arboriculture works.
• Pre-employment requirements
• Certificate
• II in Electrical Supply Industry (ESI) – Powerline Vegetation Control.
• Licence
• to Perform High Risk Work for boom elevated work platform.
• Medium

Rigid Drivers Licence

Nationally

Coordinated Criminal History Check

• What we offer:
• A
• permanent full-time position with a fortnightly RDO.
• Salary
• $82,653.36 per annum plus super.
• 26 weeks of paid parental leave - primary carer/4 weeks of paid
• parental leave - partner
• * Ongoing
• learning and development opportunities, including health and well-being
• initiatives
• How to apply

Please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the

Key Selection Criteria from the position description.

For a confidential discussion or if you have any questions

about this opportunity, please contact Jimena Acevedoon 0432 300 894.

Applications close: 16 October 2026 at 11:45 PM.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility:Banyule City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we value

diversity and inclusion, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you

have a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement, we encourage you

to inform us through your application or email [email protected]

Our Values: At

Banyule, our values of respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative and

inclusion guide how we work with each other and our community. We are looking

for someone who shares these values and is passionate about creating positive

outcomes for our people and the community we serve.

Community Vision: We

in Banyule are a thriving, sustainable, inclusive and connected community. We

are engaged, we belong, and we value and protect our environment.

Diversity Statement: Our

community is made up of diverse, cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies,

sexualities, ages, and genders. We are committed to access, equity,

participation, and rights for everyone: principles that empower, foster

harmony, and increase the well-being of an inclusive community.

To discover more about Banyule's commitment to advancing gender

equality in the workplace, please find Banyule's Workplace Gender Equality

Action Plan 2021-2025.

Acknowledgment of the Traditional Custodians: Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri

Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land and we pay respect to

all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and emerging,

who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region's

history.  Banyule City Council endorses the Uluru Statement from the Heart

in full and accepts the invitation to walk with First Nations peoples, to a

better future for us all.

Child Safe Standards Statement of Commitment: Banyule City Council is a child-safe organisation committed to

the safety and well-being of children.

Council has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All allegations

and safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon. As a child-safe

organisation we are committed to providing a child-safe environment where

children feel safe, are empowered, valued and protected. Council will actively

listen to children, ensuring their voices are heard and considered in decisions

that affect their lives.