Team Manager | Sports

At Green by Nature, we're more than just a greenspace maintenance team; we're passionate about keeping Whangarei and its surrounding areas clean, green and thriving! As a trusted partner of the Whangarei District Council, we take pride in maintaining the regions parks, playgrounds, gardens, infrastructure, public spaces and specialty turfs!

If you're a skilled Turf Manager with a love for sports and a talent for maintaining playing surfaces, we want to hear from you! We are currently seeking a passionate Team Manager | Sports to join our team and take charge of maintaining grounds such as Semenoff Stadium and Cobham Oval!

What we're looking for:

As our Team Manager, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring top-notch maintenance and preparation of playing surfaces. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Leveraging your extensive knowledge of sports turf, with a particular emphasis on cricket grounds, to achieve outstanding results
• Collaborating closely with clients and stakeholders to exceed project objectives and create remarkable outdoor spaces
• Utilising your mechanical expertise to operate and maintain mowers, tractors, and other turf-related equipment
• Demonstrating meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills to work autonomously and meet tight deadlines

What we are looking for:

• A strong knowledge and passion for sports turf!
• Motivated and self-driven with the physical fitness required for the role
• Level 4 turf qualification with demonstrable experience in preparation and maintenance of cricket pitches and other sports playing turf
• Flexibility to work some weekends during the cricket season
• A full, clean NZ driver's licence and capability to drive a manual vehicle are essential

About Us:

Our Green by Nature purpose is to improve people’s lives by building, caring for, and maintaining remarkable green spaces that enable us all to do more of the things we love. Enhancing the countries natural beauty to make it a wonderful place to visit and live.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and work within a company that has been an industry leader for over 30 years, apply now! 

In accordance with the Company's Drug & Alcohol Policy, the successful candidate will be required to undergo and pass a pre-employment drug test.