Team Leader Horticulture/Restoration

Te Rā Nui, Eastern Porirua Development is a partnership between Kāinga Ora, Porirua City Council and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Working in collaboration with the community, these three organisations are the guardians of an investment that will see Porirua become an even better place to live, work and play for the people of Porirua. For more information please visit https://teranuidevelopment.co.nz.

Our Eastern Porirua Cadetship programme is all about helping start new careers, while physically improving Porirua’s environment.

All about the job

As a team leader and mentor, you’ll be leading a team of up to 10 cadets to ensure our revegetation project is well planned and delivered, and hearts and minds are engaged in this important programme, and beyond.

You will be responsible for: 

• daily leadership and coaching of a team of cadets,
• ensuring work is completed at a high standard, and meets service level agreements
• nursery inventory and production, site preparation (spraying and clearing), planting and on-going maintenance
• problem solving any daily issues with the team and the Manager - Eastern Porirua Cadetship Programme
• applying pesticides and fertilisers, as may be required by work programmes, in a safe and effective manner.
• providing friendly, positive and professional customer service excellence at all times

Please note this is a fixed term role, until December 2027.

All about you

This role is a great role for someone who has good experience in Conservation, Horticulture or Environmental Management, team leadership and the ability to motivate others.  This role will give you pride in your work and have a positive impact in the presentation of the city.

You’ll need to show us that you:

• are an effective team leader
• can demonstrate practical experience in Conservation, Horticulture or Environmental Management 
• have a Level 4 Amenity Horticulture qualification or equivalent;
• are able to supervise staff to ensure programmed maintenance schedules are carried out
• have excellent customer service and relationship management skills

What you need to do now

Come and join our eastern Porirua large-scale project and be part of our welcoming and engaging environment. For more information please contact Tash Graham on 022 4305 608 or email tash.graham@porirua.govt.nz

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Porirua City Council is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll do our best to get you sorted.

You will need to apply via our careers centre: www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers.

Applications need to be received via our Careers Portal by Sunday 25^th of January 2026.

We will be working through applications as they are submitted and may progress candidates prior to the closing date, so apply now!