Team Leader - Sports Fields

The people of Porirua City are what makes ours a truly special place – we take pleasure in helping and caring for each other. We want everyone to feel welcome here, whether they’re visiting, living or working here. We’re looking for people who will help position our city as a welcoming, dynamic place to live, work and visit.

 About the role
We are looking for a dedicated and committed Team Leader to oversee our dedicated sports fields team. In this role, you will be a specialist in sports field turf management, showcasing your skills in maintaining top-notch playing surfaces for the community. You will lead a passionate team to create and maintain great outdoor playing areas across the city.

Your responsibilities will include:

• leading, working with and providing daily supervision for the Sports Fields team
• assisting the Manager Turf with performance reviews and setting objectives for the team
• working with the Senior Sports Fields Specialist, Porirua Park.
• delivering a comprehensive maintenance  and care program for sports field turf, including fertilising, irrigating, weed, and pest control.
• ensuring the team meets all Service Level Agreements.
• working with sports stakeholders to meet requirements for game days, fixtures, training, and events.

About you

You are ideally working towards or already hold a Level 4 Turf Management qualification and have a strong passion for Porirua City sports.

You’ll need to show us that you have:

• experience leading and supervising a team.
• a minimum of a Level 3 qualification in Turf Management or a similar field.
• at least 3 years of experience in sports turf management, including both natural and synthetic surface management.
• the ability to supervise staff to ensure maintenance schedules are carried out effectively.
• excellent customer service and relationship management skills.
• an unrestricted Class 2 driver's license, or a willingness to obtain one.
• the ability to meet the physical demands of the role.

What you need to do now

Come and join our Parks team and be part of our welcoming and engaging environment. Please contact Glen Jacobson on 027 803 0372 for more information.

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.

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Applications close on Thursday 6 November 2025.

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