RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE FOREMAN

Green Rooms Gardens & Landscapes (www.greenrooms.com.au)
is Sydney’s first sustainably accredited (ECLIPSE accreditation by SGA), award-winning residential
landscaping company. We bring urban space to life by combining high-end design
and industry leading environmental practices. Our loyal and professional team
have served over 500 delighted clients since establishing this boutique
practice in 2003.

An opening has arisen for a skilled and motivated individual to
join our construction team as a Landscape Foreman.

 

Responsibilities:          

  • To manage residential landscaping projects and to deliver them on time and on
    budget with excellent level of workmanship
  • Liaising and managing clients, internal and external contractors, authorities and
    suppliers
  • Conduct site inspections/meetings throughout the design, construction and handover stages
    of a project together with design team to ensure thorough planning and delivery
    of projects
  • Effectively manage and motivate the construction team

 

Skills Required:

  • Qualificationin Landscape Construction with a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry
    experience
  • Excellentcommunication skills
  • Skills in leadership, mentoring and motivation of junior staff
  • Excellent eye for detail
  • Strong cost control and project planning skills
  • Ability to liaise and negotiate with clients and contractors to help deliver beautiful
    and durable garden renovations

 

We offer:

  • Attractiveremuneration package
  • Exceptional career progression opportunities
  • Dynamic and friendly working environment
  • Interesting and exciting projects
  • Exposure to cutting-edge green infrastructure technologies such as Green Roof s and
    Green Walls

 

If you are a motivated and energetic team player, and are looking for a career with a successful & growing firm
- we look forward to hearing from you!

Please email applications to hanna@greenrooms.com.au

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SPONSORSHIP REQUIRED FOR RYDE TAFE STUDENT EXHIBITION

Final year  Diploma of Horticulture (Landscape Design) students from Ryde TAFE are holding a graduating exhibition of their works from Thursday 27 October running for three days until
Saturday 29 October at the See Street Gallery, Meadowbank TAFE, See Street, Meadowbank.
This is the first opportunity for landscape architects and designers, landscape suppliers and other commercial organisations to showcase their services and
products to an enthusiastic graduate year as well as other industry representatives, current students and the public.
We would like to invite you to this event. An invitation is attached.
We are also seeking your sponsorship for event catering and the production of a graduation booklet showcasing student’s projects.
Sponsors will be acknowledged in this booklet.
A “showbag” containing promotional advertising materials of your choice will also be provided to those attending the event.
Sponsorship is available in three levels -
Gold -  showbag addition of flyers/article/promotional materials, and 1x A4 page advertisement in student graduation booklet.
$500.00.
Silver – showbag addition of flyers/short article/promotional material/s, and half A4 page advertisement in student graduation booklet.
$250.00

Bronze – 1 x business card in showbag and listing  under a sponsorship “Thank you” at the rear of the student graduation booklet.
$100.00

NB: All articles and other promotional items must be submitted NO LATER THAN Monday the 17th of September.
Please contact Penelope Hand for delivery advice.
To register your interest please fill in the attached electronic form and send by return e-mailto:
penelope.hand@det.nsw.edu.au
Regards

 

Penelope Hand
Acting  Head Teacher
Ryde–Landscape Design
TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute
Tel: (02) 9448 6358 | Mob: 0438 749 762
http://www.nsi.tafensw.edu.au/ | Customer Service: 131 674

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RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNER OR JUNIOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

Here is your chance to join Space Landscape Designs, a growing and energetic landscape design company on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Space Landscape Designs is a well established company, creating innovative landscape and swimming pool designs for residential and commercial clients.

The role involves assisting in designing and preparing landscape plans, documentation and organisation of council DA’s.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Excellent AutoCAD skills.
• Proven design skills and plant knowledge
• Confident and able to work unsupervised as well as in a team environment.
• Experience with dealing with Councils
• Minimum 1 to 2 years post graduate experience

The position will be Full Time or Part Time depending on the successful applicant’s availabilities.

The person selected will enjoy a dynamic office, wide variety of tasks, interesting projects in a great working environment.

To apply email your CV with some examples of work to jason@spacedesigns.com.au

View our website at www.spacedesigns.com.au for further information about Space Landscape Designs.

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HEARTKIDS SPRING GARDEN TOUR 2011

28th October 8am till 530pm

A tour of Sydneys most prestigous private gardens presented by Sydney’s leading Landscape Designers

Enjoy and designer lead tour of the lower Northshore and Northern Beaches Gardens, coach transportation and a sit down lunch at Terry Hills Golf and Country Club.
Book now at www.heartkidsnsw.org.au

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IACA FORUM 2011 MANAGING URBAN TREES

AS 4970 Protection of trees on development sites – Does it deserve Bouquets or Brickbats

Landscape Architects, Landscape Designers, Architects, Consulting Aborist, Lawyers., Local Government Arborists, Tree Management Officers and Planners and representative of the NSW Land and Environment Court debate the merits and application of the AS 4970

Friday 16 September 2011

10 am – 4pm

Maiden Theatre, The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

To register go to

www.iaca.org.au

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2011 HEARTKIDS GARDEN TOUR

The 2011 HeartKids Garden Tour will showcase some of Sydney’s best residential gardens on 28 October.
This year’s tour will visit gardens in the Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches areas of Sydney.
There are 100 spots available and tickets will go on sale later in August via the HeartKids website.
If you would like more details about this year’s tour
please call Craig Rich on 9651 0958 or Andrew Knox on 9651 0905.

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SEVEN PART TEST REQUIRED

I require a flora and fauna seven part test report for a project in Kellyville .
Please contact Andrew Davies from Banksia Design Group 0414290057

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HORNSBY COUNCIL NEW TPO

You might have noticed that Hornsby has a new TPO coming in on the 1st of September – it will exempt any tree which is not indigenous or heritage!

There is an online petition set up to have non-indigenous trees included in Hornsby’s new TPO -
Online petition – http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-hornsby-tree-destruction.html
Please take a moment to add your name and pass on the link to your contacts, colleagues and friends.

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POSITION VACANT

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT – STUDIO MANAGER

Management position with growth potential

Full time position with immediate start

Established award-winning practice

Are you accomplished in your field, good with business and good with people? If so we have the position for you.
ecodesign Pty Ltd is an established, award winning landscape design and arboriculture consultancy practice based
in the northwest of Sydney.
Our mission is to integrate external natural environments, people and architecture to create harmonious
living environments that can be enjoyed for generations.
Our practice has reached a nexus in our growth and we require an experienced and accomplished Registered
Landscape Architect to lead our team, assisting with business operations and studio management.
As a firm we provide high quality consultancy for landscape design, master planning, arboriculture, management plan
ning, expert witness and decision support. Our clients include architects, builders, developers, infrastructure and
property managers, as well as local state and federal government institutions.
We have a unique mix of projects with a very strong base in the residential marketplace.
However we also work within the commercial, infrastructure, institutional and industrial markets.
This exciting position offers the opportunity for an experienced and energised design professional to
advance their career from design into management.

Essential selection criteria:

· Registered Landscape Architect.

· Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication.

· Demonstrated experience in leading a team.

· Proficiency in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.

· NSW drivers licence.

Desirable selection criteria:

· Frontline or business management experience and/or qualifications.

· Diploma of Horticulture Landscape Design.

We see our ideal candidate as being able to demonstrate measured career progression with stable and varied
experiences across one or several practices.
The position reports directly to the managing director and will have a design team of approximately
nine others as direct reports.
Remuneration packages will be negotiated with the successful applicant and
will be based on experience and qualifications. Components of the package may include performance based
incentives, further education and vehicle.

Forward Applications to:   careers@ecodesign.com.au

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Adrian Swain | Director

ecodesign is a Corporate Member of The Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers

Winner of the “2010 AILDM Award for Landscape Management”

Winner of the “2008 AILDM Landscape Design Award for Best Residential Landscape Design under $25,000”

T 02 9871 7701 | F 02 9873 2583 |   www.ecodesign.com.au |
Office E + F, Level 1, 285 Pennant Hills Road | PO Box 3136 Carlingford NSW 2118

President of the Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers
Member of the Institute of Australian Consulting Arboriculturists

Member of Arboriculture Australia

Member of the Australian Institute of Horticulture

Member of the Local Government Tree Resources Association

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CASUAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNER

POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED

 

OutThere Landscapes & Design are looking for a casual, experienced Landscape Designer.

The casual role, based in Thornleigh, will involve assisting in creating and preparing landscape plans for clients, construction and council.

Ideal skills include:
•Applicants must have qualifications in landscape design (Dip. Landscape Design)
•Experience in CAD (Vectorworks) is essential.
•Experience with Council & DA’s (preferred but not a necessity)
•Comfortable working unsupervised and in a small office environment.
•Must be flexible with availability (work hours can be in school hours, however days and actual hours may vary from week to week).

Please forward CV to admin@outtherelandscapes.com.au Ph/fax 9875 3489

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