Resort Facilities & Gardens Manager

Job Description

Add expected salary to your profile for insights At GemLife, we’re not just developers, builders, and operators of luxury over-50s resorts—we’re a family. As we experience exponential growth, we’re creating exciting opportunities for talented individuals to join us on this incredible journey. Why Work With Us? A Thriving Culture: We pride ourselves on teamwork, camaraderie, and a supportive environment where everyone’s contribution is valued. Team Perks: Enjoy regular events and get togethers! Exciting Opportunities: Be part of a large, fast-growing family business with plenty of room to grow your career. Role Overview: A role integral to running our flagship resort on the Gold Coast, the successful candidate will oversee daily resort operations (with the Administration Manager), ensuring compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and best practices. This includes maintaining high standards in common areas and ensuring that all common gardens and green spaces are properly maintained and rejuvenated as needed. Key Responsibilities Ensuring that all common area gardens, green area buffer zones (excluding the side and backyards of all sites) and common area lawns are always maintained in a good state of repair. All areas are sprayed, weeded, watered, mulched and tended to on a regular basis. Rejuvenating and or replanting gardens and any green areas when directed by the Company. Ensuring the Resort’s irrigation system is operational and always maintained. Ensuring all garden beds are free of rubbish and debris. Mowing and edging all lawns at the Resort’s common areas and the median strips outside the Resort’s perimeter. Trimming bushes protruding through the perimeter fences of the Resort. Ensuring that all internal roads are clean and tidy. Monitoring and ensuring that the current Resort Rules are followed. Once the resort is occupied by 150+ residents, recruiting, supervising, and managing a gardener. Key Skills Irrigation knowledge. ACDC - chemicals license - preferred but not essential. Grounds, facilities and maintenance experience. Irrigation experience. Managing the maintenance and cleaning of pools and spas essential. Previous management of contractors and trades essential. Budget management. Accountable, self-driven with proven management and conflict resolution skills. Prior experience with raising and managing of Purchase Orders and financial management systems. An understanding of asset management. Great communication and customer focus. Why GemLife? GemLife, one of Australia's fastest-growing developers of luxury over 50s residential resorts, join us and be part of our exciting journey! We are known for our architecturally designed and quality-built resorts that showcase the highest standards and luxury fittings. As a family-owned business, we prioritise teamwork and foster a positive team culture. Our team is driven by passion, accountability, personal integrity, and respect for others, we foster a positive culture and empower individuals to take ownership of projects. We offer a fun and hard-working environment, where we regularly celebrate "us" and our business. Join us on an exciting journey where innovation, luxury, and excellence converge. This is a full-time, permanent position offering an attractive salary package. What We Offer: Competitive salary. A friendly, supportive, and collaborative team culture. Career pathways, a company growing exponentially. Generous retail discounts including JB Hi Fi and Solar products. Novated leasing. Wellbeing – Assure Gateway. Endless learning and development opportunities we have the GO1 platform where you can complete 1000's of online courses and we offer skills training and leadership development. Uniform supplied. To Apply: Submit your cover letter and resume addressed to Nicola, providing insights into who you are and what drives your success. We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially welcoming you to our team. Learn more about GemLife at Note: Applications are accepted only from Australian Citizens, Residents, or candidates with full Australian work rights; sponsorship is unavailable. #J-18808-Ljbffr