Contract Manager – Golf Club Maintenance

Why Youll Love Working With Us

Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed include:

• Competitive compensation: Receive an attractive base salary aligned with your experience.
• Company vehicle: Enjoy a fully maintained company vehicle.
• Shape the future: Join a leading integrated facilities management and property services business during a period of exciting growth.
• Exclusive employee perks: Access discounts and benefits with over 600 retailers including Coles Woolworths BWS Dan Murphys The Good Guys JB Hi-Fi BCF SuperCheap Auto and many more!
• Salary sacrifice benefits: Take advantage of novated vehicle leasing income protection insurance and other financial perks.
• Your well-being our priority: Strong safety culture generous paid parental leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program including tailored well-being initiatives designed to support your personal and family needs.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Contract Manager to lead the delivery of grounds gardens horticulture and turf maintenance services for one of Melbournes most prestigious residential and golf estates.

The Club is home to two of Victorias great golf courses a premier events and wedding venue and a residential estate of over 1300 homes. This permanent full-time role is responsible for the safe compliant and highquality presentation of the estate golf course surrounds and shared open spaces.

Based on site in Melbournes southeastern suburbs you will have endtoend accountability for contract performance leading 2 direct reports and a broader contract workforce of approximately 26.

This is a highly visible role that requires strong operational leadership proactive stakeholder communication and a handson safetyfirst mindset. You will play a key role in translating daily operational requirements into structured work plans driving consistent presentation standards and delivering continuous improvement outcomes across a complex highexpectation environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and operational oversight of grounds gardens horticulture and turf maintenance services across the residential estate and golf course surrounds.
• Lead coach and support direct reports supervisors and contract teams driving strong performance accountability and engagement.
• Maintain responsibility for contract delivery including safety quality compliance contractor performance and customer satisfaction.
• Utilise a Work Management System (WMS) to plan prioritise monitor and close daily programmed auditdriven and improvement works.
• Act as a visible safety leader embedding strong WHS practices across all estate and golfadjacent activities.
• Manage contractor and supplier performance including variations compliance requirements and valueformoney outcomes.
• Conduct routine site inspections and audits to ensure presentation safety and quality standards are consistently met.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the client Golf Course Superintendent Estate representatives and key stakeholders.
• Oversee contract financial performance including WIP variations and monthly reporting.
• Identify and deliver improvement works that enhance asset value presentation standards and customer experience.

About You

To succeed in this role you will bring a strong background in grounds open space landscaping or turf maintenance services ideally within premium and highly visible environments. You are a confident people leader with a practical solutions focused approach and a strong commitment to safety and service excellence.

You will also demonstrate:

• Proven experience leading operational teams and contractors in grounds or turf environments.
• Strong WHS leadership including audits risk management and safe systems of work.
• Sound knowledge of horticulture turf and landscape maintenance practices.
• Experience using work management or CMMS systems to drive structured service delivery.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills with a proactive and professional approach.
• Solid commercial awareness including budgets variations and operational reporting.
• Qualifications in Horticulture Turf or Landscape Construction (advantageous not essential).
• Alignment with our core values: Safety Leadership Care & Empathy Customer Service and Diversity Inclusion & Equality.

About Us

Programmed is a leading provider of operations and maintenance services across all industry sectors including education health infrastructure manufacturing transport and mining in Australia and New Zealand.

Our Turnpoint Team specialises in the delivery of construction and longterm maintenance services for golf courses partnering with leading designers clubs and developers to deliver and maintain worldclass golf facilities.

Weencourage career development support flexibility and care about your personal wellbeing and safety. Join the Programmed team today.

Work With Us

Submit your application today and join us on our mission to build outstanding people strong customers and great communities.

Our Commitment

Programmed and PERSOL supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.

Programmed and PERSOL strives for diversity inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures gender age sexual orientation or abilities to apply.

To learn more about working with Programmed and PERSOL we encourage you to visit our website.