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Sports Turf - Assistant Head Curator

Melbourne, Victoria💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Managing turf maintenance, renovations, and site operations for prestigious cricket grounds, ensuring high-quality playing surfaces and match-day wicket preparation.

Role type

Senior IC sports turf curator (cricket wickets)

Builds

Professional cricket wickets and maintained sports turf surfaces

Domain

Sports turf management / Cricket infrastructure

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Cricket wicket preparation, turf health monitoring, pest and disease management, team leadership, maintenance program scheduling, equipment operation (mowers, tractors, sprayers), client communication

Preferred skills

Certificate III in Sports Turf Management, experience with first-class cricket wickets, knowledge of grass species and growth habits, valid driver's license

Technologies

Mowers, tractors, line markers, sprayers, renovation attachments

Responsibilities

Prepare first-class and premier cricket match day centre wickets; lead and motivate a team to deliver high standards; monitor turf health and address pests/diseases/compaction; coordinate maintenance schedules with client calendars; operate and maintain turf-related machinery; assist Head Curator with budgeting and reporting

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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