Nursery Horticulturist – Wellington City Council – Wellington

Passionate about conservation?

Want to ensure Wellington's new forests thrive?

Enjoy being part of a motivated team with ongoing training and development provided?

Wellington's open spaces and natural areas are a defining part of what makes our city unique.

They're well used, well loved, and central to the quality of life and sense of place that Wellingtonians and visitors value so highly.

At the heart of this connection with nature is Berhampore Nursery – an award-winning facility producing over 100,000 eco-sourced native plants each year.

These plants support the restoration of our city's parks and reserves, contribute to threatened species recovery, and play a vital role in our urban horticulture and gardens programmes.

We're looking for a Nursery Horticulturist to join our passionate team.

If you're enthusiastic about plants and every stage of their production – from seed to site – this could be the role for you.

In this role, you'll be involved in :

Seed collection, propagation, growing, plant monitoring and dispatch

Ground maintenance across the nursery site

Operating and maintaining nursery machinery and equipment.

You'll bring :

A qualification in horticulture or proven hands-on industry experience

Biosecurity awareness in a nursery environment

Current Growsafe certificate – training can be provided

A strong team focus and the ability to work collaboratively to achieve great outcomes

Excellent communication skills

A commitment to health and safety

A current driver's licence.

If you're passionate about native plants and want to make a difference to Wellington's environment, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information, please contact Jeff Paris –

As this is a safety-sensitive role, successful candidates will be required to complete a musculoskeletal and health assessment, as well as pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.

Nou te rourou – What's in it for you

Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.

Applications close on Monday, 10 November

All applications must be submitted online.

All applicants must have the current right to work in New Zealand.

Diversity :

We want your application to enable you to portray the real you.

Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just formal employment.

If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the advert through whanau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We welcome applications from all walks of life and like our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Accessibility support :

We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have, are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing :

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