Love working outdoors surrounded by stunning scenery? This is your chance to look after one of Queenstown's most iconic locations!
We're on the lookout for a dedicated Groundskeeper to join our team at Walter Peak's Colonel's Homestead. This is a unique opportunity to care for beautiful gardens and grounds while delivering exceptional experiences for our guests.
You'll be responsible for ensuring the gardens, grounds, and gardening equipment at the Colonel's Homestead are always maintained to the highest standard. Your attention to detail will keep the gardens both healthy and aesthetically stunning, enhancing the guest experience. In addition to your horticultural work, you'll play a key role in hosting our visitors, ensuring they feel welcome and well looked after during their time at Walter Peak.
What You'll Bring
Horticulture knowledge and hands-on experience.
An understanding of native and exotic plants.
Spraying and pesticide knowledge.
Strong communication skills to engage with customers and team members.
It's a bonus if you have a relevant horticultural qualification, landscaping experience, hosting or customer service skills, and previous experience working in a large-scale garden.
What's in It for You?
Working at Walter Peak means being part of something special. You'll enjoy working in a spectacular lakeside location with stunning views, contributing to the charm and beauty of one of Queenstown's most iconic destinations
Enjoy some incredible staff perks! Bring a friend along to experience RealNZ's unforgettable adventures, either for free or at a fantastic discount. Explore thrilling jet boating, rafting, the Te Anau Glowworm Caves, cruise Milford and Doubtful Sound, and discover Rakiura. It's an amazing opportunity to experience the best of New Zealand without breaking the bank!
Medical Insurance cover
Free Cardrona x Treble Cone pass (summer & winter)
Real people, real places, real experiences. Welcome to the Real Office.
When's the best time to join the Real whānau? Now's good.
We're the conservation business that's enabled by tourism. We're helping the world, one guest at a time, fall in love with conservation. We're inspiring people to leave their places in better conditions than when they found them. We channel a guest-centric approach that fuels our genuine promise to deliver Aotearoa's most unforgettable experiences.
It's our office environment that makes careers at RealNZ more exciting than the regular job. Working for Real could mean you're based anywhere between a secluded island, a scenic fiord, and a snow-capped maunga. Our people, places, and workdays are a great and diverse mixture. It keeps us on our toes and adds value and passion to our work.
How to apply
Click Apply to be taken to our careers page.
Please note that we will be interviewing candidates as they apply, and if the right person is found, we may close the role off to any further applications.
