Real outdoor work across the Gold Coast (the GC / Goldy) and the wider SEQ region — from Coomera and Helensvale through Surfers Paradise, Burleigh and the Tweed border. Hiring arborists, arboriculture crews, tree workers, landscape construction tradies, horticulturists, mowing teams and apprentices right now.
Rivercity Environmental is headquartered at our Molendinar depot at 44 Export Drive — making us one of the most established outdoor employers on the Gold Coast. We hold long-term contracts with Gold Coast City Council across arboriculture, landscape construction and grounds maintenance, plus a strong commercial portfolio of body corporate and resort sites.
You will work on visible, high-profile Gold Coast projects — beachfront streetscape upgrades in Surfers Paradise, foreshore works at Main Beach and Broadbeach, council park renewals in Southport, bio-retention works at Carey Park, and council street tree pruning programs from the northern suburbs through to the southern Gold Coast and the Tweed border.
Our Gold Coast crews include qualified arborists, landscape construction tradies, horticulturists, ticketed plant operators, brushcutter and mowing teams, apprentices and entry-level outdoor staff. Pay is fair, work is consistent year-round, and there are real career pathways into more skilled roles.
Active vacancies and ongoing recruitment from Coomera in the north to the Gold Coast / Tweed border in the south.
Climbing arborists, EWP operators, ground crew and tree workers for council pruning programs, removals and high-profile foreshore arboriculture across the Gold Coast.
Landscape construction tradies and crew for streetscape upgrades, paving, planting beds, civil setout and foreshore works across the Gold Coast.
Landscape labourers, planting crews, mowing operators, horticulturists and grounds maintenance teams for parks, council reserves and commercial Gold Coast sites.
44 Export Drive — central Gold Coast depot, easy commute from Helensvale, Nerang, Southport and Robina.
Long-term Gold Coast City Council programs — arboriculture, landscape construction, parks and road corridors.
Surfers Paradise foreshore, Broadbeach streetscape, Carey Park, Southport Parklands, Tedder Ave Main Beach and more.
Real progression from labourer to ticketed crew, supervisor and trade — supported by paid training.
Gold Coast jobs are dispatched from our HQ at 44 Export Drive, Molendinar. Most field staff start and finish at the depot before moving to job sites across the Gold Coast LGA.
Suburbs & areas we cover from Gold Coast: Surfers Paradise, Southport, Broadbeach, Main Beach, Burleigh Heads, Robina, Helensvale, Coomera, Nerang, Mudgeeraba, Bundall, Mermaid Beach, Currumbin, Palm Beach, Coolangatta.
We hire arborists, climbing arborists, EWP operators, ground crew, landscape construction tradies, horticulturists, landscape labourers, mowing crews, brushcutter operators, machine operators, apprentices and entry-level outdoor staff from our Molendinar depot.
Our Gold Coast HQ and main operating depot is at 44 Export Drive, Molendinar QLD 4214. It is a short commute from Helensvale, Nerang, Southport, Robina and the central Gold Coast suburbs.
Yes — we hold long-term contracts with Gold Coast City Council across arboriculture, landscape construction, horticulture and grounds maintenance. Most of our Gold Coast crews work on council programs day-to-day.
Pay depends on the role, tickets and experience. Ground crew and labourers typically sit in the $55–65k range, ticketed climbing arborists and EWP operators $75–110k+, and supervisors / leading hands above that. Penalty rates apply for storm and reactive work.
Yes — we take on apprentice arborists and horticulture trainees on the Gold Coast every year. Apply via the portal and indicate you are looking for an apprenticeship pathway.
Yes — we hire across the southern Gold Coast (Currumbin, Palm Beach, Coolangatta) and many of our crews live in the Tweed Valley. As long as you can get to the Molendinar depot for shift start, distance is not a problem.
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The Gold Coast (better known locally as the GC or Goldy) is our home base — our HQ is at 44 Export Drive, Molendinar — and we are constantly recruiting outdoor staff across the GC and the wider South East Queensland (SEQ) region. Whether you are looking for a local outdoor job, an arboriculture or tree work career, Gold Coast City Council and government work, landscape construction with a Gold Coast trade, or just dependable hands-on work near you, get your details in.
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