Senior Heritage Planner

Careers at Council; Windsor; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rostered days off

Flexible work

Health & wellbeing

Long service leave

Training & development

Rewards program

Fitness passport

Social club

Employee assistance

Great environment

Job summary

Hawkesbury City Council seeks a heritage professional to lead conservation advice, assess development applications and drive Council’s Heritage Strategy.

You will work with internal and external stakeholders, applying NSW heritage legislation and best practice to protect and conserve heritage assets for the community.

Qualifications

• Experience applying heritage conservation principles and policy
• Experience preparing heritage significance assessments
• Knowledge of NSW heritage legislation and guidelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Right to live and work in Australia

Responsibilities

• Provide heritage and conservation advice to internal and external stakeholders
• Lead development and implementation of Council’s Heritage Strategy
• Assess development applications with heritage implications and prepare policies

Skills

Heritage conservation

Research & analysis

Stakeholder communication

Policy & compliance

Education

Tertiary qualification in heritage conservation

Postgraduate qualification in heritage conservation

Job description

Be passionate. Be progressive. Hawkesbury CityCouncil.

• Salary
  Range $107k - $129k per annum
• 9 Day
  Fortnight
• Fitness
  Passport Option + On-Site Parking

Hawkesbury City
Council is the largest local government area in metropolitan NSW covering 2,800
square kilometres, incorporating both urban and rural communities. We are committed to working together to
deliver outcomes for the community through innovation and best practice.

Hawkesbury City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace
for all people. We welcome and encourage applications from all ages and
genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally
diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with
disabilities.

The Role

Reporting to the Manager Strategic
Planning you will be responsible for providing heritage and techincal conservation advice on
behalf of Council to internal and external stakeholders. The role will be pivotal in leading Council
and the Community in heritage conservation through developing, coordinating and
implementing Council’s Heritage Strategy, as well as assessing development applications and managing the
preparation of heritage policies and strategies.

About You

You will be motivated and passionate about heritage and
conservation with demonstrated experience applying heritage conservation
principles and have well developed research and analytical skills with the
ability to resolve complex heritage issues. You will have excellent communication
skills with the ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders on
heritage and conservation matters.

• Tertiary qualification in heritage
  conservation, architecture, town or urban planning, urban design, or a related
  discipline.
• Experience preparing or assessing heritage
  significance assessment and heritage impact assessments.
• Sound Knowledge of the Environmental Planning
  and Assessment Act 1979, the Heritage Act 1977 and other legislation,
  regulation and guidelines relevant to heritage conservation in NSW.
• Experience preparing reports, briefings and
  correspondence on complex development matters and monitoring development
  outcomes
• High Level verbal and written communication
  skills
• The right to live and work in Australia
• Class C Drivers Licence
• WHS General Construction Work in NSW
• Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Successful applicants will be required to
  undergo background (police) checks and medical declaration
• Postgraduate qualification in heritage
  conservation, architecture, town or urban planning, urban design, or a related
  discipline
• Membership of, or eligibility for membership
  of, a relevant professional body such as Australia ICOMOS, the Planning
  Institute of Australia or the Australian Institute of Architects
• Experience collecting and preparing evidence
  for legal proceedings

The Rewards

There are many
benefits to working at Hawkesbury Council, including:

• Great
  working environment
• Fortnightly
  Rostered Day Off
• Flexible
  work arrangements
• Health
  and Wellbeing Program
• Long
  Service Leave after 5 years
• Training
  and Development Opportunities
• Employee
  Reward and Recognition program
• Fitness
  Passport Option
• Social
  Club - BBQs, Christmas parties, raffles and activities
• Employee
  Assistance Program for employees and their family