Senior Urban Designer

Careers at Council; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 118,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

9-day fortnight

Car allowance/Leaseback vehicle

Fitness Passport program

Generous leave entitlements

Job summary

Georges River Council is seeking a Senior Urban Designer to lead design studies, master planning and public domain initiatives across the Georges River area. You will guide planning controls, manage consultants and engage with the community to deliver sustainable, liveable places.

The role is hybrid with permanent, full-time hours and a generous benefits package, including 12% superannuation and a 9-day fortnight where feasible.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering place-based, community-focused objectives through master plans and urban design strategies.
• Understanding of urban design and public domain planning for growing urban communities.
• Strong project management: timeframes, priorities, budgets.
• Excellent liaison with stakeholders and cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead urban design studies and projects, develop planning controls and strategies.
• Manage consultants and engage with stakeholders to achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Influence planning decisions and deliver projects enhancing liveability and character.
• Collaborate in a united, ethical, and accountable team environment.

Skills

Project experience in master plans

Stakeholder engagement

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Urban design software

Education

Tertiary qualifications in town planning / architecture / urban design / landscape architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS

Job description

Permanent, Full-Time | $117,866.11 - $136,565.60 per annum + 12% superannuation | Hurstville

Lead the design and planning of places that shape the future of our community. Play a key role in delivering strategic urban design and master planning that support sustainable growth, design excellence and vibrant, people-focused places across the Georges River area.

As our Senior Urban Designer, you will provide specialist urban design advice across a range of strategic planning initiatives, master plans, public domain projects and development proposals. Working within the Strategic Planning team, you will help shape the future of our town centres, open spaces and neighbourhoods through innovative, place-based design solutions.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will lead urban design studies and projects, develop planning controls and strategies, manage consultants, and engage with stakeholders and the community to achieve high-quality and sustainable outcomes. You will play a key role in influencing planning decisions and delivering projects that enhance the character, functionality and liveability of our urban environment.

What we Offer

• Permanent, Full time - 70 hours per fortnight
• Salary from $117,866.11 - $136,565.60per annum plus 12% superannuation
• Car Allowance or Leaseback Vehicle
• Hybrid work arrangements, and flexible start and finish times
• 9-day fortnight subject to operational requirements
• Generous leave entitlements, including annual leave, personal leave, additional MyLeave, and enhanced parental leave
• Fitness Passport Program offering discounted membership for you and your family to selected facilities
• Employee Rewards Program

What We Are looking For

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in town planning, architecture, urban design, landscape architecture or a related field
• Demonstrated experience in implementing projects to deliver place based, community focused objectives, including master plans, public domain guides and urban design strategies
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of urban design and public domain planning and an appreciation of the long-term needs of growing urban communities
• Demonstrated project management skills including timeframe management, setting priorities, planning, and managing workloads to complete projects within the prescribed budget
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams, in cross collaborative projects and forming strategic partnerships internally and externally
• Demonstrated communication skills and ability to liaise, negotiate, influence, and consult with a range of stakeholders’ face to face, digitally and in written communication
• High-level skills and experience in design and documentation design specific software
• Demonstrated problem solving, lateral and creative thinking and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a united, collaborative environment whilst consistently displaying integrity, accountability, respect, and honesty
• Demonstrated commitment to EEO, WHS and ethical practice principles
• Current NSW Class C Driver Licence

Offers of employment at Georges River Council are contingent upon satisfactory results of a thorough background check.

Georges River Council is a progressive, people-focused organisation with 600 dedicated staff delivering exceptional services to our diverse and vibrant community. Our vision is to be 'naturally connected to place, community, and Country'. We are committed to creating accessible green, and liveable spaces, nurturing creativity, protecting the natural environment, and building a thriving local economy.

We foster our values of Accountability, Professionalism, Unity and Honesty and take pride in promoting the image of Council in the community.

We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

At Georges River Council we are committed to putting children first and championing child safety within our community. We actively advocate for the rights of children and young people and will uphold our commitment as a child safe organisation.

Please note you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident or have unlimited working rights (with no Visa restrictions) to apply for this position.