Place Planning Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Municipality of Strathfield, Australia Strathfield Council Full time

Division:
Planning and Environment***
Team:Planning, Place and Development

Employment Status:
Permanent

Employment Arrangement:
Full-Time, 35 hours per week with access to Council's flexible working arrangements

Salary Range:
An attractive salary will be negotiated with the successful applicant commensurate with market forces and experience.

About Strathfield Council


Strathfield Council is centrally located in Sydney's inner-west, halfway between the Parramatta and Sydney CBD with accessible public transport options and parking available.


As a medium-sized council, we focus on a myriad of Local Government responsibilities which services over 40,000 residents in the Strathfield LGA.


Council is committed to supporting the future growth of the LGA whilst protecting the local heritage character, ensuring development is of high quality and sympathetic to local surrounds.


Our core values of Teamwork, Integrity, Accountability and Safety are at the heart of our organisation and Council emphasises the importance of achieving work-life harmony and developing staff.


About the Opportunity


Strathfield Council is seeking a Place Planning Coordinator to join Council's Planning Place and Development team to deliver significant improvements to the public domain through collaboration and delivery of urban design and place-making projects and additionally, to motivate, coach, inspire and lead a group of planning professionals in the provision of specialist town planning and development control advice.


The position entails the following duties:

  • Be a leader in the Planning, Place and Development team providing specialist advice on statutory and strategic planning matters and engaging with various stakeholders, including neighbouring Council's, State Government departments, to achieve desirable planning outcomes for the future;
  • Play a key role within the Planning, Place and Development team inspiring others to value design excellence, heritage, place making and liveability;
  • Observe and implement principles and objectives of the Strathfield Local Strategic Planning Statement, Strathfield LEP, DCPs and policies where the opportunity presents;
  • Focus on the continual development of robust and innovative landuse strategies to ensure sustainable and responsible planning and development for all aspects of our community;
  • Lead, coach, mentor and inspire the best technical advice on heritage, urban design, liveability and placemaking in the project development lifecycle;
  • Support the Planning, Place and Development Manager in building and developing an elite, highfunctioning and strong performing Planning, Place and Development team which is highly regarded and respected by the Strathfield community and external agencies and stakeholders;
  • Seek out best practice and innovation within the field of Landuse planning;
  • Investigate and develop funding options for Planning, Place and Development projects.

About you

  • Tertiary qualifications in Urban Design (or urbanism), either as undergraduate or post graduate in continuation from a base degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, or recognised equivalently related design field, including registration or eligibility for registration as a member of the respective professional association;
  • Proven ability to utilise and implement modern planning and best practice initiatives and innovative strategies; Experience in project management and managing consultants within scope and budget;
  • Experience or demonstrated skills in preparing built form controls, guidelines, development control plans and other designrelated policies; Experience in delivering graphic communication documentation using Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp (or similar) and Microsoft Office;
  • Demonstrated high quality written, graphic and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; Working knowledge of current trends and opportunities for strategic planning, place planning, heritage, sustainability and urban design;
  • Demonstrated experience working in a team environment and managing a range of projects simultaneously including strong time management skills, monitoring and reporting across all stages of the project delivery process.

Staff benefits
For a list of staff benefits please click here.

Position Description
To review this position description for this role, please click
here**.

To Apply

  • Please fill out your details below and attach any relevant documentation on the next page.

Applications will need to address the Selection Criteria in the Position Description.
In line with Council's Vaccination Policy, all employees must be fully vaccinated prior to commencement with Council.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kandace Lindeberg on

Applications Close at 10pm, Sunday 29th January 2023.
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