Environmentally Sustainable Development

3 weeks ago

Darebin, Australia City of Darebin Full time
Temporary Full-time

  • Salary $103,547K plus super
  • Located in the Inner North, close to public transport and Preston Market


This position leads Council's environmentally sustainable design and Planning practice for both private developments and Council's assets within the municipality.

This dynamic role ensures lasting environmental outcomes through providing expert advice and collaborating across departments to implement Council's ESD policies, practices and actions.

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work.

Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community.

We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.


About Darebin City Council

Located in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs.

The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

About the Role

Lead Council's environmentally sustainable design and planning practice to foster a collaborative and empowered culture that embraces best practice Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD) across the organisation.


This role provides expert advice and builds capacity internally to the statutory business unit and assists developers and planning permit applicants to use the ESD assessment tools to ensure best practice.


  • Ensures up to date sustainable design requirements for council and community developments
  • Maintains and develops partnerships and networks across the sector
  • Supports Council to meet climate mitigation and resilience goals through ESD policy, practice and actions
  • Builds the capacity of Council staff of ESD best practice through training, advice and process development

Skills & Experience

  • Tertiary experience in Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Design, Planning, Architecture, or similar discipline
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in planning, environment, sustainability, and urban design
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in current built environment rating tools and software
  • A current Working with Children Check

Culture

As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence.

We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve.

We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.


Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.


How to Apply
We're also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Contact Lorna Pettifer, Coordinator Climate Emergency and Environment Strategy on for a confidential discussion.

Applications close on Sunday, 17th December at 11.30pm.

  • Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough 'Safety Screening' processes apply. To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. _
  • All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment. Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID19 as outlined in the Staff Covid19 Vaccination Policy._

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