Community Facilities and Recreation Planner

4 days ago


Penrith Municipality, Australia Penrith City Council Full time
About the Role

The Penrith City Council is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated professional to join our team as a Community Facilities and Recreation Planner. This role will operate in a high-achieving team environment that has successfully completed over 100 open space, recreation, sport, and play projects in the past four years.

Key Responsibilities
  • Engage with user groups, key agencies, and the community in the planning, design, and development of open space, recreation, sport, and play infrastructure.
  • Develop, lead, and contribute to the delivery of complex sports, recreation, open space, play, and community facility planning, policy, and infrastructure projects.
  • Lead the transition from strategy and facility development into facility operation, including the development of business and governance models.
  • Contribute to the strategic planning of organisational planning and project initiatives, providing advice on community facility and recreation infrastructure requirements.
Requirements
  • A tertiary qualification in open space planning, sport, leisure, or recreation, or a related field.
  • Extensive experience working in a recreation, open space, sport, play, and community facilities planning, project development, and delivery, or a related field.
  • Proven ability to lead and contribute to project teams and the delivery of project outcomes.
  • Strong research and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to assess and develop strategies, policies, masterplans, grant applications, business cases, and benchmarks and standards.
What We Offer

Commencing salary: $112,849.00 per annum, plus 11.5% superannuation. You may be required to undertake background checks, as relevant to the position for which you have applied.

To apply, visit to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City Council.



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