Manager Design and Place

**_Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?_**:

- Together, we create thriving environments, communities and economies._
- **Manager Design and Place, Place Making NSW**:

- **x 2 Opportunities - 1x Ongoing Full Time, x 1 Temporary Full Time (up to 2 years), located in the iconic The Rocks with flexibility**:

- **Clerk Grade 9/10, salary relative to experience, ranges from $113,343 to $124,901 plus super**

Place Making NSW’s vision is to create and care for places people love. Place Making NSW are transforming and enhancing and our most treasured places and spaces.

Made up of collaborative, creative and committed people, our Design and Place team is looking for a Manager Design and Place to support the Senior Manager to provide design excellence advice and specialist design consultation, and to lead the design, development and delivery of high-quality urban design, public domain and open space outcomes across Placemaking NSW precincts such as The Rocks, Darling Harbour, Luna Park, Circular Quay, and White Bay.

This role is pivotal in working closely with other Design and Place senior managers in heritage, place planning and archaeology towards the development, implementation, integration, and evaluation of place making policies, strategies and processes across Placemaking NSW to support the development of high-quality urban design and landscape outcomes

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive event professional to join the Place Making Group and a highly regarded and dedicated team.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Prepare high quality evidence-based advice and provide specialist input to support informed decision making in relation to architecture, urban and landscape design related to state significant development, master planning projects, public domain and landscape projects.
- Support the unit in all aspects of technical design development including architecture, urban and landscape design for projects across Placemaking NSW precincts as required.
- Maintain knowledge of best practice models in urban and landscape design including Designing with Country principles and work collaboratively to share best practice designs and strategies effectively across Placemaking NSW.
- Manage the formulation of plans, documentation, and strategies for all urban and landscape design initiatives including preparation of design strategies, community engagement and presentation of proposals to stakeholders including Executive, Advisory Board and CEO.
- Management of project budgets ensuring the effective management of resources and the provision of a safe working environment.
- Prepare, manage and review of project design briefs.
- Partner with business stakeholders and key executive stakeholders to capture, assess and prioritise strategic project.
- Monitor, review, advise and challenge the content and quality of designs to ensure that the design outcomes meet agency, community and visitor requirements and deliver best practice place outcomes.
- Critical and analytical skills in relation to design issues including demonstrated experience in the supervision and implementation of urban and landscape design projects.
- Strong presentation skills and ability to provide clear verbal and/or written advice to staff, tenants, NSW Agencies and the wider public.
- Knowledge of heritage conservation theory and practices, management of public domain and open space.
- Impeccable customer service and, problem-solving skills.

**Essential requirements**
- Demonstrated industry experience with tertiary qualifications in landscape architecture and/or urban design or another built environment discipline and membership, or ability to become a member, of a relevant professional body.
- Experience with and understanding of NSW legislation, policy, processes and practices involved in the design, planning and delivery or numerous urban and landscape design projects on State Significant sites and precincts.
- Competency in AutoCAD, MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite
- Current driver's license.

For more information read the full Role Description: Manager Design and Place

**About Us**

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do - and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

We are in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia's history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

**The Division**

The Cities and Active Transport Division ensures our cities and neighbourhoods are integrated with transport and we make our streets and public places functional, beautiful, inclusive, and i