Landscape Development Officer

2 weeks ago

Randwick, Australia Randwick City Council Full time

**Vibrant eastern suburb’s location**:

- **Create a sense of community**:

- **Work life balance**

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Development Assessment team to provide expert arboricultural and landscaping advice. In this role you will carry out compliance inspections and provide innovative, practical, and high-quality solutions to ensure compliance.

Randwick City Council is an innovative and progressive local government committed to serving our vibrant community on the eastern beaches of Sydney.

**What we value**:
We have a high-performance culture fostered through our values of Integrity, Customer Focus, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our culture encourages and supports equity, diversity and inclusion for our employees and our community.

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**We will trust you to bring**:

- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in both Arboriculture (Diploma, Level 5), and Landscape / Horticulture (Associate Diploma)
- Applied knowledge across a range of development assessment and regulatory issues relevant to the principles of environmental management and landscape design
- Working knowledge of relevant State and Local Government legislation
- High degree of competence in native and ornamental plant identification.
- Ability to interpret and analyse site, architectural, landscape and stormwater plans and drawings
- Provision of excellent customer service and a high standard of written, oral communication and negotiation skills
- Class C driver’s licence

**Things you will do**:

- Interact with key internal and external stakeholders
- Provide high level technical assessment of landscape and tree matters
- Negotiate with parties to resolve landscape and tree related issues
- Accurately identify and assess matters that require detailed conditions of consent
- Ensure adequate conditions and safeguards are imposed where a private development will involve the dedication or delivery of future public assets
- Educate and inform applicants and the community of the importance of preserving and enhancing the urban canopy.
- Provide technical advice and strategic direction on policy matters

**Further Information**:
View the position description or contact John Flanigan, Coordinator Development Engineering, on 02 9093 6924.

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**_Applicants must include a statement demonstrating how they meet the essential knowledge, skills and abilities criteria listed in the position description, to be considered for this role._

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