Senior Urban Design Advisor

Synopsis:

Senior Urban Design Advisor
WHY US:

Your chance to be part of the team that creates and maintains our infrastructure. We're responsible for managing our habitats and surroundings, so they are beautiful - now and for the future. Bring your skills and experience, become a steward of our council environment in a modern organisation that's making a tangible difference.

JOB DETAILS: Temporary Full-Time position 1 Yrs contract 35 Hours 5 days per week (Monday – Friday) Competitive Salary -$102, $112,701.67 pa + 12% super + Car allowance / Leaseback vehicle

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Liverpool City Council is seeking highly motivated and talented candidate to fill the Senior Urban Design Advisor position. This position is situated within Council's City Design and Public Domain team, which comprises of specialists in Urban Design, Architecture and Landscape Architecture, collectively working to achieve design excellence outcomes across the Liverpool LGA.

The successful applicant will be a suitably qualified, skilled, and experienced Architect, Landscape Architect or Urban Designer, with a key interest in shaping design outcomes that are people focused and aims to achieve best possible solution.

Key responsibilities of the position include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Review, commentary, and guidance in relation to urban design and public domain plans prepared in conjunction with development applications and planning proposals.
• Landscape, environmental and urban design advice to internal officers and external customers as required.
• Representing Council as an Urban Design expert in all Land & Environment Court (LEC) matters.
• Developing a framework of urban design and public domain controls and guidelines and detailed concept designs for streets and urban spaces as urban renewal occurs.
• Design oversight and input on reports and recommendations to the Liverpool Local Traffic Committee, ensuring a considered and balanced approach to pedestrian amenity, active transport, traffic management and the design quality of the public domain.
• Specialist landscape and urban design input into Council's broader capital works and sustainability programmes and to green infrastructure projects to improve the natural and built environment.
• Conveying design ideas through graphic presentation and drawing / sketch is highly desirable.
• Preparing presentations, briefings, correspondence and writing reports and issues papers as required.
• Convening Council's Design Excellence Panel.

About You
Our desired candidate will possess the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Landscape Architecture, Architecture or Urban Design, or an associated discipline.
• Experience working on design projects.
• A high level of written, verbal, and graphic communication skills, including proficiency in the use of AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative Cloud software packages (i.e. InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator).
• Be self-motivated, practical, outcome-focused, with the ability to work autonomously, manage a complex and dynamic workload, and achieve results; and
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit examples of their work, with their application, that demonstrate your relevant design and graphic communication skills, and experience. Please note your involvement in the example projects that are included. Please attach the examples to your Resume or Cover Letter, which is uploaded as a part of your application.

We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position.

The salary (within the above-mentioned range) will be dependent upon the relevant skills, experience, and competencies of the successful applicant.

Benefits Of Working At Lcc

• Professional learning and development opportunities.
• Work issued laptop.
• Passionate, collaborative, and friendly team, who will support you and help you grow professionally.
• Flexible work arrangements - work from home and office (for suitable positions).
• Professional learning and development opportunities, including training courses and study assistance for further education.
• Access to Fitness Passport membership.
• Great office location in the heart of Liverpool CBD, close to public transport and with free or subsidized parking available nearby.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including 2 x Health and Wellbeing leaves and access to our Employee Assistance Program.

Liverpool City Council is committed to providing a working environment that supports all employees to reach their full potential.

To be eligible to apply for permanent positions at Liverpool City Council, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and value diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage all applicants, including First nation people, people with disability, LGBTIQ and culturally diverse communities to join Council.

All successful candidates will be required to obtain a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process and may be required to undergo a pre-employment medical check.

HOW TO APPLY: Please click the 'Apply' button above. Applicants must submit a covering letter, current resume and response to the selection/essential criteria questions which will be shown once you commence your application

Click here for a copy of the position description..
CLOSING: 28/10/2025

Be part of creating the future, for further information about the position please contact Natalie Jefferys (Talent Acquisition Partner) on For further information about the position please contact Ariz Ashraf, Coordinator City Design and Public Domain via phone on