Open Space Planner

**Opportunity to work with a strategic and dynamic team across a diversity of projects and programs**:

- **Employer of Choice 2021 | Ongoing professional development**:

- **Enjoy a rostered day off approximately once every 3 weeks I Employer of Choice.**

**About Us**

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities.

Our council delivers a broad range of services, projects, programs, and events. We are actively committed to innovation, sustainability, resilience and providing exceptional customer experiences, and this relies on attracting and keeping great people. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, a learning and development program including study support, and a reward and recognition program.

**About the Role**

An exciting opportunity is available for an Open Space Planner to join our City Spaces department at Ryde.

The City of Ryde is undergoing rapid growth particularly in the Macquarie Park Innovation District. This provides once in a generation opportunity to develop fantastic open space outcomes for the City of Ryde.

Working as part of a small, committed team, you will lead the development of open space master plans, strategies, and plans of management. Ensuring Council managed public spaces meet the current and future community needs across the Ryde LGA. To achieve your outcomes, you will build strong links with internal stakeholders, community groups and relevant business groups in developing plans and strategies for the management and future development of public open space areas.

This position provides an opportunity for you to develop your career in a role that has an interesting mix of strategic input, policy development, project delivery and community liaison.

**Key Requirements**
- Tertiary qualifications in Landscape Architecture, Open Space planning, Parks & Recreation Management, Environmental Science, or demonstrated experience in a similar discipline.
- Experience in the development of plans and policies regarding public open space.
- Experience in the management of a non-capital projects, including ensuring deliverables are met to time and within budget.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with experience building positive relationships, negotiating outcomes, and consulting with community groups.
- Knowledge of current trends in open space planning, design, and management.
- Strong teamwork skills.

Your commencing annual salary will range from **$95,322.42 to $123,919.15 + superannuation**, dependent on your demonstrated experience and qualifications.

**Culture & Benefits**
- Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance
- Hybrid working from home and office arrangements available
- Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit your lifestyle
- Work 37.5 hours and enjoy a rostered day off approx. every 3 weeks
- Long service leave after 5 years, then accrued monthly
- 18 weeks paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
- 3 extra grant days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday
- Annual performance reviews and Award increases
- Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member
- Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, etc.)
- Free shuttle bus between the North Ryde Office and North Ryde Metro Station

**How to apply**

**Closing Date**:Sunday, 29**th** September 2024, at 11.30pm**

**City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety