Address Permanent, Full timeBand 7Salary $105,337.02 + Super + RDO + Flexible Working19 day month or 9 day fortnight RDO option, your choice!
About UsThe City of Whittlesea is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia. As a local government organisation, we play a pivotal role in the everyday lives of our community. Our vision is to make Whittlesea 2040: A Place For All by ensuring our residents can enjoy access to local services, facilities and infrastructure.
Our staff are passionate, skilled and diverse, providing a great environment to work in and succeed.
The RoleMake a difference in our community!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Urban Designer with drive and creativity to join our Urban Design and Placemaking Team. With a focus on creating great places for the community, the Senior Urban Designer will undertake a broad range of urban design and placemaking related projects across established, growth and rural areas. Ranging from strategic visioning to supporting capital projects, improving activity centres and neighbourhoods. Projects include preparing urban design frameworks, masterplans, design concepts, guidelines and providing advice on development applications. The Senior Urban Designer will collaborate internally and externally to improve design quality across the city and support liveable neighbourhoods for the community.
About youWe are looking for a passionate and collaborative Senior Urban Designer to join our team with experience in Urban Design, Strategic Planning or Architecture. You will be a strategic thinker that also knows how design lands on the ground. With a personal commitment to design excellence, you will have the ability to balance competing interests to deliver Council’s vision for our community.
Prior experience in local government is not a pre-requisite.
If this sounds like you, then you should definitely apply!
Want to know more?For more information about this position please access a copy of the position description via the link below or If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Tim D'Agostino, Unit Manager Urban Design and Placemaking on 9217 2170.
To apply for this position, you must address the Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description in your cover letter and include a copy of your portfolio. Please note, that applications that do not address the Selection Criteria may not be considered.
Applications close at 11.45pm on Sunday 10 March 2024
Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified.
Please note all applicants must apply online, and no late applications will be accepted.
We are happy to take applications from international candidates if you have a valid Visa to work in Australia.
At the City of Whittlesea, we value diversity and appreciate everyone’s strengths. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our municipality. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ. The City of Whittlesea is also a Child Safe employer.
Council is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that encourages employees to participate, without discrimination, in both work-related and other activities conducted within a work context, with the support of workplace adjustments. Where possible, the Council will identify and resolve potential barriers to the recruitment and employment of people with disabilities within the organisation.
If you require a workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process, please email human.resources@whittlesea.vic.gov.au with your request outlining your preferred method of contact. Workplace adjustment (also known as “reasonable adjustment”) is defined as: “Whatever is considered necessary and achievable to enable an employee to perform their job role efficiently and to the best of their abilities”. A Workplace adjustment can be requested at any stage in the recruitment process and/or as a part of the employment of an individual.
