Inner West Council

Parks and Public Domain Planning Manager

About Inner West Council

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $16.60/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

Are you passionate about transforming our community spaces and elevating public environments? We are seeking a proven leader with a strategic mindset and a passion for community focused planning to lead the strategic planning and management of parks, natural areas, open spaces and public domain.  This is your opportunity to shape vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive community spaces across the Inner West. You will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative strategies, master plans, and policies that enhance social, recreational, and sustainable infrastructure, ensuring equitable access for all user groups.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic leadership in the planning, design, and management of parks, natural areas, open spaces and public domain.
• Develop and implement strategies, master plans, and policies to enhance public spaces.
• Lead community engagement initiatives to balance stakeholder needs and drive excellence in design thinking.
• Ensure effective management of parks and public domain planning, focusing on community responsiveness.
• Oversee project planning, including scoping, cost estimates, business case preparation, and concept feasibility design.
• Ensure project documentation meets relevant standards, codes, and legislative requirements.
• Promote sustainable design solutions and recommend cost-effective alternatives.
• Develop policies governing park users and ensure compliance with statutory obligations.
• Elevate the customer experience with attentive, responsive service for both internal teams and external community stakeholders.
• Support digital innovation and cyber security initiatives to advance efficient service delivery, and advocate on behalf of the parks in engagement with government agencies and utilities

Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role. 

Remuneration

A competitive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful candidate.

Access to Inner West Council Motor Vehicle Leaseback 

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications 

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning and/or significant senior-level industry experience in parks, open space, or public domain planning
• Significant experience in developing, reviewing, and implementing planning policies, strategies, masterplans, and concept designs for parks, public domains, and recreation areas
• Practical experience in the investigation, evaluation, design and specification of capital works infrastructure to relevant industry standards, codes and legislation
• Demonstrated financial, procurement, and budget management experience
• Strong understanding of frameworks such as the Crown Lands Act and Local Government Act relevant to parks and public domain management
• Experience leading managing a customer-focused team with members across a range of disciplines - to achieve outcomes and foster innovative thinking
• Demonstrated project management skills with the capacity to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Understanding of or experience with the Australian Business Excellence framework or experience in development and execution of improvement initiatives or continuous improvement Experience
• Understanding and commitment to equity and diversity principles, work health and safety, ethical practice and acting with probity at all times
• Current NSW Class C Driver’s Licence

Enquiries

Ryann Midei, Director Property and Major Projects on +61 2 9392 5988

Closing Date

Sunday 25th May 2025, 11:30PM 

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How to Apply

We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.

All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role).  Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Inner West Council is an Inclusive Employer. 

Inner West Council (IWC) is committed to Equal Employment; we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

IWC is dedicated to reflecting our community and strongly encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of diverse sexualities and genders, Veterans, young people, and mature aged workers to apply.

This is one of the many reasons why IWC was the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner and recognised as the most progressive council across NSW. We are also The Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice Winner for 2023

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For any enquiries, specific to this job advert and application, please contact the Hiring Manager. Details are listed under the Enquiries header below.