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About the Role

As the Executive Urban Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping the design quality and built form outcomes across the City. You will strengthen design capability across the organisation and support the City’s growth through high-quality, sustainable and people-centred design principles. You will contribute to embedding design excellence, shaping strategic and statutory planning outcomes, and delivering design-led solutions that influence decision-making across Council.

Responsibilities

Champion design excellence across strategic, statutory and place-based planning initiatives.
Contribute to place-based planning, urban renewal, public domain frameworks and Council-led projects.
Provide expert urban design advice on planning proposals, development applications and State Significant Developments.
Develop, review and update development controls, spatial frameworks, design policies and guidelines.
Visually communicate and test design principles through spatial analysis, scenario testing, design modelling and negotiation.
Manage the Design Review Panel program, including facilitation, documentation, performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
Apply critical thinking and creative design resolution to complex, sensitive and high-profile urban design challenges.
Advocate for high-quality urban design outcomes through clear, persuasive and evidence-based advice to diverse audiences.

Requirements

Tertiary qualifications in Urban Design or a related discipline such as Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning or Urbanism.
Minimum 8 years’ professional experience operating at a senior and strategic level.
Extensive experience working within the NSW planning system, including LEPs, DCPs and State Environmental Planning Policies.
Proven ability to deliver high-level urban design advice that influences planning, development and place-based outcomes.
Demonstrated expertise in developing and reviewing planning controls, place-based master planning, built form design, public domain frameworks and strategies.
Proven ability to influence and navigate complex environments, engaging effectively with government, industry and the community.
Excellent verbal, written and graphic communication skills to present complex design solutions to technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and design resolution skills, with the capacity to balance competing priorities, constraints and stakeholder expectations.
Successful applicants may be required to undertake a Criminal History Check, Medical and/or Working with Children Check.
Applicants must hold Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or a valid visa with unrestricted working rights.

Skills

Urban Design
Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Urban Planning
Urbanism
NSW planning system
LEPs
DCPs
State Environmental Planning Policies
Place-based master planning
Built form design
Public domain frameworks
Spatial analysis
Scenario testing
Design modelling
Negotiation
Design Review Panel management
Critical thinking
Problem-solving
Design resolution
Verbal communication
Written communication
Graphic communication

Location

Canterbury Bankstown

Work Type

Permanent Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum 8 years’ professional experience operating at a senior and strategic level

Education Level

Tertiary qualifications in Urban Design or a related discipline such as Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning or Urbanism

Salary/Compensations

$115,347 (Grade I, Step 1) + 12% super

Benefits

An Attractive Remuneration Package
Accrued Time Off program
Permanent Full-time position with Local Government conditions
Long service leave after 5 years
Annual salary increases
Generous parental leave options
Contribute to making a positive impact on our community
Investment in professional growth, fostering continuous learning and development opportunities
Access to employee Health and Wellbeing Programs

About the Company

The City of Canterbury Bankstown is one of the largest Councils in NSW with one of the most culturally, socially and economically diverse communities in Sydney. We deliver 28 key services such as childcare, waste collection, parks maintenance, libraries, community facilities and aquatic centres to more than 380,000 residents.

Equal Opportunity

CBCity is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQIA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.