Stonnington Depot, 293 Tooronga Road, Malvern + Working from home
Administration,Parks & Gardens
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As Open Space Planning Lead you will play a leading role in the transformation and improvement of City of Stonnington parks and other open spaces. You will work closely with the parks maintenance team, other teams across Council and external contractors, you will drive the delivery of a program of projects to enhance the quality and presentation of our high value open spaces.
This is an exciting position within Council and will play a vital role in helping to deliver excellent parks and open spaces throughout Stonnington, which are more important than ever before!
In this role you will develop and implement a program of routine inspections and audits of parks, playgrounds, gardens, reserves, sports grounds and other open spaces to assess maintenance performance, presentation, amenity, functionality, public safety and opportunities for improvement. You will also:
Provide supervision and management of minor operating contracts in parks and open space.
Coordinate and support the delivery of third party auditing of open space assets and services and contractor OHS compliance, where these are undertaken by specialist auditors.
Develop, in consultation with others, an open space improvement plan for each locality that will inform maintenance improvements, asset renewal and upgrades and new projects to enhance the quality of open spaces.
Coordinate and work with staff and contractors to deliver open space improvement initiatives.
Excellent eye for detail and commitment to best practice open space maintenance and presentation, you will play a central role in identifying opportunities for open space improvements and upgrades.
Work closely with the parks maintenance team, other teams across Council and external contractors, you will drive the delivery of a program of projects to enhance the quality and presentation of our high value open spaces.
This is a permanent full time position with an annual salary range of $95,013 - $102,899 per annum + 11.5 % superannuation.
We come together at least 3 days a week so we can collaborate in our vibrant office culture. When on-site you will enjoy modern and sustainable facilities and office spaces.
You are based within our bright, modern and sustainable Tooronga Depot office which is located next to Tooronga Train station and walking distance to Tooronga Village Shopping Centre.
As a permanent employee you also get access to our wellbeing program, employee assistance counselling program and receive 17.5% additional pay when on annual leave.
Desired Skills and Experience
To thrive in this role you have:
• An excellent eye for detail and commitment to best practice open space maintenance and presentation, you will play a central role in identifying opportunities for open space improvements and upgrades.
• Knowledge of best practice open space design, maintenance and renewal.
• The ability to develop relationships and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to achieve positive open space improvement outcomes as well as strong project management skills
• Experience in open space planning / management, landscape design, asset management, auditing or project management.
• Analytical, investigative and problem solving skills along with an ability to communicate clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences.
• Tertiary qualification in horticulture, landscape design, open space planning, environment, urban planning, asset management or other related discipline and/or extensive practical experience together with relevant experience
Join Stonnington today. Work that matters. People who make a difference. Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the role, please contact contact Dominic Mazza Parks Coordinator on dmazza@stonnington.vic.gov.au
For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Submitting your application
We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.
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To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
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