Bayside Council

Student/Graduate Landscape Architect (until Dec 2026)

Student/Graduate Landscape Architect (until Dec 2026)

• Become a future leader with invaluable industry experience!
• Undertake interesting projects with management support.
• Gain fantastic landscape design review and assessment experience.

At Bayside Council, we are committed to a positive, flexible and supportive workplace culture, where our people and customers feel respected and valued. We are proud to serve our community through operating with transparency, integrity and in the best interests of the Bayside community to deliver exceptional service.

The City Futures directorate focuses on developing our strategy to ensure sustainable and responsible planning and development for all aspects of our city.

About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a student/graduate Landscape Architect to gain excellent exposure to a range of landscaping matters. As a current university student or recent graduate, you will be in a position to participate in numerous projects currently underway at Council.

This role sits within Council Development Services Business Unit and operates under the Public Domain & Referrals Team, and may rotate through to other teams within the City Futures directorate. You will get in-depth insight into applying the landscaping skills you have learned at university to real life issues through review and assessment of major development applications lodged with Bayside Council.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Completed a minimum of 2 years of a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture; or
• Graduated in 2023, 2024 or due to complete their bachelor’s degree in 2025.

You will have current working rights in Australia and will need to demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills. You will have a desire to continuously learn, an innovative mindset, be pragmatic and not afraid to be involved in all aspects of the program, having excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Our benefits and culture

As an organisation, we pride ourselves in offering a flexible working environment centred on delivering great outcomes for our customers, whether internal or external. Bayside Council has a strong culture of collaboration and delivering exciting new initiatives for our community.

On top of the competitive salary, our people enjoy.

• 3 extra days off during Christmas each year
• 15 days sick leave each year
• 2 days health and wellbeing leave each year
• Gym membership discounts
• Additional parental leave entitlements for both parents

Apply now

Before submitting your application, please take the time to read the Position Description by clicking the paperclip button located in the top right section of this page. If you have any issues opening the link, please contact us at support.erecruit@bayaside.nsw.gov.au.

Deadline: 11 February 2025

Enquiries: Karim Elazar – Coordinator Public Domain & Referrals by phone on 9366 3778 or via email on karim.elazar@bayside.nsw.gov.au

Applicants may be required to satisfactorily undertake a Criminal History Check, Medical and/or Working with Children check in accordance with the position.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment.