Inner West Council

Parks and Open Space Planner up to June 2026

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

IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. If you identify as a person with disability and require reasonable adjustments to support you in your application and throughout the recruitment process, please contact:

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance: 

• Julia Phillips, Disability Inclusion Programs Officer - phone: 02 9392 5819, email: julia.phillips@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
• IWC's P&C Workforce and Diversity team, email: diversity@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

*The above contacts are for reasonable adjustment assistance only. Click here for more information on reasonable adjustments

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

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

As Parks and Open Space Planner you will contribute to the environment, health and wellbeing of Inner West Council’s current and future population through detailed analysis, evidence-based planning and site recommendations in parks and open space. This role is responsible for leading in community engagement, planning, development and master planning of parks and open space through the preparation of park plans of management and masterplans for parks. Short to long term costing analysis and the development of site-specific policies for park management. In developing Park Plans of Management and Park Master Plans you will ensure that opportunities are identified for quality improvements and that planning takes into account the equitable allocation of recreation and sporting opportunities within parks, balancing the needs of various user groups. This role will undertake high levels of community engagement in the development of plans and will also work collaboratively across Council to ensure that both internal and external stakeholder engagement is undertaken.

This role is also responsible for the assessment and evaluation of Development Applications relating to open space provision (both private and public development) and the assessment of public domain improvements which facilitate community recreation opportunities. This role must have a good understanding of community recreation needs and Councils long term strategies for improving recreation and open space provision. This role will also participate in the preparation of s711 plans for open space.

Working as part of the Parks Planning and Ecology team, you will manage your work to ensure you meet the targets and commitments against your individual and teamwork plans and Council’s Operational and Strategic Plans.

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

Remuneration

$96,228.08 - $107,765.32 + 11.5% Superannuation 

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications 

1. Tertiary qualifications in planning or a related discipline OR equivalent industry experience in community engagement, local government experience in working within the public domain
2. Ability to assess community recreational needs
3. Ability to assess and provide qualified advice on Development Applications
4. Experience in community engagement and report writing. Demonstrated experience in reviewing, assessing and drafting reports.

Enquiries

Mandy Smith, Coordinator Parks Planning on 9392 5635

Closing Date

Sunday 9 March 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.