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About the role
City of Melbourne has an exciting opportunity for 2 tertiary students to undertake a student placement with the Parks and City Greening Branch between February to June 2026.
At Parks and City Greening, our vision is to expertly create globally recognised parks, streetscapes and urban ecosystems that are resilient, healthy, connected, and within reach of everyone. We deliver a range of programs, projects and initiatives to enhance greening in the city.
As part of this placement, we're seeking 2 students to work with us on the projects below.
Project 1: Tracking sustainability standards in planning applications (Planning Scheme Amendment C376: Sustainable Building Design)
Planning Scheme Amendment C376: Sustainable Building Design is a planning scheme amendment for the City of Melbourne which aims to improve the environmental performance of private development across the city.
We are looking for a student to assess the validity of current live planning applications against the proposed new sustainability standards. You will be working closely with green infrastructure and environmentally sustainable design officers. As part of this placement, you will be recording results of sustainability standards in planning applications against whether they meet the requirements of Amendment C376. As well as data collection, you will be able to explore visualisation of this data and learn about the Green Factor tool.
You will be working with the Open Space Planning and Green Infrastructure team who plan and deliver parks and city greening initiatives for the health and wellbeing of the community and the environment.
Project 2: Developing a risk-based framework to manage unauthorised park access
City of Melbourne manages 480 hectares of internationally acclaimed parks and gardens. The Park Assets Team provides expert advice and information management of the complete life cycle of assets, asset data and processes, including capital works renewal planning.
Working alongside the Park Assets Team, we are looking for a student to assist with developing a risk-based framework for managing unauthorised access across our networks of parks. This will help us to understand how to best manage these associated risks with different control measures.
As part of the placement, you also will have opportunities to learn about how we ensure our parks are renewed and maintained to a high standard.
About you
You bring passion, insight, and collaboration to everything you do.
You may also:
* Be an analytical thinker
* Enjoy working with data
* Have experience in urban greening, parks management or horticulture.
Placement details:
To be eligible to apply for this student placement opportunity, you must be a tertiary student currently enrolled in an accredited course that has a student placement requirement.
* This placement is office-based and will be hosted at Council House 2, 240 Little Collins Street Melbourne 3000.
* Placement duration is flexible on the student's course requirements.
* We will work with the successful applicant on preferred days and hours in the office.
* City of Melbourne offers a daily stipend.
How to apply
We'd love to hear how you can make an impact in this role As part of your application, you will be required to:
* Attach your updated resume
* Include a cover letter (max one page) outlining
* Which project (choose one) are you interested in applying for and why?
* Relevant experience and skills that you can bring to this placement
* The course you're undertaking, institution, and placement requirements including hours and outcomes.
Submit your application no later than 11:45pm on Tuesday 13 January 2026
A few important things to note – don't miss out
Applications must be submitted online. Unfortunately, we can't accept applications via email, so please be sure to apply through the official job link provided.
Apply early This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate — so don't wait to get your application in.
We are a child safe organisation. The City of Melbourne has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All employees undergo thorough safety screening, including a Police Check and, for most roles, a Working with Children Check.
Need more info?
Please contact the Parks and City Greening Branch at
Inclusion matters
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from all cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, and people of all ages and faith backgrounds.
We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all applicants. If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application prompts or inform our Careers team if you're contacted for an interview.
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