Urban Design Professional
Our organization is seeking a skilled Urban Designer to lead the delivery of plans, guidelines and designs for town centres, streetscapes, public realm assets and active transport infrastructure.
This full-time position will be based in Sunshine, Melbourne's western suburbs. As a key member of our team, you will contribute to creating a safe, sustainable, high-quality urban environment that reflects our community's values.
About the Role
* Lead, manage and motivate a multi-disciplinary Urban Design team to deliver services, programs and projects.
* Develop plans, guidelines and designs for town centres, public realm assets, streetscapes and active transport infrastructure.
* Prepare project briefs, business cases, and capital works programming for urban design initiatives.
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to advance urban design outcomes.
* Ensure compliance with organizational values and behaviours and contribute to policy development and evaluation related to open spaces and urban forests.
Required Skills and Qualifications
* Professional tertiary qualifications in Urban Design, Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture or related discipline.
* Demonstrated leadership experience in managing a multi-disciplinary team delivering services, programs and projects.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to negotiate outcomes and influence stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
* Experience in strategy and policy development, consultation, analysis, evaluation, and implementation as it applies to open spaces and urban forest.
* Experience in planning, programming and project management of capital works, including development of project briefs and business cases.
* Excellent organizational skills and ability to work under pressure to achieve outcomes.
* Commitment to organizational values and behaviours.