Closes: 12 February 2026
Classification: Senior Officer Grade A
Salary: $172,246 plus superannuation
Position No: 70759
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 29 January 2026
Contact Officer: Sam Engele on or
Details: The City and Environment Directorate invites suitably qualified applicants for the newly created role of Government Landscape Architect.
This exciting opportunity will see the successful candidate lead the Office of the Landscape Architect, a new team within the City and Environment Directorate (CED) responsible for developing a Landscape Plan for the ACT – a key priority for the ACT Government.
The Landscape Architect will be responsible for the ongoing implementation of the Landscape Plan, taking a long-term systems approach to integrated landscape planning that will support urban planning, climate adaptation, nature conservation and heritage.
Eligibility/Other requirements: Tertiary qualifications or experience in landscape architecture, or the ability to be able to be a member of Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) would be highly regarded.
Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.
How to apply: Submit a two-page pitch addressing the Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description, together with a curriculum vitae and details of two referees.
Applications should be submitted .
City and Environment
City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.
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