Principal Lead | Open Space and Irrigation Planning
Job No:
PEAK374
Location:
Queensland
About Townsville
Providing a laid back tropical lifestyle that is complemented by capital city comforts, no other Australian city boasts the resilience, diversity, lifestyle and economic potential that the Townsville North Queensland Region enjoys.
Known as the Second Capital of Queensland and with a population of approximately 193,601 people, Townsville offers a dynamic lifestyle coupled with strong economic prosperity. Townsville is a thriving precinct with access to a variety of world class education facilities, leading edge health care, affordable housing, unique retailing, spectacular events and entertainment, dining precincts and a wide range of outdoor recreation options. With over 300 days of sunshine each year, Townsville’s lifestyle is second to none.
About Council
Townsville City Council is the largest regional council in Queensland. Council has undergone a whole-of-organisation transformational change which has placed their customers at the heart of everything they do and allowed them to take advantage of exciting opportunities to revolutionise the delivery of services to a community of more than 190,000 residents. Council strives to facilitate sustainable economic development for the region, enhance quality of life for their residents, and identify and unlock the potential of the City through inspired leadership, co-design of services with the community, and sustainable and innovative business partnering.
Creating world-class experiences in the city will drive economic growth through new investment and greater tourism spending, while improving the unique Townsville lifestyle for locals. The 2021-2026 Corporate Plan is Council’s strategic document which sets the direction for what Council focuses on as they work to grow Townsville. It ensures Council provides intentional leadership on the way the city grows into the future. The Plan outlines the areas of focus, priorities and specific initiatives Council has committed to implementing, driving and advocating.
Townsville City Council is focussed on ‘placemaking’ across the community in order to inspire people and to collectively reimagine and reinvent public spaces. Strengthening the connection between people and the places they share; Council have a collaborative process in place to shape the public realm in order to maximize shared value. More than just promoting better urban design, they are facilitating creative patterns of use, paying attention to the physical, cultural, and social identities that define places across the city and support their ongoing evolution.
About the Position
Public Open Space plays an important role in the community by providing places for exercise, quiet reflection, children’s play and organised sport. As the Townsville community grows and changes, greater attention needs to be placed on the coordination around planning and design of Councils open space and irrigation solutions. In this role you will lead a team of 8 to create meaningful places, renew and upgrade existing ones with the aim of enticing and attracting people to visit these and meeting both the current and future needs of the community.
Keeping the customer at the heart of all activities the position will:
- Apply management skills to plan, prioritise, mentor, provide feedback, manage performance, and promote team members to achieve the development of a high-performance culture and in so doing providing effective and efficient service delivery in line with Townsville City Council’s values and expectations.
- Coordinate the outcomes of planning investigations to prepare concepts, project justification reports, preliminary cost estimates and work programs for inclusion in the 10-year capital works plan and coordination of design delivery.
- Manage with team members any advice provided to both internal and external stakeholders pertaining to open space and irrigation matters.
- Provide specialist advice on open space and irrigation matters in plain English reports that include recommendations or rectification plans to management and council.
- Lead the development and maintenance of any standards, specifications, policies, and procedures related to open space and irrigation and or its management.
About You
Renowned for your leadership skills and as a passionate advocate around the creation and enhancement of public open spaces you will have extensive knowledge of public space landscape architecture and what is required to enhance communities. You will have the right combination of talent and energy underpinned by a commitment to operational excellence. The position will suit an effective and decisive leader with proven commercial acumen, highly developed stakeholder engagement skills and a strong focus on the benefit this role will bring to the community.
Why this Role?
As the largest irrigation service provider in the Southern Hemisphere and with 400 Parks and 182 open spaces, joining Townsville City Council represents an opportunity to lead, guide and direct the team making Townsville a great PLACE ensuring meaningful public open spaces are created and enhanced.
For someone who is keen for a new challenge and perhaps a lifestyle change to tropical North Queensland this is a genuine opportunity to leverage and broaden your experience leading a team to enhance a large Open Space portfolio with the largest regional Council in QLD.
A four-year contract is on offer with a salary of up to $150K + 12% Super and generous relocation assistance for the successful candidate. Future Learning and Development opportunities are supported together with reimbursement of some professional registration fees.
PEAK Services is working in conjunction with Townsville City Council, exclusively on this position. We offer local government expertise across a wide range of professional fields, providing tailored solutions for councils and other similar organisations. We work with our clients to deliver meaningful outcomes in recruitment and contracting services.
How to Apply
Before you apply for this position, please read the details above carefully to assess your eligibility and suitability for the position. You will be required to answer a few questions that relate to the criteria on the online application below. Please note that you cannot submit your application without attaching your resume. A cover letter is not mandatory but may be added if so desired. When uploading your Resume or documents please ensure file names should only include 'A-z', '0-9', '.' and '-' characters.
Applications close at 10pm on Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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For a confidential conversation, please call Rona Horsfall - Principal Consultant at Peak Recruitment Services on 0438 943854.