Senior Coordinator Urban Design and Heritage

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $26.43 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 34,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

Shape the future of one of Sydney’s fastest-growing cities! We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Coordinator Urban Design and Heritage to lead a dynamic team delivering innovative, evidence-based planning strategies across land use, transport, housing, and environmental planning on a permanent, full-time basis.

Why you will love this role:

• Influence and lead master planning frameworks and strategies, guiding sustainable urban growth in one of Australia’s fastest growing areas
• Lead a high-performing team of urban design and heritage professionals, driving forward-thinking strategies and policies
• Collaborate across Council and with key stakeholders to align local, state and regional outcomes
• Enjoy career development in one of NSW’s most progressive Councils.

What you will be doing:

• Lead and manage the Urban Design and Heritage team to deliver masterplans, design and heritage policies and strategies, inform DCP and LEP outcomes and influence development outcomes
• Drive innovation through research and continuous improvement
• Represent Council in public forums, inquiries and inter-agency discussions
• Manage staff performance, budgets, and operational delivery.

Be a part of shaping Blacktown's growth story. Apply now to join a values-driven team committed to innovation, collaboration and community outcomes! 

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Degree qualifications in urban design (or urbanism), architecture or a relevant or related field
• In-depth experience in urban design, architecture, heritage or a related field
• Demonstrated experience preparing written documents and professional reports that communicate sometimes complex concepts in plain English to a diverse audience
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary urban design and heritage issues and discourse supported by highly developed critical analysis and evaluation skills that support research activities, report writing, decision making and other operational and strategic outcomes
• Demonstrated experience in preparing deliverable guidelines, built-form controls and other urban design-related policies
• Proven information technology, data analysis, research, analytical and other problem-solving skills to generate innovative solutions to sometimes conflicting objectives
• Demonstrated high-level oral communication skills with the ability to liaise with all internal and external customers
• High level negotiation and dispute resolution skills with the ability to proactively engage with all internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects relating to the urban environment, on time and within budget
• Proven interpersonal, supervisory, leadership and staff management skills, including mentoring and developing the capabilities of less experienced staff in relation to both their day-to-day work and longer-term career aspirations
• Comprehensive knowledge of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Local Government Act 1993 and other relevant legislation, regulations, state planning policies and instruments
• Excellent graphic communication skills, including but not limited to proficiency in Giraffe, Sketchup, AutoCAD, ArcGIS and/or equivalent, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
• Experience or demonstrated skills in all stages of place-making, urban renewal and built-form design, with exposure to infrastructure improvement projects
• Current class C driver’s licence.

Desirable: 

• Post-graduate qualifications in a related field
• Experience or interest in one or more of the following: urban renewal; place-making; public policy; heritage management; sustainable design; active transport and innovative street design
• Knowledge and understanding of social and affordable housing programs within a planning context
• Knowledge of public sector procurement, tendering and contractual dispute resolution processes, ideally within a local government context
• Management of private sector professional services contractors and/or consultants in a public sector context
• High-level understanding of risk management principles associated with planning and development
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in the application of local government financial management principles
• Experience using IT systems relevant to local government, including but not limited to Microsoft Office, HP Content Manager and Technology One.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $2,735.37 per week
• 35-hour working week 
• Car allowance
• Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description 

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  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach. 
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.
   
   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 10 April 2026, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Jaime Hogan on 9839 6229

Internal ref:              BCC2085