Coordinator Infrastructure Contributions
Job No:
NSYD560
Location:
North Sydney
North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands and a bustling CBD. Our aim is to ensure North Sydney remains a welcoming, well-designed, safe and beautiful environment for residents, workers and visitors.
The role
This role provides an opportunity for an appropriately qualified and experienced individual to coordinate Council’s Infrastructure Contributions functions, including development contributions and planning agreements.
You will be part of the Strategic Planning team which guides jobs and housing growth via planning instruments, place-based planning studies, heritage management and other planning policy. The team also provides placemaking and design guidance on built form and open space projects to create safe, vibrant and welcoming places.
You will be responsible for ensuring that the development, implementation, monitoring and review of Council’s Infrastructure contributions framework, including voluntary planning agreements, is transparent, efficient and up to date.
The role is responsible for ensuring that maximum community benefit is leveraged within the local infrastructure contributions and voluntary planning agreements regime and relevant legislative requirements. There may also be opportunities to be involved in a range of strategic planning strategies and projects.
The person
We are seeking an experienced Coordinator who is keen to take the next step in their career to lead Council’s Infrastructure Contributions functions.
Our ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Tertiary Qualifications in Town Planning, Finance or related discipline(s)
- Knowledge of planning legislation and practice
- High level expertise in reading and interpreting planning related instruments and policies
- High level expertise in the development of planning strategies and policy
- High level research and analytical skills
- High level report-writing skills and clear oral communication skills
- Demonstrated mediation, negotiation, customer service and team skills
- High level computer literacy - spreadsheet, word processing and database creation and management
- Experience in managing, drafting or stakeholder involvement in development contributions planning and/or planning agreements (desirable)
- Experience in co-ordinating multi-disciplinary working groups (desirable)
- Local Government knowledge or experience (desirable)
Why work at NSC?
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.
North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:
- Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
- Access to Fitness Passport
- Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor employees
- Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
- Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
- A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks
- Access to employee recognition and reward program
- Weekly fruit baskets
- Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
- Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
- Monetary transport allowance
- Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
- Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
- Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways
Salary from: $120,810 to $144,258 per annum + 12% superannuation + $1,000 pa transport allowance
35 hours per week with access to flexi time
How to apply
Applicants are required to submit a resume and provide a brief summary of how your skills and experience meet the key requirements of the role.
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Contact person: For any enquiries, please contact Stephanie Lum, Team Leader- Policy on 02 9936 8410 or Stephanie.Lum@northsydney.nsw.gov.au
Applications close: 19 April 2026 - 11.30pm
North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council also adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.
