Senior Urban Designer

About the role:

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $123,791 per annum with competency-based increments up to $137,643 per annum, plus 12% super
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
• Full lease vehicle - available for both work and personal use (employee contribution applies)
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

About us:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes: 

Friday 23 October 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Click here to view the Position Description 

TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process

Click here to view our Values

Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

• Have your Resume document ready to go.
• Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
• You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
• Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

Selection Criteria:

• Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
• Do you hold tertiary qualifications in Urban Design, Town Planning, Architecture, or a related discipline? Please give details about your qualification
• Please outline your experience in urban design and related disciplines such as planning, architecture, landscape architecture, heritage and conservation, and describe how you have applied this knowledge in your work.
• Please provide an example of a development proposal, public domain or infrastructure project where you applied urban design principles and managed competing priorities to deliver a successful outcome
• Describe a significant urban design project, strategy or place-based initiative or development outcome you have led or contributed to. How did you apply urban design principles to address site opportunities and constraints, engage stakeholders, and achieve a positive outcome?
• This role requires working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders. Please provide an example that demonstrates your communication, teamwork and conflict resolution skills in achieving a positive outcome.
• How do you ensure safe work practices are considered and maintained in your day-to-day work and project delivery?

Desirable:

• Do you have experience using computer-aided drafting software to produce high-quality design and built environment illustrations?

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