Conservation, Parks & Wildlife (Farming, Animals & Conservation)
Government - Local (Government & Defence)
1 X Permanent Full-Time role 35 hours, 5 days per week
Liverpool City Council is committed to enhancing the quality of life for our community through sustainable urban planning and environmental stewardship. Our Urban Forestry team plays a vital role in maintaining and expanding our urban forest, ensuring it thrives for future generations.
About the Role: As an Urban Forest Management Coordinator, you will provide leadership to a team of specialists and offer high-level expertise in urban forestry and arboriculture to urban development issues, including development applications, planning control development, strategic plans, and policy responses for the Liverpool City Council Local Government Area.
You will prepare submissions in response to a wide range of urban forest and arboriculturally related issues, devise and implement procedures concerning policy development and implementation, liaise with other divisions of the organization, and provide planning advice to the Council. You will provide specialist strategic and technical advice relating to urban renewal and capital projects managed by the Liverpool City Council and external stakeholders. Consultant management, stakeholder management, risk management, and a high level of community contact will be essential. Achieve the best arboricultural and urban forest outcomes to maximize the environmental, social, and economic value it provides to the community.
About You: To be successful in this role, you will have tertiary qualifications in Arboriculture at level 5 of the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF Level 5). You will also have:
Current NSW Drivers Licence (Class C) Extensive experience in the assessment of trees and resolution of complex arboriculture issues associated with urban tree management and development applications Extensive experience in managing resources including technical staff and budgets Experience in providing direction and positive feedback to team members to achieve business and operational objectives Benefits of working with us: Be rewarded with an attractive annual salary package (Salary will be dependent upon the relevant skills, experience, and competencies of the successful applicant.) Ability to accrue up to 2 days of flexitime leave per month, which equates to up to 24 days per year (Note: this is in addition to 4 weeks of annual leave per year) Health and wellbeing benefits including 2 Health and Wellbeing Leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program. Access to a Fitness Passport membership Learning and development opportunities, including ongoing support and mentoring from senior members that are invested in your personal and professional success. How to Apply: Please click the 'Apply' button above. Applicants must submit a covering letter, current resume, and response to the selection criteria questions which will be shown once you commence your application.
Liverpool City Council is committed to providing a working environment that supports all employees to reach their full potential .
To be eligible to apply for permanent positions at Liverpool City Council, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. For Temporary positions, you need a visa that gives you permission to work in Australia.
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