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Work in iconic parks with unique landscapes, facilities, and assetsPermanent full-time (35 hours per week) opportunity; several roles availableCentennial Parklands and Parramatta office locationsSalary relative to experience and ranges from $106,025.00 to $117,363.00 + superJoin us in making a lasting impact on the future of our beautiful city.
If you are passionate about preserving and enhancing Sydney's urban parks and open spaces, we have a unique opportunity for you.
Greater Sydney Parklands is a city-wide agency dedicated to the growth and preservation of parklands and is seeking a number of dedicated Operations Coordinators to join our team.
As an Operations Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of designated parks by delivering operational excellence in asset management and development for landscape, facility, and infrastructure maintenance.
What's in it for me? Join a team operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment committed to a positive work culture with active collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer diverse and fulfilling assignments and prioritize work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs.
Additionally, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.
The roles These roles provide the essential operational oversight to ensure our parklands are in optimum condition with a focus on visitor experience, public safety, and meeting community expectations every day.
They focus on coordinating maintenance programs and managing service providers to meet contract, safety, and quality requirements. Key responsibilities include auditing service quality, supporting contract management, driving improvement programs, and ensuring that visitor needs are met through effective facility upkeep and incident response.
Within the Operations teams, we have a pool of Coordinator staff structured into specialist streams of work, including a focus on landscape, facilities and infrastructure, reactive maintenance, and natural and cultural assets.
We seek to fill these roles with skilled parkland professionals, working as a coordinated and collaborative team. Career development will be supported with opportunities to work across the various streams and parks over time.
Landscape services manage diverse landscapes ranging from open space, sports fields, display gardens, native vegetation management embedded within diverse parkland settings in cultural landscapes of state and national significance.
Facilities and Infrastructure services manage a diverse range of facilities and infrastructure, ranging from recreation facilities (including athletics, BMX, MTB, equestrian, playgrounds, shelters, amenities) to utilities, buildings, and historic structures.
Reactive maintenance oversees and manages reactive maintenance services to ensure that parkland facilities and assets are well-maintained and fully functional, providing seamless access for community use and enjoyment.
Natural and cultural assets (Identified Role) - Oversee a diverse range of programs to ensure the enhancement and sustainability of our natural and cultural assets within active parklands.
Tertiary qualifications in building, parks and recreation, landscape, asset, facilities, project management, or equivalent experience in relevant disciplines.Ability to be contacted and/or work outside of normal bandwidth hours and on weekends if required.Current driver's licence and ability to travel for work at any site within the GSP portfolio as directed.About us The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets, and property effectively, and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organization that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities, and entities.
We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.
If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please express your site and specialty preferences with relevant experience.
Applications close Monday 25th November 2024 at 11:55 PM. A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.
Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment.
We encourage and support applications from people with disabilities. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential.
Contact the Talent Team via or - HR Support, option 3, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.
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