• Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
• $101,881 pa + 12% super (level 6)
  Great news - EBA6 currently is underway, with a proposed increase of 5% effective 1 July 2025
  
• 72.5 hour fortnight
• Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
• Location: Strathpine

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Senior Buildings and Facilities Strategic Planner, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of community infrastructure? We’re looking for a Senior Buildings & Facilities Strategic Planner to lead the strategic development of capital projects that will serve our growing team and evolving community needs.

As a senior member of our team, you will:

• Lead the procurement and coordination of consultancy services for planning and design phases of capital projects.
• Develop and refine strategic, network, and master plans for Council-owned land and assets.
• Conduct critical analysis of planning documents to define project scopes, budgets, and timelines.
• Contribute to the development of annual capital and operational programs.
• Drive strategic initiatives in conservation, disaster resilience, Smart City integration, and technical standards.
• Identify and secure external funding opportunities to enhance project budgets.
• Maintain clear communication and technical oversight across planning engagements.
• Support capital works submissions and collaborate with executive leadership.
• Foster a high-performance, customer-focused team culture.

Position Description - Senior Building & Facilities Strategic Planner.pdf

About you

We are seeking someone who is a strategic thinker with a passion for shaping the built environment to meet future community needs. With a strong background in architecture, engineering, urban planning, or project management, you bring deep technical expertise and a proactive approach to complex planning challenges.

• Proven expertise in project management and strategic facilities planning.
• Strong analytical and research skills with proficiency in data tools and reporting.
• Ability to interpret technical documents, drawings, and standards.
• Excellent time management and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• High-level strategic and technical advisory experience.

You will have a degree in Architecture, Engineering, Building Consultancy, Urban Planning, Project Management or other relevant field with extensive work experience and a current “C” Class Driver’s Licence.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role. You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at [email protected].

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Your Future City.
See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.