
Unit Coordinator - Strategic Planning and Urban Design
Tweed Shire Council
Posted 7 days ago
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for shaping sustainable and vibrant communities?
Tweed Shire Council is seeking a dynamic and experienced Unit Coordinator to lead our Strategic Planning and Urban Design team. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for driving integrated land use strategies and urban design initiatives that reflect community values and future needs.
About the role:
- Lead and coordinate the Strategic Planning and Urban Design team in the review and development of policies and plans to ensure that there is an up-to-date, effective and efficient framework for strategic planning across Tweed Shire Council.
- To provide expert advice across the areas of strategic planning, urban design and heritage.
- Lead, develop and motivate a small team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and best practice management
- Assist the Director of Planning and Regulation in achieving operational and strategic outcomes aligned with Council's Community Strategic Plan.
- Represent the Strategic Planning and Urban Design team within the organisation contributing to broader Council strategic direction and operational planning.
- Manage operational budgets, maintain financial accountability and ensure cost-effective service delivery.
What's on offer:
- a base salary ranging from $133,822 per annum with performance-based increments up to $148,699 per annum, plus 12% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- Option of a full- leaseback vehicle
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions.
We are seeking:
- Degree qualifications in Urban and Regional Planning or a related discipline
- Eligibility for Corporate Membership of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)
- Demonstrated high-level competence in strategic land use planning, project management, urban design or place making and team leadership
- Strong communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with experience in stakeholder engagement and presentations.
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
Where it's located:
This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Position closes:
Monday 9 September 2025 at 9AM sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Recruitment timeframe:
- Status updates provided to all applicants by: Wednesday 10 September 2025
- Interviews for shortlisted candidates: Week commencing Monday, 15 September 2025.
SK97188A
About Tweed Shire Council
Tweed Shire Council is the largest council on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia. Covering an area of 1300 square kilometres, the Tweed adjoins the local government areas of Byron, Lismore, Kyogle, Scenic Rim and Gold Coast, with the NSW–Queensland border to its north where it divides the twin towns of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta.
Council is the largest employer in the Tweed with a workforce of more than 750 employees across a wide range of professions. Through a budget of about $256 million, Council delivers more than 50 services to 41,500 ratepayers and almost 100,000 residents who call the Tweed home.
In late 2021, Council was named Employer of Choice by Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) for its great employment practices within NSW local government.
Professionals Australia recognises what workers throughout the region already know – people choose to work at Tweed Shire Council when presented with other employment opportunities due to its:
employment terms
great workplace culture
amazing location.
Aboriginal Acknowledgement – Tweed Shire Council wishes to recognise the generations of the local Aboriginal people of the Bundjalung Nation who have lived in and derived their physical and spiritual needs from the forests, rivers, lakes and streams of this beautiful valley over many thousands of years as the traditional custodians of these lands.
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