• Rare strategic leadership opportunity
• Experienced in strategic infrastructure planning, delivering long-term facility programs
• Limited Tenure, Full Time, Hybrid working and flexible hours available, Narre Warren-based
• $130,497 - $146,231 plus Super (subject to experience) (Band 8)

The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents and over 36,000 businesses who call Casey home.

Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, a must-visit destination nestled within Narre Warren in Melbourne’s southeast. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity by providing an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere through a lively community meeting place.

Our Benefits:

Benefits | City of Casey

• Flexible, supportive work environment with a culture of collaboration and growth.
• Access to diverse professional development opportunities.
• Conveniently located near Westfield shopping centre, with an adjacent gym/pool offering Free Workout Wednesdays, discounted memberships, and an onsite café.
• Multi-award-winning, architecturally designed office with fully equipped kitchens, community library on-site, free parking, and more.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

This is a rare opportunity to influence strategic community facility planning and city shaping projects.

Reporting to the Manager City and Asset Planning, you will provide high level strategic direction on delivering community facilities into the future.

This is a diverse, limited tenure position to 6 November 2026.

What you’ll deliver

• Lead long-term planning for community facilities, exploring innovative delivery models such as partnerships and joint ventures.
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders to shape Council’s community infrastructure decisions.
• Build a strong evidence base to inform asset lifecycle and future property planning.
• Collaborate with State Government and developers to influence positive facility outcomes for Casey and the southeast Melbourne region.
• Develop and implement policy, strategy, and master plans to guide capital works and funding for diverse community infrastructure projects.
• Develop capital project initiatives for delivery through Councils capital works program.
• Build partnerships with internal and external industry stakeholders to deliver best practice and ensure Council adapts to changing infrastructure and financial environments.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications and high level skills and experience in community facilities planning or a similar field.
• Strong leadership skills and experience leading teams in evolving and complex environments.
• Substantial experience in policy, strategy, master plan development and implementation, project management and community engagement
• Thorough knowledge of the community facilities planning discipline, growth area and established area planning, and capital works planning.
• Understanding of budgeting, accounting and financial procedures.
• Experience developing and monitoring project budgets, funding arrangements, and planning or delivery of capital works projects
• Demonstrated experience in submission preparation, report writing, project brief development and management of consultants.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check, Eligibility to Work check
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.

Position Description: Head of Community Facilities Planning - PD - 2025 09 05.pdf

Please ensure that you are eligible to apply for this position in line with the Workforce Management Policy for internal movements.

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

To find out more about the role, please contact Kerri New, Manager City and Asset Planning, on 9705 5383 and [email protected]

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on Tuesday 23 September 2025.

Please Note: Applications will not be accepted via email. Please apply by following the links only.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

At the City of Casey, we are proud to be an inclusive, child safe, and equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ communities, multicultural communities, and refugee or migrant backgrounds.

We are committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We promote gender equity and actively address barriers to employment, ensuring participation without discrimination and supporting workplace adjustments.

For any reasonable adjustments or access needs during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team at 9709 9633 or [email protected].

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.
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