Do you have a background in parks infrastructure, project delivery and good people management skills? Want to combine your technical knowledge and experience in horticulture to help influence parks and reserves development within the Darwin municipality?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team of specialists, driving change and operational excellence across City of Darwin.

About The Role

The Supervisor Parks Infrastructure is responsible for supervision and coordination of the Parks and Reserves technical team, delivering infrastructure programs, auditing and small projects. The role is required to oversee and undertake infrastructure projects as required to support the broader Parks and Reserves team and meet the City of Darwin's strategic directions and objectives. A key component of the role is to provide high level technical advice and to liaise and consult with departments across the organisation and external stakeholders to lead parks infrastructure projects and open space management programmes and to operate as an effective member of the Parks and Reserves Team.

Based at the Operations Centre in Bishop Street, Woolner, the successful applicant will be responsible for providing a wide range of technical and project support to the management and planning functions for the Parks and Reserves team. The role will supervise the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of maintenance and renewal of parks infrastructure, including but not limited to playgrounds, exercise equipment, furniture, fencing, bollards and signage, and supervise and allocate staff and resources. Key deliverables for this role will include:

• Actively contributing to promoting, planning and implementing Parks and Reserves projects and programs.
• Lead and participate in the development of relevant policies, guidelines and standards relevant to Parks and Reserves.
• Plan, manage, deliver and report on the Parks and Reserves Capital Works program.
• Develop and contribute to procurement activities to ensure best value and compliance with City of Darwin's procurement policies and procedures.
• Provide high level advice relevant to all aspects of public open space, parks infrastructure and urban forest management to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders in accordance with City of Darwin's Strategic Direction's, strategies, policies and procedures.
• Assist with new Planning and Development applications and offer technical advice on design outcomes relating to ongoing public open space maintenance requirements.

About You

You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills along with sound technical knowledge to provide support and technical advice across a range of key stakeholders. This role will require you to have previous experience leading a team, excellent time management skills and attention to detail.

To be successful in this position you will need to have:-

• Diploma in Horticulture/Project Management or other relevant qualification
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in a similar role
• Minimum three (3) years' experience at a supervisory/leadership level
• Possession of C Class Driver Licence

Working at City of Darwin

At City of Darwin, we're passionate about building and sustaining a high-performance culture that motivates our people to deliver exceptional results. We know that every person is unique, with a wide range of goals, ambitions and lifestyle, so we offer a wide range of benefits and working styles to suit you.

• Competitive Remuneration: A base salary of $92,801.79 per annum plus superannuation (well above award wages) along with district allowance and the option to access generous options for salary sacrificing superannuation.
• Leave: We all need a bit of time off every now and then. At City of Darwin we're proud to offer the generous leave options you need and deserve which include six (6) week annual leaver per annum and fifteen (15) days personal / carers leave per annum.
• Community: Join a diverse and culturally rich work team that are proud to be serving their community and enhancing the environment in which we all live.

For further information regarding this position, please contact Tracy Bignell - Executive Manager Operations on 0419 946 849 during standard business hours.

How to Apply:

To apply for this job go to: https://jobs.darwin.nt.gov.au/Current-Vacancies & enter ref code: 6704948.

City of Darwin Talent Acquisition Team can be contacted via:

• Phone: (08) 8930 0689
• Email: recruitment@darwin.nt.gov.au
• Website: Employment at Council | City of Darwin Careers - Current Vacancies

Applications close 5pm 7 January 2025

We are looking forward to receiving your application if you are a direct applicant. Please note that we are not working with recruitment agencies for this position.

The City of Darwin is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply.

As part of City of Darwin's recruitment process, applicants may be required to undergo pre-employment assessments, such as a Medical Assessment, National Police Check and Psychometric Assessment.