Urban Designer - Healthy Communities

Urban Designer - Healthy Communities

• Temporary full time up to 3 years, 35 hours per week
• Salary range from $96,294.92 to $104,230.40 per annum, plus 11.5% super
• Work with Campbelltown City Council & South Western Sydney Local Health District

The Urban Designer - Healthy Communities position has been co-created between Campbelltown City Council and Population Health South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD). 

The role is a great opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team while learning about high-level local government strategic planning and a systemic approach for promoting health and preventing disease.  You will be at the forefront of a great career experience translating theory and strategy whilst helping shape and design a city that can deliver better health and wellbeing.

About us:

We are not your usual, we are upbeat, resourceful and determined. Our staff and community are at the core of what we do, looking for ways to work together and support each other. Naturally welcoming, we share good-natured humour and positivity. We aim to inspire a sense of possibility and create opportunities for all by rolling up our sleeves. Our workplace is agile and flexible, keeping ahead of the times. Be a part of it, let’s get something started!

The Reimagining Campbelltown City Centre Master Plan, along with significant population growth and development underway in the LGA and Western Sydney more broadly, presents new opportunities for Campbelltown to utilise its strengths and assets to evolve long-term benefits for the citizens of the city and region.  This position will take advantage of these opportunities to ensure that people’s health and wellbeing are a key focus of strategies and projects for shaping the built environment.

About the role:

We are seeking the skills of an urban designer or health related professional who understands the principles of healthy place making and urban planning and how this influences human health. You will play an integral part in delivering Council’s Vision for Campbelltown via developing working partnerships with key stakeholders, in particular SWSLHD Population Health Unit and strategic health planners for the Western Parkland City.

You will need to be expert at championing the relationship between the built environment and health and wellbeing outcomes and bring innovative ideas about integrating healthy design principles into city shaping, city design, planning and policy. As a collaborator, you will be skilled in engaging stakeholders in the co-design of Healthy Streets, planning strategies, policies and projects which enable better health outcomes for the diverse communities in Campbelltown.

In this position you will:

• Play an integral part in delivering Council’s vision for Campbelltown via enhancing working partnerships with key stakeholders, in particular South West Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) Population Health Unit and strategic health planners for the Western Parkland City.
• Champion the relationship between the built environment and health and wellbeing outcomes and integrate health considerations into city shaping, city design, and policy and planning outcomes
• Create healthy and inclusive built environments in new and existing areas, where lifelong health and wellbeing is supported by encouraging people to walk, cycle, be physically active, use public transport and connect with others.
• Work collaboratively to identify key projects from a healthy built environment and community wellbeing perspective and to embed health and wellbeing considerations, objectives and outcomes into key Council
• Build knowledge and understanding to influence Council considerations in population health programs and plans; and facilitate health-focused urban design input into Council strategies, studies, policies and plans.
• Develop innovative proposals and seek new funding sources to bridge the funding gap for built environment related health and wellbeing initiatives within the Campbelltown LGA.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following key qualifications, training, skills and attributes:

• Tertiary Qualifications in a relevant discipline (Urban Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Public Health, Social Sciences or related fields).
• Knowledge of the impacts of city shaping, urban planning and urban and place design on community health outcomes.
• Experience in delivering city shaping and design projects with a focus on improving health and
• Well-developed understanding of the relationship between the built environment, urban design, movement networks and health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain successful strategic partnerships across multiple organisations and internally to deliver well-informed and coordinated outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply planning and design skills to shape and create healthy
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver city shaping and design projects, including engagement with the private and public sectors (Local, State and Federal).
• Ability to identify and work towards long-term strategic goals related to health and
• Ability to work independently to deliver the shared health priorities and objectives of Council and
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to use those skills to advocate, influence and negotiate effectively.
• Exceptional organisational, time management and prioritisation.
• Superior interpersonal skills in negotiation and teamwork.
• Experience in advisory and advocacy.
• Commitment to living our values of respect, integrity, teamwork, trust and optimism. It is through respect, integrity and teamwork that we build trust and create optimism for Campbelltown’s future.

As a member of our friendly and passionate team, you’ll receive the following benefits:

• Temporary full time up to 3 years, 35 hours per week
• Salary range from $96,294.92 to $104,230.40 per annum, plus 11.5% super
• Fortnightly pay
• Flexible work arrangements
• Generous leave provisions
• Generous professional development opportunities
• Free and secure staff car park

Key contact: For further information on this position, please contact Stefanie Gorman, Acting City Strategy and Design Manager on 4645 4567.

Applications close: Monday 30 September 2024

Sound like you? Apply now!

Campbelltown City Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and values the unique contributions of all people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

Council also recognises the skills and attributes of veterans and welcomes applications from ex-service personnel.