• Join an energetic and passionate team to help deliver open spaces for a rapidly growing community.
• Full time limited tenure role until 6 Nov 2026, monthly RDO with flexible work arrangements.
• Rewarding remuneration (BAND 7) from $112,203 plus super.

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.

Benefits | City of Casey 

• A supportive learning culture where you can grow your career and even your qualifications.
• A work life/balance through hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Multi-award-winning architectural office building with equipped kitchens, onsite café, library, and so much more.
• Free onsite carparking, gym/pool with discounted memberships and free workout Wednesday.
• 2 minutes’ walk to Westfield shopping centre.
• Adjacent to a large parkland and manicured gardens

A bit about the role

This role sits in the City and Asset Planning Management team as part of the City Planning and Infrastructure division, which is responsible for planning, designing, building and maintaining the City of Casey for our growing community.

As Principal Recreation and Open Space Planner, you will lead, partner and collaborate across teams and organisations to deliver strategic open space and recreation plans and projects that contribute to a thriving and valued open space network.

You will provide strategic direction and develop policy, service levels and standards to ensure high quality open space, sport and recreation facilities for the City of Casey.

What you’ll deliver

• Lead and manage the planning and delivery of open space, paths, trails, sport and recreation facilities including capital works planning and delivery.
• Provide high level leadership and work collectively with internal council teams and external organisations.
• Develop, review and coordinate assessment and analysis of community needs and demands for open space to inform policies, strategies, master plans, precinct structure plans and funding submissions.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across organisational boundaries.
• Actively advocate for recreation and open space outcomes and identify opportunities to achieve shared outcomes.
• Proactively seek community and stakeholder involvement in planning and decision making through inclusive and meaningful engagement processes.
• Demonstrate a shared leadership approach and model behaviours consistent with Casey values.
• Mentor the two Senior Recreation and Open Space Planners and one Infrastructure Planner within the team.
• Role model and commit to living the shared Casey philosophy, so the organisation fulfils its purpose through the shared vision, shared values, shared strategy and shared leadership.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications and/or a high level of skills and experience in recreation and open space, planning, or a similar field.
• Leadership skills and experience leading projects in dynamic, evolving and complex environments.
• Significant experience in policy, strategy and master plan development and implementation within the recreation and open space planning field.
• Demonstrated experience leading project and community engagement projects/programs.
• Strong knowledge of the parks and leisure industry, growth and established area planning, and capital works planning.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with budgeting principles and practices related to planning and project coordination.
• Demonstrated skills and 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 and Eligibility to Work check

Position Description:  Principal Recreation and Open Space Planner - PD - 2025 05 06.pdf

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 Nick Jansen, Head of Recreation and Open Space Planning, on 9709 7173 and njansen@casey.vic.gov.au

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on Friday 31 October 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 Talent@casey.vic.gov.au.

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

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