Senior Social Infrastructure Planner

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

The Environment and Sustainability Policy Branch is responsible for advice, advocacy and preparation of strategic policy and planning documents to guide the sustainable future of the natural environment and liveability of the Sunshine Coast.

The Senior Social Infrastructure Planner leads the development, implementation and review of strategic social policy including social infrastructure network planning. The role provides specialist strategic advice and advocacy on social policy issues and works as part of a highly effective and motivated multidisciplinary team. Key responsibilities of the role include:

Level 6

• Lead and contribute to the development, implementation and review of council’s strategic social infrastructure policy and long-term network planning.
• Provide specialist strategic social planning and social infrastructure policy and network planning advice to organisational and external stakeholders.
• Lead and contribute to the planning for social infrastructure projects, including procuring and coordinating external consultants and establishing and managing internal project teams.
• Maintain a strong evidence base for social policy development and social infrastructure network and project planning based on research, available data, stakeholder engagement and analysis.

Level 7

In addition to the above:

• Demonstrate significant leadership and an ability to manage complex matters, operating highly independently with limited guidance and high levels of professional initiative.
• May be required to provide supervision to other employees.

About you

You will be exposed to a depth of knowledge and opportunities to develop leadership and technical skills and a chance to grow with Council. But mostly, you want your work to make a visible impact in the community you love.

Level 6

• Formal relevant qualification (Degree) and relevant experience and demonstrated record of achievements in social policy development and strategic long term social infrastructure network planning.
• Strong time management and organisation skills to manage significant or multiple projects and complex cases, manage multiple competing priorities, a variety of stakeholder expectations and influencing and achieving preferred business outcomes.
• Demonstrated analytical and strategic thinking skills and ability to think logically, creatively and laterally within a multi-disciplinary environment.

Level 7

In addition to the above:

• Demonstrated extensive experience and a record of achievements in social policy development and strategic long term social infrastructure network planning within a government context, directly applicable to the responsibilities of the role.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage planning for new social infrastructure projects.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing these criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact Ingrid Myhr, during business hours on 0419 781 668.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.