At the heart of community. At the start of the future.

That’s where you’ll find Dubbo Regional Council and this opportunity to shape our region as our new Team Leader Planning and Assets.

Our people care deeply about serving and strengthening our community. We work for 55,000 residents and 1.48 million people who visit our region each year - and when you join us, you’ll be part of that impact every single day. We’re at the centre of huge and important environmental, economic and societal change that will ensure a more sustainable future – for the Dubbo region, New South Wales, and beyond. It doesn’t get much bigger than that.

Join us as a Team Leader Planning and Assets, Community Culture and Places, and develop your skills and future career.

Find purpose and impact:

As our Team Leader Planning and Assets, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Dubbo’s parks, open spaces and community infrastructure. This is a newly created role where you’ll lead both strategic planning and asset management building smarter, more sustainable spaces that support a growing regional community.

You’ll influence how our open spaces evolve, turning today’s challenges into long-term, community-focused solutions. Working across planning, design and delivery, you’ll see your ideas come to life creating places people use, value and enjoy every day.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Leading the future of Dubbo’s open spaces by driving strategic planning and asset management that shapes parks, reserves and community infrastructure for a growing region

• Shaping a brand-new role in a supportive team – As you step into a newly created leadership position with strong backing, where your ideas and approach will genuinely influence how the role evolve

• Driving collaboration and smarter decisions working closely with internal stakeholders, developers and community stakeholders to balance competing priorities and create long-term solutions

• Building capability while growing your own career, gain exposure across strategy and delivery, and develop in a role designed for progression and flexibility

• Delivering visible, community-focused projects taking ideas from concept through to completion, creating high-quality spaces people use, value and enjoy every day

What you'll bring

To thrive in this role, you will need:

• Certificate IV in Open Space Planning, Landscape Architecture, Asset Management, Project Management or related discipline or extensive demonstrated experience.

• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning for parks and open space infrastructure at a team leadership level with responsibility for staff supervision

• Comprehensive experience in Total Asset Management, contract management and project delivery for open space and infrastructure projects

• Highly developed communication, leadership and negotiation skills with demonstrated ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders including developers, community groups and internal teams

• Demonstrated ability and experience in leading multi-disciplinary project teams in asset management, planning and construction delivery
• Demonstrated competence in MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, MS Project and asset management systems
• Sound understanding of open space planning principles, asset management practices and project management

We would also love you to have:

• Demonstrated experience in grant funding applications and stakeholder engagement for open space projects

Ready to make a difference?

Join us and help strengthen our community and your career.

This position offers an attractive annual salary ranging from $88,171 to $102,468. 

To find out more about this role, explore the Position Description and feel free to reach out to our Coordinator Open Spaces, Recreation and Greenspaces on 02 6801 4793 to make an enquiry.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you, simply click Apply Now!

This position requires a pre-employment health assessment. Please refer to the Job Demands document for the physical requirements of the position.

Applications close 9:00am, Tuesday 9th June 2026.

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Why Dubbo Regional Council?

At Dubbo Regional Council, you’ll find a great combination. Here’s what you can expect in your career with us:

• Find purpose and impact

Everything you do at Dubbo Regional Council makes a difference for so many people, in so many ways. It’ll always be that way. But right here, right now, we’re at the heart of some big change - and this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help us shape the future for communities here and beyond.

• Find personal and professional growth

You’ll find so much variety here. We’re doing diverse, high-impact work at scale. For you, that means plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and future career.

• Find people you can count on and a lifestyle you love

Your career matters, but so does your life outside of work. You don’t have to sacrifice one for the other. Here, you’ll achieve and grow in a great place to live and work, with people who truly care.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better balance - enjoy a 35-hour work week with flexible options, plus generous leave allowances.
• Make your pay go further with a variety of salary-packaging options, including Rainbow Cottage Childcare, novated vehicle leasing, self-education expenses, disability/income protection insurance, and so much more.
• Be rewarded for your impact with our annual Staff Excellence Awards and find real connection with our supportive team environment and active social club.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with our Fitness Passport, comprehensive Wellbeing Program, annual flu vaccination, and Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Dubbo Regional Council is part of Wiradjuri Country and we acknowledge all clan groups that reside within the Dubbo and Wellington Wiradjuri Nation. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.