Urban Forest Planner

Description:

Urban Forest Planner
Full time, Ongoing
Band 6, Starting salary $91,954 plus superannuation
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The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.
Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney.
We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!
The Role
Join a passionate, highly motivated team focusing on leading the City’s Urban Forest portfolio.
In this leadership role, you will be an integral part of the team, ensuring that our tree population is developed, maintained, protected and promoted. You will also support integrated streetscape implementation with tree data, prioritisation and technical inputs.
You will also coordinate the delivery of Greening Greater Bendigo, the first urban forest strategy for Greater Bendigo. It is a 50-year strategic vision for increasing canopy cover and improving tree health across urban areas and townships of Greater Bendigo.
The role supervises 5 team members and is located at our Adam Street Depot in Golden Square or Galkangu Office, Lyttleton Terrace Bendigo with standard work hours 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have demonstrated knowledge and comprehension in tree management, Urban Forestry and plant identification, with the demonstrated ability to identify and assess trees and vegetation. You will also have team leadership skills, excellent communication skills, skills in managing time and setting priorities and be proficient in the use of computer software with the ability to learn new systems.
If you hold relevant qualifications in Arboriculture or a similar discipline, we welcome your application.
A satisfactory police records check and employee working with children check is required for this position.
Benefits
Annual salary increases | 17.5% annual leave loading | Hybrid work options
Full time position | Secure and stable employment | Contribute to our community
Paid parental leave| Purchased leave| Study leave | Training & development opportunities
Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.
Contact
If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Mark Fahy, Coordinator Arboriculture and Urban Forest on 0436 298 880.
To Apply
Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business Thursday 18 May 2025.