Community Facilities Planning Specialist

Permanent |  Full Time  | 76 Hours Per Fortnight

Premium Recquatic Membership | 13% Superannuation | Monthly RDO

This position is classified as a PACS Band 8 ($103,539 – $112,076) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.

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Can you turn community needs into infrastructure that makes a lasting difference?
Do you enjoy taking complex projects from early planning through to design and investment readiness?
Are you skilled at bringing stakeholders together to shape the future of our community, sport and recreation facilities?
If your answer is "yes", we’d love to meet you.

What’s On OfferThe City of Kwinana is seeking an experienced Community Facilities Planning Specialist to help plan and develop the community, sporting and recreation infrastructure that our growing community needs.

Working within our Community Facilities Planning team, you will play a key role in delivering the priorities of the City’s Community Infrastructure Plan, translating evidence, community needs and strategic priorities into practical infrastructure proposals.

You will work across the organisation and with government agencies, sporting groups, consultants and community stakeholders to guide projects from needs assessment and feasibility through to design and procurement, while supporting advocacy and external funding opportunities.

What You'll NeedTo make an impact in this role the successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

1. Extensive experience in community, sport and recreation infrastructure planning, supported by strong research, analytical and strategic planning skills.
2. Proven experience coordinating complex infrastructure projects through planning, design, community engagement, budgeting and procurement.
3. Extensive knowledge of community infrastructure planning and capital planning processes.
4. Significant experience identifying and securing infrastructure funding, including grant applications, reporting and acquittals.
5. Highly developed communication, consultation, negotiation and stakeholder relationship-management skills, with sound judgement and political awareness.
6. The ability to independently manage multiple complex projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and prepare high-quality reports and business cases.
7. A relevant tertiary qualification in urban or regional planning, community infrastructure planning, sport and recreation, project management or a related discipline, or substantial relevant industry experience.
8. A current driver’s licence and Police Clearance are required, along with the ability to work after hours as needed.

What’s In It For You
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to…

• A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and New Zealand for workplace culture!
• Competitive salary plus 13% superannuation.
• Three (3) days paid time off during Christmas close-down.
• Monthly RDO (19 day month)
• Additional annual allowance instead of leave loading.
• A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
• A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
• The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.
• Career development, training opportunities and study support.
• Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want To Know More?
To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a current CV and a covering letter demonstrating their suitability for the role by briefly addressing the selection criteria in no more than two (2) pages.

For more information relating to the position please contact Adam Morris, Coordinator Community Facilities Planning on 9236 4329.

Apply online: https://www.kwinana.wa.gov.au/council/work-with-council
Applications close: 5:00pm, Wednesday 11 November 2026

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.