Central Coburg Design & Delivery Lead

• Full time 12-month maximum term position (based on 38 hours per week)
• Monthly RDO
• Salary: $133k 149k Super
• Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 195125 residents: one community proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek and includes Brunswick Coburg Fawkner Glenroy Gowanbrae Hadfield Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic known for its active community cultural diversity creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability social justice community wellbeing and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg 8 kilometres north of Melbournes CBD there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek organisational vision is to be one team brave and diverse making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg 8 kilometres north of Melbournes CBD there are excellent public transport options and great food cafés parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live work and play.

Heres a unique opportunity to shape Central Coburg. Being part of a small and agile team youll identify and scope design and placemaking projects coordinate across the organisation and work with partners to help bring to life the Central Coburg Framework and Development Standards.

This is a 12-month maternity leave position based at Coburg Civic Centre. During this period youll lead delivery of the Waterfield West Make Good Works project - including redesign of the existing car park to facilitate construction of the Library and Piazza - while coordinating integration across the broader Central Coburg project portfolio acting as custodian of the Central Coburg Framework and Development Standards and providing strategic design leadership for future stages of the Program.

• Lead delivery of the Waterfield West Make Good Works project including redesign of the existing car park to facilitate construction of the Library and Piazza while coordinating associated utilities upgrades and public realm improvements across the site and broader precinct
• Coordinate integration across the Central Coburg project portfolio working closely with the Library & Piazza project team and other delivery partners to ensure alignment between concurrent projects and proactively resolve risks interfaces and delivery issues
• Maintain and drive implementation of the Central Coburg Development Standards
• Provide strategic design leadership for future stages of the Central Coburg Program
• Manage procurement and coordination of technical expertise engaging specialist consultants and internal subject matter experts across urban design property traffic integrated water management utilities and related disciplines
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities for the Central Coburg Program preparing grant applications
• Prepare strategic advice and options for decision-makers on design placemaking and development

• Design custodianship ability to uphold and champion the implementation of the Central Coburg Precinct Framework and Development Standards maintaining strategic intent across projects
• Collaboration strong capability to work effectively with multidisciplinary design teams across the organisation
• Design problem-solving demonstrated ability to analyse complex challenges and develop thoughtful practical and innovative design solutions
• Project management demonstrated capability to lead and deliver complex projects
• Procurement and consultant management experience in leading procurement processes and managing large multidisciplinary consultant teams.

• Monthly RDO
• Extensive opportunities for training & career development
• Salary sacrifice options
• A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
• Employer-supported study assistance schemes
• Wellness programs

• Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
• Purchase leave
• Ceremonial leave
• Gender affirmation leave
• Family violence leave

For further information about this position please contact Peter Sagar on.

Applications close: 11:30pm Tuesday 11 August 2026.
*in the case that we receive a high volume of applications we reserve the right to close this advertisement before the current closing date.

Before submitting an application please view the Position Description.

Please note that when applying for this role you may be required to attach your valid Drivers Licence. Please have this ready when completing your application.

Please fill out an application using our online recruitment system. You will be required to upload your CV a cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience. You do not need to respond to the individual Key Selection Criteria. Please also upload any other relevant documents.

*Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Please note that applications must only be submitted online applications will not be accepted via email.

Merri-bek City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community people with disability and people from every culture sexuality and gender identity age and ethnic background. Merri-bek City Council is a Child Safe organisation.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

We encourage everyone to apply and discuss opportunities to develop your knowledge and experience. Council is committed to removing barriers and access to employment where possible at any point in the recruitment onboarding and during your time at Council. For further information regarding access or modifications you may require for a recruitment process please contact Danni Jovanovic Recruitment Business Partner on

In May 2021 Merri-bek Council adopted a revisedStatement of Commitmentto Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about ourChild Safety Commitment Statementon our website.