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If you are passionate about preserving and enhancing Sydneys urban parks and open spaces we have a unique opportunity for you. Greater Sydney Parklands is a city-wide agency dedicated to the growth and preservation of parklands and is seeking a dedicated Operations Coordinator to join our team. As an Operations Coordinator you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of designated parks by ensuring high standards of asset management maintenance and development in landscape facility and infrastructure maintenance.
The role
These roles provide the essential operational oversight to ensure our parklands are in optimum condition with a focus on visitor experience public safety and meeting community expectations every day. They focus on coordinating maintenance programs and managing service providers to meet contract safety and quality requirements. Key responsibilities include auditing service quality supporting contract management driving improvement programs and ensuring that visitor needs are met through effective facility upkeep and incident response.
Within the Operations teams we have a pool of Coordinator staff structured into specialist streams of work including a focus on Landscape facilities and infrastructure reactive maintenance and natural and cultural assets. We seek to fill these roles with skilled parkland professionals working as a coordinated and collaborative team. Movement within the team to manage other streams of work is anticipated over time to ensure staff develop and team support occurs for all works streams:
Landscape services manage diverse landscapes ranging from open space sports fields display gardens native vegetation management embedded within diverse parkland settings in cultural landscapes of state and national significance.
Facilities and Infrastructure services manage a diverse range of facilities and infrastructure ranging from recreation facilities (including athletics BMX MTB equestrian playgrounds shelters amenities) to utilities buildings and historic structures.
Reactive maintenance Oversee and manage reactive maintenance services to ensure that parkland facilities and assets are well-maintained and fully functional providing seamless access for community use and enjoyment.
Natural and cultural assets (Identified Role) - Oversee a diverse range of programs to ensure the enhancement and sustainability of our natural and cultural assets within active parklands.
For more information read the full Role Description: Operations Coordinator
What is an essential requirement:
About us
The Department of Planning Housing and Infrastructure(DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this we: create vibrant productive spaces and precincts; manage lands assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people communities and entities.
We are an inclusive and accessible workplace where your individual contributions are valued and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups practices flexible working offers job share and workplace adjustments.
Whats in it for me
Join our team for a fantastic culture with dynamic collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer flexibility in work arrangements diverse and fulfilling assignments and prioritise work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome respected and empowered to succeed.
Join us
If excited by the information above we look forward to receiving your application including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.
Applications close Sunday 13th July 2025.
Should you require further information about the role please contact Tony Gander on or.
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.
Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment.
We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent skills and potential. Contact the Talent Team via or (02)- HR Support option 2 DPHI People Advisory option 1 and reference Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number.
Check out ourAboriginal applicants guideto assist with applying for the role or contact ourAboriginal Career pathwaysteam for a yarn.
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