Senior Urban Design Officer
At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
- Temporary Full-Time up to 30 June 2030
- Location in Eveleigh with flexible working arrangements available
- Competitive Salary of $133,348 to $146,945 pa, plus Super and leave loading
About the role
School Infrastructure is delivering new school buildings, major upgrades and maintenance strategies to ensure every school-aged child has access to high quality education facilities at their local public school. This encompasses the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.
We bring together strategic planning, design and technical expertise to ensure schools are thoughtfully planned, designed and delivered to meet the needs of growing communities. Through master planning, design standards and collaboration across government, SIS influences the way educational environments are shaped, creating high-quality, sustainable and future-focused places for students, staff and local communities.
Primary purpose of the role
As the Senior Urban Design Officer, you will provide specialist landscape and urban design expertise to support the feasibility, master planning and early design stages of school infrastructure projects across NSW. You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality learning environments by providing strategic design advice and supporting the development and application of School Infrastructure design standards and the Pattern Book.
- Provide landscape and urban design advice to support feasibility studies, master planning and concept design for school infrastructure projects.
- Undertake site analysis, design studies and preliminary “block and stack” planning to test site capacity and opportunities.
- Support the development and application of Education Facilities Standards and Guidelines (EFSG) and the School Infrastructure Pattern Book.
- Prepare accommodation schedules and undertake gap analyses to inform project scopes and design briefs.
- Contribute to landscape, urban design and place-making policies, frameworks and guidance that enhance learning environments.
- Work collaboratively across School Infrastructure and government to deliver high-quality design outcomes.
For further information please click here to view the role description
About you
- Experience contributing to urban and landscape design projects,
- Hands on involvement in early planning, layouts and design coordination,
- Ability to review drawings and reports for quality and compliance,
- Practical communicator working closely with project and consultant teams,
- Knowledge of the Education Facilities Standards and Guidelines (EFSG) at EFSG Home or experience designing NSW Government schools is advantageous but not essential.
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.
Essential requirements of the role
- Tertiary qualifications in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design or a related discipline and/or relevant, equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in 3D modelling software Revit (essential); FORMA (desirable),
- Flexibility to travel to state-wide locations.
- A current and valid driver’s licence.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
How to apply
Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.
Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department’s values and priorities.
Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.
If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education,
All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.
Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.
As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.
Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.
Closing date: 11 August 2026 at 11:59pm.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.
