Place Making Officer

Employment type: Full time, Permanent  

Hours per week: 38 hours per week 

Remuneration: Band 6 salary from $ 104,133.36 per annum plus superannuation and a fortnightly RDO  

Location: This role may be required to work across multiple locations throughout the Wyndham Municipality 

About the role

Join Wyndham City's Placemaking and Activations team within the Arts, Events and Cultural Venues Department, where you'll help shape vibrant, welcoming places that people are proud to visit, spend time in and call their own.

As a Placemaking Officer, you'll be the dedicated champion for a portfolio of Wyndham's activity centres. You'll develop a deep understanding of each place, building strong relationships with traders, businesses, landowners, community groups and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities, solve local challenges and support each centre to thrive.

Working collaboratively across Council and with local partners, you'll lead place-based initiatives that strengthen local identity, encourage visitation, support local businesses and enhance public spaces. From identifying opportunities for improvement to coordinating projects and fostering partnerships, you'll play an important role in delivering Council's Placemaking Framework and shaping the future of Wyndham's activity centres.

If you're passionate about building relationships, thinking creatively and making a visible difference in local communities, we'd love to hear from you.

What your day will look like

• Champion a portfolio of activity centres, developing a strong understanding of each place and its opportunities, challenges and aspirations.

• Build and maintain productive relationships with traders, businesses, property owners, community organisations and other key stakeholders.
• Develop, coordinate and deliver place based initiatives that strengthen local identity, support local businesses and encourage visitation.
• Identify opportunities to improve public spaces and work collaboratively across Council to bring projects and initiatives to life.
• Coordinate partnerships, projects and external suppliers to deliver high-quality placemaking outcomes.
• Manage project budgets, procurement processes, quotations, financial reconciliation and reporting.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on project outcomes, using data, stakeholder feedback and local knowledge to inform future priorities and investment.
• Represent Council within your activity centres, providing a responsive and collaborative point of contact for placemaking opportunities and enquiries.

What you will bring

• Demonstrated experience in placemaking, urban regeneration, community development, economic development, project management or local government.

• A passion for creating welcoming, vibrant places where communities and local businesses can thrive.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and collaborate with traders, businesses, community organisations and a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills, including budgeting, procurement, contract management and reporting.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and build consensus.
• Creative thinking, initiative and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Experience using data, community insight and local knowledge to identify opportunities and evaluate outcomes.

If you progress past the interview stage, you may be required to complete pre-employment screening, which may include police checks, a medical, qualification verification, and an Australian work rights check.

Why join Wyndham

We are one of Australia’s fastest growing and most diverse cities.

By 2040, we will have more than 500,000 residents and our people are hard at work designing the precincts, building the infrastructure, developing the policies and delivering the programs that will ensure the City is prepared.

Look at our job opportunities and you may be surprised at what you discover: a future-focused culture, a sense of purpose and possibility, and real opportunities to strengthen our diverse community. It all adds up to make Wyndham City a great place to belong.

Our people are our most valued asset. We are focused on building a culture that empowers every person to do their best work. Flexibility is built right into our DNA and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that celebrates a diverse workforce.

How to apply

Please apply online by submitting your resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role via the provided link.

Applications close at 11:59PM on Sunday, August 23, 2026. 

If you have further role-specific questions, please contact Alan Corcoran, Team Leader Placemaking & Activations on 03 8734 5442. 

Wyndham City Council is committed to providing a recruitment experience that is fair, inclusive, and accessible. If you have specific accessibility needs or general recruitment enquiries, please contact our Careers team via *******@wyndham.vic.gov.au or 03 9394 6***.

Current Wyndham employees who accept a permanent or temporary role of 12 months or more must relinquish any existing casual position with Council, regardless of whether the new role is full-time or part-time. Additionally, employees cannot be absent from their substantive position for more than 24 months. If this occurs, they may be required to relinquish or return to their substantive role.

Child Safe Organisation

Wyndham City Council has zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation which is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a culture of safety within the Council, which includes the inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families, and communities. Our recruitment practices reflect this.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Wyndham City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion and embrace individual uniqueness. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, while providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

Wyndham has one of the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Western Region, with a rich and diverse history. We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. To read more about Wyndham City’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, please visit our website.