Catchment Management Planner

Catchment Management Planner

Canterbury Bankstown Council
📍 Civic Tower, Bankstown
📅 Contract: 2 February 2026 - 31 July 2026
🏢 Hybrid: 3 days onsite / 2 days WFH

About the Role

Canterbury Bankstown Council is seeking an experienced Catchment Management Planner to support the delivery of floodplain, stormwater and integrated water cycle management outcomes across the city. The role sits within the City Plan and Transformation Unit and reports to the Team Leader - Urban Policy and Planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver actions under the Catchment and Waterways Strategic Plan
• Coordinate Floodplain Risk Management Studies and Plans
• Manage stormwater, waterways and coastal management programs
• Provide specialist technical advice to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage consultants, projects, budgets and grant-funded programs
• Contribute to planning instruments (LEPs, DCPs, policies, Section 10.7 Certificates)
• Undertake research, develop policies and provide strategic advice
• Apply Water Sensitive Urban Design principles
• Collaborate with government agencies, councils and catchment committees

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in civil or environmental engineering, planning, environmental science or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years' experience in floodplain management, planning or environmental engineering
• Strong knowledge of the NSW Flood Risk Management Process and Flood Prone Land Policy
• Proven project management, stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Desirable

• Local Government experience
• Coastal Management Program experience
• Current C Class Driver's Licence

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at adjustments@hoban.com.au or visit hoban.com.au/adjustments for additional contact details.