Senior Urban Designer
Be part of the future development of Auckland City. You'll be providing expert urban design advice and leadership in urban design to Auckland City Environments and customers in order to advance the overarching goals, objectives and principles of best practice in urban design. The desired outcome is that development proposals achieve the best possible outcome in enhancing the built environment.
You will be on your way to building a successful career, or already have an impressive career behind you! The opportunity to improve Auckland's urban environment and work with our talented Auckland City Environments and urban design groups could be yours!
Qualifications in urban design or urban planning are essential and experience in a regulatory planning environment an advantage. Your verbal and written communication skills will be first rate, and you will utilise your strong negotiation and influencing skills on a regular basis.
There are few places in New Zealand that can offer the experience and opportunity to make a real difference to the future form and design of the urban environment on such a large scale.
Question is, do you have the drive and passion to join us in making a difference to urban design in Auckland? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.
This is fixed term position until October 2010 .
Qualifications in urban design or urban planning are essential and experience in a regulatory planning environment an advantage.
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Auckland CouncilNew Zealand’s largest city holds a wealth of creative talent and businesses, making it, without a doubt, New Zealand’s home of the creative industries. Auckland's unique arts, culture and creative enterprises not only enrich the cultural landscape of the city and its inhabitants but also make a vital contribution to the city’s economic success.
Auckland Council is committed to making Auckland an arts and culture centre by supporting the abundance of talented creative people who call Auckland home, and creating attractive business and lifestyle options for all who choose to live, work and play here.
The council supports the arts and creative industries in the following ways:
- Support and funding for arts organisations, artists ,arts and cultural groups
- Provision of arts facilities, such as the Art Gallery and ArtStation
- Design and delivery of a public art collection and programme
- Support of performing arts venues such as The Aotea Centre, Civic Theatre and Auckland Townhall
- Funding support for independent performing arts venues such as Q Theatre and The Basement
- Arts and creative sector research and policy and strategy such as Arts Agenda, Blueprint and Arts in Public Places – Public Art Policy
- Urban design of city environments such as Fort Street and Elliot street redevelopments
- City planning and management of projects like Aotea Quarter development
- Provision of world class library resources
- Support of industry associations and business events such as The Big Idea, ART Survive and Thrive forums and Film Auckland
- Delivery of community services to maintain and develop community and recreation facilities and centres
- Support and delivery of community and major events such as Pasifika Festival, Lantern Festival and Music in Parks
- Facilitation of film productions in the regionTo find out more about Auckland Council’s support of the creative industries and how this can benefit you or your creative business visit www.auckland.govt.nz or phone 09 379 2020
Auckland Council is proud to support The Big Idea. Through The Big Idea, Auckland Council can effectively engage with Auckland’s creative community, and promote the arts and culture services it provides.
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