Operations Coordinator (Aboriginal Targeted)

Together we shape thriving communities, public spaces, places and economies.

Permanent fulltime opportunity

• Work in iconic parks with unique landscapes, facilities and assets
• Parramatta Park, Western Sydney Parklands and Fernhill Estate

Parramatta office location

• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $113,574 to $125,720 + super

Join us in making a lasting impact on the future of our beautiful city.

If you are passionate about preserving and enhancing Sydney's 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 an 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 delivering operational excellence in asset management and development for landscape, facility, and infrastructure maintenance.

What’s in it for me?

Join a team operating in a dynamic, fast paced environment committed to a positive work culture with active collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer 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.

The Role

The Operations Coordinator role is all about keeping the parks running smoothly. The role provides 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. You’ll work with our maintenance contractor, ensuring our landscapes, facilities, and infrastructure are safe, accessible, and well cared for. It’s hands-on and varied, one day you might be reviewing and auditing contractor performance, the next reviewing plans for future works or proposed community events.

You’ll be working with a wide range of stakeholders, from service providers to internal teams, and need to juggle competing priorities while keeping things customer focused. The challenge is balancing operational delivery with compliance, quality standards, and community expectations—all within some of Sydney’s most iconic parklands.

For more information read the full Role Description:  Operations Coordinator

What you will bring to the role

• Experience in the landscape, facility, or infrastructure maintenance field. Strong coordination and reporting skills, including using auditing systems.
• Ability to build effective relationships with contractors, suppliers, and internal teams to deliver operational outcomes.
• A proactive and flexible approach to problem-solving in dynamic environments, including responding to incidents or public events.
• Confidence in providing technical advice, reviewing performance, and supporting decision-making through clear reporting.
• Understanding of customer service principles and a commitment to delivering safe, accessible, and well-maintained public spaces.

What Is An Essential Requirement:

• Tertiary qualifications in building, parks and recreation, landscape, asset, facilities, project management or equivalent experience in relevant disciplines.
• Ability to be contacted and / or work outside of normal bandwidth hours and on weekends if required.
• Current driver’s licence and ability to travel for work at any site within the GSP portfolio as directed.

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.

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 at 11:55PM on Tuesday 28 October 2025

Should you require further information about the role please contact Mark Bruhn on mark.bruhn@gsp.nsw.gov.au

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 talent.acquisition@dpie.nsw.gov.au or (02) 63637676​ - HR Support, option 2, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career pathways team for a yarn