Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team !

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Connected. Liveable. Thriving , our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

Sunshine Coast Council is seeking a passionate and experienced Landscape Compliance Officer to join our Development Services Branch. The branch enables sustainable development for the community on the Sunshine Coast by working with industry stakeholders to achieve timely, customer focused development assessment services, advice, and advocacy

In this dynamic role, you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring ecological, landscape, and horticultural compliance across development projects. You’ll work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver timely, customer-focused assessment services that support our region’s growth and sustainability goals.

• Assess and ensure compliance of landscape, ecological, and horticultural works.
• Provide expert advice on development applications and planning conditions.
• Conduct inspections and audits of contributed public assets and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support sustainable growth and community outcomes.

This position is based at Sunshine Coast City Hall , in the heart of Maroochydore CBD. This state of the art and sustainable building is designed to achieve an innovative and collaborative workspace.

About you

You bring formal qualifications in landscape architecture, ecology or a related field—or equivalent experience in environmental or construction industries.

You’re confident navigating complex legislation, policies and planning schemes, and thrive in multidisciplinary teams where your technical expertise drives sustainable outcomes.

With strong communication and project management skills, you build effective relationships, resolve issues, and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing Council environment.

Pre-Employment Medical Required

Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse , healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing : Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile . Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030 .

For specific enquiries contact Paul Gallagher during business hours on 0437 448 177.

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.