Plans and designs land areas for projects such as open space networks, parks, schools, institutions, roads, external areas for all building types, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial and residential sites.

• Consults with professionals and clients about external area designs, costs and construction; compiles and analyses site and community data about geographical and ecological features, landforms, soils, vegetation, site hydrology, visual characteristics and human-made structures, to formulate land use and development recommendations, and for preparing environmental impact statements; prepares reports, site plans, working drawings, specifications and cost estimates for land development, shows location and details of proposals, including ground modelling, structures, vegetation and access; inspects construction work in progress to ensure compliance with plans, specifications and quality standards.

• Frequently works indoors in offices or design studios.

• Frequently works outdoors visiting worksites to establish that designs are being followed and that client requirements are being meet.

• Works in adequately lit, heated, ventilated and clean, well maintained workspaces and outdoors where conditions may dusty, dirty and muddy.

• Work in all weather conditions.

• Sedentary to light physical demand.

• Frequent sitting in offices, in meetings, at computer work stations or drafting boards.

• Stands and walks occasionally in office and at on-site locations. Walking may involve difficult/uneven terrain and stretching and climbing when on-site.

• Lifting, carrying or pulling is not a significant component of the job.

• Bending, squatting or crouching is likely to be required occasionally when on-site.

• Occasional to frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using hand tools and equipment including drawing pens, calculators, keyboards, mouse and model making tools.

• Stretching, twisting, climbing is not a significant component of the job.

• Frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using hand-held objects and equipment including pens, calculators, keyboards and a mouse.

• Driving is likely to be required occasionally to facilitate on-site visits and appointments.

• Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with creative, design, technical, planning, mathematical, computing, project supervision, communication, interpersonal, organisational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities and significant knowledge of plants and trees.

• A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.