City Management and Structure

The City of Cockburn oversees a range of functions and is structured across five directorates: 

1. Office of the CEO 
2. ​Planning and Sustainability 
3. Community and Place  
4. Corporate and System Services 
5. Infrastructure Services 

Office of the CEO

The purpose of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is to lead the strategic direction of the organisation. The role of the CEO is to empower and support the Council and organisation to be the best they can be. This directorate covers the role of the CEO and executive-level support services, as well as People, Culture and Safety and Legal and Compliance. A primary function of this division is to ensure compliance with the Local Government Act and to manage organisational risk. 

Planning and Sustainability

The purpose of the Planning and Sustainability directorates is to create the best place to be. This division is led by the Director of Planning and Sustainability and includes the four business units and their service units:  

Development and Compliance	Planning	Sustainability and Environment	Business and Economic Development
Building Services	Infrastructure and Roads Design	Sustainability and Climate Change
Statutory Planning	Transport and Traffic	Environmental Policy and Planning
Environmental Health	Strategic Land Use Planning	Coastal Planning
Subdivisional

The primary function of this division relates to the future development of land, the enforcement of regulatory requirements related to the built environment and the protection and conservation of the natural environment. This includes planning for the future in terms of housing, recreation, environmental, economic and transport needs and the requirement for people to obtain development approval (e.g. for their new house), a building licence (for the structure that will be built) or conform with public health requirements (e.g. if you’re running a restaurant).  

Community and Place

The purpose of the Community and Place directorate is to engage and service the community. This division is led by the Director of Community and Place and includes five business units and their service units: 

Library and Cultural Services	Recreation Infrastructure and Services	Community Safety and Ranger Services	Community Development and Services	Advocaacy and Engagement
Branch Libraries	Recreation Services	Ranger Services	Child Care and Seniors	Advocacy
Young People Services	Cockburn ARC	CoSafe	Family and Community Development	Community Engagement
Adult Services	Port Coogee Marina		Youth Services
Technology and Digital Services	Recreation and Leisure Planning		Community Grants
Cultural Services

This directorate oversees the different community, safety and recreation focused services offered to the wider community. These include services offered via Cockburn ARC, Port Coogee Marina, sporting clubs, libraries, community development, and rangers and safety patrols. It also undertakes Community Engagement and Advocacy on behalf of the City. 

Corporate and System Services

The purpose of this division is to run and improve the business. This division is led by the Director Corporate and System Services and includes the six business units and their service units:  

Finance	Information and Technology	Strategic Procurement	Communications and Marketing	Customer Experience	Strategic Corporate Planning
Financial Accounting	Technology
Financial Performance	Information Management
	Geographic Information System (GIS)
	Business Systems

The primary functions of this directorate are to responsibly manage the City’s finances, to create our social license to operate and manage our communications, to provide quality customer service, manage our business systems, technology needs and information. 

Infrastructure Services

The purpose of Infrastructure Services is to maintain the community. This division led by the Director Infrastructure Services and includes three business units and their service units:  

Operations and Maintenance	Projects	Property and Assets
Environment, Parks and Landscape	Civil Projects	Property Services
Civil Infrastructure	Landscape & Coastal Projects	City Facilities
Fleet Management	Building & Security Projects	Asset Management
Waste Services	Project Management Office (PMO)

The primary function of this division relates to the day-to-day and long-term maintenance of the City’s parks, natural reserves, roads, properties, and other assets; waste and recycling; and the delivery of capital projects e.g. new buildings.