Senior Statutory Planner (Growth Areas Team)
City of Greater Geelong
Date: 1 day ago
City: Geelong, Victoria
Contract type: Full time
About The Role
In this role you will provide an effective and efficient planning advice to service and facilitate the assessment, review and issue of planning permits and approvals.
As a key member of the City’s Growth Areas Team of statutory planners, you will play a front-line role in the delivery of new and emerging growth area activity centres, subdivisions, housing, and infrastructure approvals.
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Band 6 Commencing at $92,971pa plus super
Key responsibilities include:
To be successful in this role, you will have a tertiary qualification in Town Planning, Urban Studies or similar related field and substantial experience in local government town planning.
Essential Experience:
Child Safety Responsibilities
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy .
Diversity and Inclusion
At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.
We are the City
From parks to offices, childcare centres to works depots, leisure facilities to the Wool Museum and waterfront, our team plays a vital role in shaping our vibrant and growing community. Our community counts on us to get the essentials right while looking for ways to go beyond. By listening, collaborating, and focusing on sustainability, we strive to do the basics brilliantly and create a lasting impact. If you’re ready to be part of something bigger, join us in shaping the future of Geelong.
We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.
Applications and Enquiries
Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.
Enquiries: Steve Roussac | Team Leader Statutory Planning | [email protected]
Click the Apply button to submit your application or find out more about this opportunity. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at [email protected] noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared.
To obtain a copy of the position description, please visit https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/employment/default.aspx
In this role you will provide an effective and efficient planning advice to service and facilitate the assessment, review and issue of planning permits and approvals.
As a key member of the City’s Growth Areas Team of statutory planners, you will play a front-line role in the delivery of new and emerging growth area activity centres, subdivisions, housing, and infrastructure approvals.
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Band 6 Commencing at $92,971pa plus super
Key responsibilities include:
- Facilitate the assessment and issue of planning permits and approvals for land use, development, and subdivision proposals, including within growth areas.
- Providing a professional and customer focused planning advisory service, in a team environment.
- Represent the City in public forums, legal proceedings and appeal hearings.
- Mentoring of student planner and other junior staff as required.
To be successful in this role, you will have a tertiary qualification in Town Planning, Urban Studies or similar related field and substantial experience in local government town planning.
Essential Experience:
- A good understanding, practical knowledge and ability to interpret town planning legislation and practices and associated legislation to interpret their meaning.
- Well-developed analytical, investigative, interpretative and problem solving skills.
- Ability to resolve conflict and negotiate outcomes.
- Ability to effectively plan, organise and manage own time to achieve targets within a set timetable.
- Strong teamwork ethos.
- Willingness to mentor staff.
- Preferred candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process (funded by the City).
Child Safety Responsibilities
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy .
Diversity and Inclusion
At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.
We are the City
From parks to offices, childcare centres to works depots, leisure facilities to the Wool Museum and waterfront, our team plays a vital role in shaping our vibrant and growing community. Our community counts on us to get the essentials right while looking for ways to go beyond. By listening, collaborating, and focusing on sustainability, we strive to do the basics brilliantly and create a lasting impact. If you’re ready to be part of something bigger, join us in shaping the future of Geelong.
We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.
Applications and Enquiries
Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.
Enquiries: Steve Roussac | Team Leader Statutory Planning | [email protected]
Click the Apply button to submit your application or find out more about this opportunity. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at [email protected] noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared.
To obtain a copy of the position description, please visit https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/employment/default.aspx
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