Director - Merit Assessment And Decisions | Full-time Temporary
1 week ago
Director - Merit Assessment and Decisions Full-time Temporary The Statutory Planning Division is responsible for assessing and determining development applications, administering the ACT leasehold system, assisting the ACT Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal in its review of decisions, providing advice to the community and industry on development matters, and the environmental impact assessment process relating to impact track development applications.
Who we are We are a diverse, innovative and professional team of people who come from a wide variety of backgrounds.
We welcome people with experience from the community, public and private sectors and believe the more diverse our knowledge base is, the better our results will be.
We value people with innovative ideas, who communicate with candour and respect, and who have the motivation to help shape the future of Canberra's built environment and facilitate high quality development outcomes through development assessment.
What we offer Interesting and fulfilling work in a unique government environment where you can see the impact you have on the Canberra community.
The opportunity to work with passionate, innovative, and experienced leaders who encourage and support you to develop your interests and expertise.
A flexible workplace with brand new, state of the art accommodation enabling activity-based work in a fun and creative environment.
THE TEAM YOU WILL WORK INAs a Director within the Statutory Planning Division, you will often be the first point of contact between the Directorate, the community and industry and must have excellent communication skills and the ability to provide consistently high levels of customer service.
You will provide advice, information and recommendations to Senior Directors and Executive, to assist in decision making and prepare input for Ministerial briefs and correspondence.
You must be a team player, with the ability to work independently, identify solutions to problems and contribute to a positive team culture.
The Merit Assessment team is responsible, under the Planning Act 2023, for assessing and determining a large range and number of development proposals, including complex commercial proposals, multi-unit, mixed use development, and estate development plans.
The Merit Assessment team also handles the assessment and decision process of exemption declarations (single dwelling minor departures).The team also assists the ACT Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal in its review of decisions.
The DA Gateway Team is the primary public interface for planning and development matters.
The team handles all pre-application meetings for development applications and provides advice on potential applications.
The Gateway Team also undertake completeness checks for development applications, which is the documentation check process prior to a development application being lodged.
DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIESThe primary responsibilities for the position are to: Process, assess and determine a wide range of development applications and undertake other tasks associated with the delivery of development outcomes.
Provide exceptional customer service and advice to development proponents, community and industry in relation to the development application process, including in writing, over the phone and in the pre-development and post-development stages.
Contribute to a culture of constant improvement and innovation by both suggesting and listening to new ways of working which improve services to the community and other stakeholders and implementing those solutions.
Draft various documents to a high standard , to tight deadlines and managing a number of priorities supporting your supervisor / manager and the executive.
This includes the timely circulation of documents, the collation of agency responses, the storage and electronic filing of documents, and the routine management of data and records in accordance with the Territory Records Act 2002.
Assist in the preparation of input for Ministerial briefs and correspondence.Assist the ACT Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal in its review of planning decisions.
Manage a team of junior and senior development assessment officers and ensure that development applications with your team are undertaken in accordance the specified statutory timeframes.
Undertake other tasks, as directed.Eligibility/Other requirements:
Highly Desirable:
Experience or qualifications in: Development Assessment Land development Law Project management Notes: This is a temporary position available from 07 June 2024 to 28 June 2024.
Selection may be based on written application and referee reports only.A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
This position is available to ACT Government officers and employees only.How to Apply:
Please review the Position Description for details about the role and associated responsibilities.
Suitability for this position will be assessed on your Skills, Knowledge, and Behaviour in relation to the duties/responsibilities listed in the Position Description.
Please submit a written application of no more than two pages, addressing the Selection Criteria, along with your current curriculum vitae, listing two referees and their contact details.
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.#LI-DNINote This is a temporary position available from 07 June 2024 to 28 June 2024.
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