Planning and Building Administrator

3 weeks ago

Colac, Victoria, Australia Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia Full time

We are seeking a friendly team player to join our Planning and Building team as Planning and Building Administrator in a Permanent Part-Time capacity, 24 hours per week Monday to Wednesday.

Located within two hours south-west of Melbourne, Colac Otway is renowned for its magnificent southern coastline, the Otway rainforests and the northern lakes and offers an attractive lifestyle with diverse employment opportunities. Backed by a thriving economy in primary industries, tourism, commercial and community services this is an exceptional career opportunity.

This position is based in Colac.

As Planning and Building Administrator you will ensure that:

  • Customer focused and professional administrative support is provided to the Planning and Building units, and service excellence consistent with Council's values and best practice standards is achieved.
  • The delivery of efficient and effective administrative support compliant with relevant legislation, guidelines and objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing administrative support to the Strategic and Statutory Planning teams, the Building team and the Planning Compliance officer.
  • Registering incoming planning, building and subdivision applications.
  • Referring planning, building & subdivision applications to internal departments and external authorities.
  • General administrative duties, including processing mail, filing, organising meetings and site visits and arranging mailouts.

About You:

To support your success in this role you will have:

  • Demonstrated strong administration skills and experience in a busy and service focused office environment.
  • Demonstrated highly developed customer service experience in customer service-related roles.
  • An ability to make sound judgements in prioritising time between urgent and important tasks.
  • Well-developed organisational skills, with a thorough and systematic approach to keeping records with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated advanced computer skills including Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and Outlook) and Internet.
  • Well-developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to be flexible and work as part of a team environment.
  • An understanding of the planning and building related legislation and associated statutory processes and procedures would be desirable but not essential.
  • A current driver's licence.

For further information regarding the duties and requirements of the role, please refer to the position description.

Salary information: $34.02 to $35.84 per hour plus superannuation.

Applications close on Friday 29 August 2025 at 11.59pm

For further information and how to apply:

1. Download and review thePosition Descriptionincluding the Key Selection Criteria (KSC).(The KSC is usually located on the last page within the Position Description. Just write a few sentences to address each one)

2. Information to be included with your application:

  • Letter of application
  • Current resume
  • Key Selection Criteria Responses

3. Submit your application

If you have any questions relating to the position, please feel to contact Mariza Bloomer, Coordinator Planning and Building Administration on 03 5232 9400 for a confidential conversation.

Andrew Tenni

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Colac Otway Shire Council is a child safe organisation and is committed to creatinga diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.


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