Principal Planner

Permanent, Full Time
- Band 7 - $109,139 - $121,944.68 plus superannuation
- Convenient Preston location, close to public transport

Darebin City Council is seeking enthusiastic, fun, innovative and talented people to join our organisation. We’re passionate about delivering best-practice service to our incredible community, which is why we want to continue boosting our service performance by attracting new talent to join our existing staff.

The City Development team is responsible for shaping, maintaining and protecting the diverse urban fabric across our vibrant municipality.

City Development’s leadership team is passionate about investing in their staff by maximising performance and engagement through enabling a positive, learning-based culture. Staff will be exposed to new opportunities and supported to learn and grow by leadership and their peers. This is an exciting opportunity as new roles rarely become available in Darebin’s building, health and planning teams due to high staff engagement levels, so we’d encourage you to make the most of this opportunity

**About the role**

The role is a permanent, full-time position.

**About City of Darebin and Council**
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

Duties Several of the key duties of the positions include:

- Provide quality and professional advice to customers.
- Prepare submissions and represent Council at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
- Assist in the review and monitoring of planning policies and procedures.
- Undertake other duties as directed within the skills and abilities of a position at this level.

**Skills & Experience**
Several of the key skills and experiences of the positions include:

- Proven working knowledge and understanding of planning principles and service delivery.
- Sound analytical and conceptual skills and demonstrated ability to deal with a variety of complex issues concurrently and within time constraints.
- Demonstrated capacity to undertake project related tasks and produce clear, concise reports.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and a commitment to quality service.
- Ability to support continuous service improvement with a focus on customer experience, systems and processes.

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices including working from home options, Employee Assistance Program and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Applicants that do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.

Contact Jolyon Boyle, Coordinator Statutory Planning on 03 8470 8850 for a confidential discussion.

**Applications close on Sunday 6 October 2024 11.30pm.**
- The Darebin City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply. To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment._