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Overview

Development Assessment Planning Associate (Multiple Roles)

Location: Tamworth

The Opportunity

- Work in a fast paced environment

- Broaden your skill-set in a dynamic team

- Support Planning, Building and Development Engineering teams with a variety of admin and technical tasks

Could This Be You?

Join our Development Hub team and play a key role in supporting planning, building and engineering services across Council. In this dynamic role, you’ll apply your experience interpreting legislation and codes, assisting with development assessments, and providing exceptional customer service. You’ll also help drive efficiencies through e-Planning systems, contribute to process improvements, and support the delivery of high-quality outcomes for our community.

Responsibilities

- The Development Assessment Planning Associate is responsible for:

- Supporting the Planning, Building and Development Engineering Teams through a range of administrative and technical tasks

- Providing assistance/support to Supervisor, Development Hub

- Performing minor development assessment tasks and responding to development related enquiries

- Providing high level customer service to external clients in relation to planning, building, engineering and property related matters, in consultation with technical staff

- Assisting the development and implementation of operational efficiencies and systems that support the suite of e-Planning solutions

To Be Successful in This Role You Will Need

- Certificate III in Business Administration or similar

- Basic level training and/or understanding of the Building Code of Australia, NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Property Information Systems/GIS

- Excellent communication and negotiation skills

- Drivers Licence

Interested? We Look Forward to Meeting You

For a confidential discussion, please contact Sam Lobsey, Manager - Development, on 02 6767 5432.

Salary range: Grade 10 - 11, $1,296.40 - $1,460.30 per week for a 35 hour work week. Salary may be negotiated based on skills, experience and your value to our organisation.

Flexible working arrangements will be considered by mutual agreement and according to operational requirements.

Shortlisted applicants will be required to undertake a Pre-employment Medical Screening including Alcohol & Other Drugs Testing.

Apply Now Applications Close: 11.59pm Friday, 31 October 2025

Why is It Worth Working at Tamworth Regional Council?

For your LIFESTYLE: More time in your day with flexibility for your passions, family or play.

For our COMMUNITY: Help create Tamworth tomorrow, leave your mark on our city.

For your CAREER: Boost your career, the sky is the limit.

For BELONGING: Join a family that values team spirit and genuinely cares about your wellbeing.

Our values guide our culture, shape how we work, and define what we stand for as an organisation — watch now to discover if you’re aligned with what drives us. Tamworth Regional Council – Our Values

A Great Place to Live and Work

Tamworth Regional Council proudly sits on Kamilaroi Country, the traditional lands of the Gomeroi people, with a large diverse workplace culture with over 650 employees who are proud to service our community.

The Tamworth region is home to over 60,000 people and is a thriving economic and cultural hub in the North West of NSW. Our plan for the future drives growth as a region and our region sustainably grows to meet community needs.

Our people strive to build an organisational culture fostering teamwork, equity, accountability, customer orientation and health and safety whilst embracing excellence, innovation and respect.

About Our Region

The Tamworth Regional area offers a vibrant regional city with surrounding towns and rural communities. It is a central hub within reach of major centers and offers an enviable lifestyle with a balanced pace of life.

Tamworth Regional Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to supporting a diverse, respectful, safe and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, people with disabilities and other diversity groups. If you require additional support or any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the application process.

Council is committed to promoting the care, protection and safeguarding of children. To learn more about our Commitment to Child Safety Statement and screening processes, see the recruitment materials.

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