Career Opportunity

2 days ago

Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia beBeePlanning Full time $116,460 - $117,454

Job Title:

Senior Planning Advisor

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity for a passionate senior-level planner. As a Senior Planning Advisor, you will contribute knowledge and strategic acumen as you act as an advisor to the Corporate Counsel team.

You will learn from our in-house legal experts—the Executive Corporate Counsel, Senior Lawyer—and liaise with external firms, developers and engineers to support community interests and meet smart planning objectives for our city.

You will often act as the key planning expert on appeals, review Class 1 appeals, gather data, analyse plans and DA submissions, prepare SOFACs, attend Section 34 conferences and support our lawyers and external firms in the Land and Environment Court.

The preferred candidate will

  • Ensure planning matters are correctly and appropriately assessed in relation to compliance with relevant controls.
  • Prepare documents including those to be filed in Court on behalf of Council.
  • Make recommendations on amendments to systems, processes and workflow to accommodate the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage and coordinate the work of consultants (e.g. Town Planners, Environmental specialists) to ensure the effective defence of appeals.
  • Ensure processes are implemented correctly and in a timely manner using Council's business process management system.
  • Ensure all stakeholders are appropriately consulted.

Essential qualifications and experience

  • Degree qualifications in Town Planning or a related field.
  • Extensive experience in planning-related matters.
  • Current class C driver's licence.

Remuneration and benefits

  • The salary starts at $2,252.09 per week.
  • 35-hour working week.
  • Car allowance.
  • Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement.
  • Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

Our commitment to safety

  • We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.
  • We are a child-safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

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