Town Planner

**About the role**:

- undertake site inspections and a comprehensive review of applicable records, site history, planning legislation, codes and SEPPs to ensure an accurate determination
- provide excellent customer service to our stakeholders, providing advice on environmental planning instruments and policy matters

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $95,331.29 per annum with competency-based increments up to $109,716.05 per annum, plus 11.5% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- maximum-term 2 years contract
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list
- **We are seeking**:

- degree or post-graduate Town Planning qualifications
- a co-operative approach in a team environment
- excellent communication skills
- the ability to prioritise and handle conflicting deadlines

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an **employer of choice**. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
**Recruitment timeframe**:
**Pre-Employment Screening**:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:
1. Degree or Post-Graduate Town Planning qualifications.

2. Eligible for membership of Planning Institute of Australia.

4. Demonstrated experience in LEP and DCP preparation.

5. Excellent written and oral communication skills.

6. Extensive knowledge of NSW planning legislation and regulation, to ensure that accurate assessments and determinations are made.

7. Demonstrated capacity to deal with sensitive development and planning matters.

8. Exceptional customer service and the ability to clearly explain determinations, the need for additional information and any major planning constraints.

9. Excellent time management and organisational skills to ensure timely assessments.

10. The position incumbent is required to be eligible to hold a current NSW Drivers Licence.

Desirable:
11. Demonstrated experience in mentoring junior staff.

SK97188A
- OFFICE USE ONLY_
- Unit_
- Building & Environmental Health_
- Job Grade_
- 7_
- Industry_
- Building & Environmental Health_
- Employment Type_
- Full-time_