Strategic Planner

**Support the development of long term planning policy and controls that will shape the City of Ryde**:

- **Temporary 2 year position**

**About Us**

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities.

Our council delivers a broad range of services, projects, programs, and events. We are actively committed to innovation, sustainability, resilience and providing exceptional customer experiences, and this relies on attracting and keeping great people. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, a learning and development program including study support, and a reward and recognition program.

**About the Role**

We have an excellent opportunity to join City of Ryde on a temporary 2 year basis as a Strategic Planner

In this role you will assist in the development and implementation of Council's strategic planning policy framework and programs. Your work will involve reviewing and updating Council's Local Strategic Planning Statement, Local Housing Strategy, Local Environmental Plans and Development Control Plans, assessing planning proposals and supporting senior City Places staff in the delivery of key projects such as masterplans and planning policy. Additionally, your role will provide advice to other teams within Council regarding strategic planning matters.

**About You**

You bring to this position excellent verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to relay complex information to a broad range of stakeholders. You have sound analytical, problem solving and investigative skills and are excited to help shape the future of the City of Ryde.

In addition, you will also have:

- Degree level qualifications in Urban/Town Planning with some previous experience in a planning context, Statutory Planners are also welcome to apply
- Knowledge and understanding of the NSW planning system, particularly the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and associated legislation
- Sound written communication skills with the ability to prepare specialist reports and related planning documents
- Collaborative team focus

Your commencing annual salary will range from **$77,004 to $84,517 + Superannuation, **dependent on your experience and qualifications.

**Culture & Benefits**
- Free shuttle bus between the North Ryde Office and North Ryde Metro Station
- Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance
- Hybrid work from home and office arrangements available for eligible positions
- Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit your lifestyle
- Work 37.5 hours and enjoy a rostered day off approx. every 3 weeks
- 18 weeks paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
- 3 extra grant days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday
- Annual performance reviews and Award increases
- Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member
- Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, etc.)

**How to apply**

**Closing Date**: Wednesday, 16 October 2024 at 11:30pm

If you would like to know more, please see the **position description** **or contact Albert Madrigal on 0478 282 040 for a confidential discussion.

**City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety