Town Planner

**About the role**:

- prepare Local Environmental Plans amendments, policies, Development Control Plans and other aspects of strategic planning
- 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 per annum with competency-based increments up to $109,716 per annum, plus 11.5% super
- 70-hour, 9-day fortnight
- 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 qualification
- 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**:
**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**:
Do you hold a degree in Town Planning or a relevant postgraduate Town Planning qualification?

Are you eligible for membership in the Planning Institute of Australia?

Detail your understanding of NSW planning legislation and regulations, including the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, Local Environmental Plans, Development Control Plans, and related statutory frameworks.

Highlight your ability to effectively lead and supervise staff, including delegating tasks, providing guidance, and ensuring the achievement of high-quality results.

Describe a situation where you managed sensitive or contentious development and planning issues.

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- OFFICE USE ONLY_
- Unit_
- Development Assessment & Compliance_
- Job Grade_
- 7_
- Industry_
- Development Assessment & Compliance_
- Employment Type_
- Full-time_