Environmental Planning Officer

• Permanent Full Time, Opportunity
• $81, $92,916.20 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the City Planning & Places team

Hume City Council is positioned in one of Melbourne's fastest-growing and most diverse regions, where more than 150 languages are spoken and communities from around the world call home. Covering 504 km² of vibrant urban centres, new growth areas, and rich natural landscapes from parklands and rivers to treasured conservation area, the Council works to support sustainable growth, celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity, and protect the environment while delivering vital services that enhance community wellbeing.

To assess and provide technical advice on environmental planning regulations and local environmental policy for strategic and statutory land use planning applications.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide advice to the Statutory Planning, Strategic Planning, and other departments as required regarding environmental planning issues.
• Provide advice to internal and external stakeholders in relation to Victoria's planning framework as it relates to environmental management, vegetation and biodiversity.
• Liaise with other Council Departments in relation to achieving integrated environmental outcomes.
• Provide advice on best practice environmentally sustainable design and development industrial stormwater management.
• Assist with implementing environmental planning behaviour change and community education programs, in relation to pollution mitigation from industrial and development sites.
• Monitor new and existing developments to ensure compliance with the Hume Planning Scheme and Planning Permits related to environmental planning and environmentally sustainable design and development.
• In instances where planning controls are absent, liaise with property owners and developers to achieve an improvement to the environmental management of land for the benefit of the community.
• Provide support and technical advice to internal and external stakeholders, including government departments and agencies, major land developers, Council departments and the community in relation to native vegetation offset management and conservation reserve handovers.

The skills and experience you'll bring to the role:

• Operational knowledge of the statutory procedures and underlying principles of statutory planning enforcement.
• Knowledge and experience in land management, ecological restoration and Construction Site Environmental Management Plans.
• Knowledge and experience in environmentally sustainable design and development.
• Proficiency in the application of enforcement and gathering evidence for prosecutorial purposes in the achievement of compliance.
• Knowledge of the role and function of related government agencies and other Council departments.
• The following interpersonal skills are required to be demonstrated:
• Ability to gain co-operation and assistance from a variety of contacts internally and externally including other property owners, council officers, clients, ratepayers, builders, developers and the general public.

Required Certifications & Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering advice within an environmental planning context.
• Understanding of current environmental issues in Victoria, particularly in relation to vegetation, river and wetland health, geomorphology, and soil management.
• Experience and understanding of Water Sensitive Urban Design, Integrated Water Management, and/or industrial stormwater management
• Experience in compliance and a robust understanding of environmental legislation.
• Completion of relevant training in negotiation and interpersonal skills is highly desirable and will be considered an advantage.
• A well-versed knowledge of growth corridor challenges and opportunities, and an understanding of the inherent complexity of environmental planning and compliance within a diverse council jurisdiction such as Hume.
• Current driver's licence.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we're committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We're better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We're in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.

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