Development Control Officer

Utilise your investigation skills to better the beautiful Central Coast community. Rewrite the Future as a Development Control Officer.

• Opportunity to make a difference, by protecting and enhancing the natural and built environment
• Work in a dynamic team environment
• Permanent full time position, 35 hours per week with a 9 day fortnight available

About the role

The role of Development Control Officer is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of land use compliance and regulation services to protect and enhance both the natural and built environment. This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor degree in Environmental Health, Town Planning, Building Surveying, Investigations or relevant field OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role, combined with ongoing professional development
• Demonstrated experience in the interpretation of planning and Local Government legislation
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in working with Environmental Planning and Assessment legislation
• Demonstrated ability to prepare formal reports and correspondence relating to planning and building legislation
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation of court evidence and representation of Council or other Authority in legal proceedings
• Demonstrated advanced complaint investigation skills
• Demonstrated ability to complete work and deliver according to project schedules and deadlines.

To view our position description which provides more information for you to learn more about this role please click the Apply button.

Other important information

• The commencing salary for this position is up to $96,618k. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $112,020k on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation
• We have a permanent full-time role
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role
• This role is located at the Wyong Administration Building

A leaseback vehicle is provided in this role for official duties and private use and your choice of vehicle will be provided when one becomes available in accordance with Council's Vehicle Policy. In the meantime, either an alternate pre-used vehicle or a vehicle allowance of $207.31 per week is temporarily applied for this position due to ongoing issues with supply for new vehicles.

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships.

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Want to know more?

The contact person for this role is Jon Scorgie, Section Manager Development Control and Environment Protection.You can contact Jon on

This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 12 Ocotber 2025.