Senior Planner

• Exciting major development focus
• Hybrid, flexible working conditions including a RDO every 3rd week
• Annual salary ranging from $108, $141, superannuation

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. Our development assessment team is well ahead of targets set by Ministerial Expectation Order 2024. 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 exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Planner known internally as Senior Town Planner. You'll be making decisions that support the growth and development of the City of Ryde into the future You will be involved in large scale developments which will shape the landscape for the community of Ryde.

In this role, your focus will be primarily on the assessment of large and complex developments in the Ryde Local Government Area. You will also be assessing simple residential development proposals and offering support to junior staff by mentoring. Due to the strong emphasis on complex developments, you will have a demonstrated ability to independently manage complicated applications within a timely and professional manner.

You will be a member of a professional, dedicated and enthusiastic team of development assessment staff and have experience in presenting applications to the local and regional planning panels, as well as defending appeals in the NSW Land and Environment Court. You will provide expert advice to both internal and external customers and stakeholders. You will also contribute to process improvements to proactively respond to legislative changes.

About You

You bring to this role demonstrated practical experience in dealing with simple to complex development applications, system improvements and mentoring of junior staff. You're a highly organised professional who prides themselves on their ability to make sound decisions, work efficiently in a high volume environment, provide exceptional customer service to both internal and external stakeholders using your excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills in development assessment.

In addition, you will also have:

• Tertiary qualification in Town Planning or equivalent
• Excellent project management and organisational skills with ability to undertake a range of tasks and prioritise work to meet deadlines
• Practical experience and exposure to preparing reports and presenting to Local and Regional Planning Panels and the Land and Environment Court
• Current NSW Class C Drivers Licence
• Experience with the NSW Planning Portal, Technology One, Content Manager, Objective Trapeze, or similar software is highly regarded

Your commencing annual salary will range from $108, $141, Superannuation dependent on your experience and qualifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of a dynamic team culture
• Exposure to a diverse variety of work including a range of different DAs
• Mentoring opportunities
• Other exciting projects to facilitate continuous improvement initiatives
• Be part of an organisation which prioritises individual and team learning in a growth mindset environment
• Health and well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, Fitness Passport, etc.)
• Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance
• Hybrid work from home and office arrangements available
• Flexible 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
• Access to Long Service Leave after 5 years
• 3 extra leave days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday
• Annual performance reviews and Award increases

Work location

• Currently Riverview Business Park, 3 Richardson Place, North Ryde
• From April 2026 we are relocating to a new and more centralised office location at 118 Talavera Road, Macquarie Park

How to apply

Please ensure you give full answers to the online application questions, showcasing your abilities and experience. Your answers, in conjunction with your resume, will determine if you are invited to an interview.

Please note you do not need a "password" to use our on-line application system, however you have the option save and return to your application prior to the closing date. In addition to answering the online questions, this position requires you to attach your Resume to complete the application process. Please note, you are not required to submit a cover letter or a statement addressing selection criteria.

Closing Date: Friday 21 November 2025 at 11:30pm

If you would like to know more, please see the position description or contact Holly Charalambous on for a confidential discussion.

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