Specialist Infrastructure Planner

The details:

• Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
• $123,569pa - $139,840pa + 12% super (level 8)
  
  Great news - EBA6 currently is underway, with a proposed increase of 5% effective July 2025
• 72.5 hour fortnight
• Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
• Location: Strathpine

Join the City of Moreton Bay's Strategic Infrastructure Planning team and help shape initiatives that enhance our communities - today and into the future.

This is an exciting time to join City of Moreton Bay, following the recent adoption of our Budget, which delivers a record capital works program to support jobs and deliver vital projects that keep our city moving.

As our Specialist Infrastructure Planner, you'll provide high-quality planning advice to achieve strategic and business outcomes across all major asset classes.

You will lead the delivery of complex, precinct-level planning initiatives, working collaboratively with internal teams and external consultants. We'll also look to you to:

• Coordinate detailed, costed and staged infrastructure plans for identified growth areas and development fronts.
• Be a source of technical expertise for the broader team to drive integrated and sustainable outcomes.
• Ensure alignment with policy and legislative frameworks.
• Support the development of team capability to foster a high-performance, continuous improvement and customer-focused culture.
• Build strong relationships across stakeholder groups to promote an efficient and holistic approach across the organisation.

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About you

We're seeking an experienced infrastructure planner with a passion for shaping sustainable communities through innovative planning. Does this sound like you?

You'll be proud to showcase the large-scale and complex infrastructure planning projects you've helped deliver in partnership with multiple stakeholders.

Bringing your expertise in infrastructure solutions, modelling, urban form and sustainability principles, you'll demonstrate the ability to develop infrastructure scenario analyses that incorporate these elements.

We're looking for someone with extensive knowledge of strategic land use planning processes, including the Planning Act 2016, the SEQ Regional Plan and the ability to quickly familiarise yourself with our Council's planning schemes, local laws, and policies.

Your strategic and collaborative approach will enable you to deliver impactful outcomes and quickly become a valued member of our team.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It's the same with your career.

We're the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia's newest city, we're building something that's never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we're focused on the vital work we do today. But we're also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here's what you'll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we're building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that's never been done before.
• Shape it. You'll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it's yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don't live here, you'll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You'll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

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Your Future City.See it. Shape it. Live It.City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.