Urban Planner, Legal

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Development Victoria

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Construction

Reference: 710

**About Us**

At Development Victoria, we're passionate about making Victoria a great place to be. We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects.

As the Victorian Government's development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important cultural and recreational facilities and repurpose public land, for all Victorians. We also build great homes and communities where people and business can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles, and people - designed to be sustainable and affordable.

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to making employment related decisions without bias or discrimination. We actively encourage sharing of knowledge and best practice across our teams. We respect and value every individual's unique talent and contribution and harness these strengths to collectively achieve the kind of results we can all be proud of.

We help create a better Victoria.

**About the role**

Are you ready to be part of a vibrant and collaborative team, shaping impactful projects across Victoria? We're looking for an Urban Planner to ensure the success of Development Victoria's urban renewal initiatives.

Core responsibilities
- Provide essential input and advice to support the strategic direction of our development divisions.
- Conduct thorough assessments during due diligence processes for potential projects, contributing to feasibility studies and Investment Committee reports.
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements by conducting detailed planning assessments for project proposals.
- Assist in the preparation of Expressions of Interest (EOI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation, and contribute to bid assessment activities.
- Prepare planning briefs for developers and stakeholders, fostering effective communication and collaboration.
- Offer guidance on planning consultant selection, prepare consultant briefs, and oversee consultant services as needed.
- Take the lead in drafting planning conditions for permits, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.
- Participate in discussions and forums to promote best planning practices, collaborating with various stakeholders including Councils, State Government, agencies, consultants, and private industry.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**About you**
- Minimum of a Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in Urban Planning.
- Detailed knowledge and/or experience of working with the Victorian Planning Provisions in providing both strategic and statutory planning advice, evaluation and assessment of planning schemes, master plans, planning documents and other matters pertaining to large-scale mixed use developments, affordable housing projects and best practice environmental sustainability would be advantageous.
- Experience working in the public or private sector providing expert advice, evaluation and assessments on planning and urban design issues.
- Experience working in a complex multidisciplinary team to deliver large urban scale development projects.
- Strong applied research and analytical skills

**Employee Benefits**:

- We drive strong collaboration and support our teams to work virtually and flexibly.
- Professional development opportunities available including;
- Study support
- Mentoring programs
- Opportunity to participate in cross functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives.
- Novated leasing
- Purchase leave
- Paid parental leave
- Technology salary sacrifice
- Employee referral bonuses
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leave
- Access to group life & group salary continuance insurance
- Modern onsite facilities

**Application Process**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to making employment related decisions without bias or discrimination. We actively encourage sharing of knowledge and best practice across our teams. We respect and value every individual's unique talent and contribution and harness these strengths to collectively achieve the kind of results we can all be proud of.

**We respectfully request no agency approaches. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes being sent to anyone here in our business.