Senior Strategic Planner

4 weeks ago

Melton, Australia Shoalhaven City Council Full time

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 7 - Salary Range $106,626 to $119,182 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the City Strategy department for a Senior Strategic Planner.  You will report to the Coordinator of Strategic Planning and play a pivotal role within the strategic planning team, offering expertise in strategic land use planning, project management, research, and community engagement and consultation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project manage and co-ordinate the review, monitoring and development of existing and new precinct structure plans, local policies and other strategic projects. 
  • Co-ordinate and facilitate the preparation of Planning Scheme amendments to the Melton Planning Scheme. 
  • Participate in and lead cross-departmental project working groups, as required, providing strategic planning input. 
  • Undertake community consultation activities to ensure the community have and awareness of, and opportunities to input in the preparation of strategic planning projects.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

  • Tertiary qualification in Town Planning or a related discipline with several years of subsequent relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in a broad range of strategic planning work including the preparation of Precinct Structure Plans and the development of planning policies.
  • Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams, preparing projects briefs and delivering high quality outputs.
  • Well-developed skills in negotiations and conflict resolution with an ability to deal with complex situations and present a positive Council image.
  • Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

  • Motivate
  • Empower
  • Lead
  • Trust
  • Open
  • Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

  • 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
  • 5 weeks annual leave 
  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
  • 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
  • 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
  • Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
  • Wellbeing initiatives
  • Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Lucy Slater, Coordinator Strategic Planning on 9747 5253.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 26 September 2024

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