Senior Planner
Core
Provide professional planning advice and manage statutory/strategic planning matters for a local government organisation, assessing development applications and shaping community growth.
Role type
Senior Town Planner (Local Government)
Builds
Future growth and development initiatives, planning policies, and community outcomes
Domain
Public sector / Urban planning / Local government
Required skills
Town planning expertise, development assessment, site inspection, report writing, stakeholder engagement, policy development, compliance management
Preferred skills
Strategic planning, scheme amendments, Crown Land management
Technologies
Local Planning Schemes, planning legislation, development assessment processes
Responsibilities
Assess development applications, subdivisions, and planning proposals; Conduct site inspections and provide planning recommendations; Prepare reports and discussion papers for Council; Provide planning advice to staff, Councillors, developers, and the community; Assist with strategic planning initiatives and policy development; Investigate and assess planning scheme amendments; Manage planning-related compliance, Crown Land, and statutory matters
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC