Environmental Planning Officer
Core
Protect and enhance the municipality's built and natural environment through planning advice, assessment, compliance monitoring, and enforcement.
Role type
Environmental Planning Officer
Builds
Regulatory compliance and environmental planning outcomes for the Hume Planning Scheme
Domain
Local government / Environmental planning
Required skills
Environmental planning compliance, statutory procedures, stakeholder negotiation, time management, professional judgement, report writing
Preferred skills
Knowledge of vegetation and biodiversity matters, industrial stormwater management, native vegetation offset management
Technologies
Hume Planning Scheme, Planning and Environment Act 1987
Responsibilities
Provide specialist advice on environmental management and sustainable design; Liaise with landowners and developers to improve planning outcomes; Monitor developments for compliance with planning schemes; Implement community education programs on pollution mitigation; Manage native vegetation offset and conservation reserve handovers
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, professional IC