Senior Compliance Officer
Core
Investigating suspected breaches of planning, environmental, and local government legislation; monitoring land uses and development activities; enforcing compliance with development consents.
Role type
Senior IC regulatory enforcement officer (planning and environmental)
Builds
Statutory notices, orders, and court evidence for local government compliance
Domain
Local government, planning, and environmental regulation
Required skills
Regulatory enforcement, statutory investigation, development consent interpretation, legal research, report writing, court presentation, negotiation, dispute resolution, risk management, on-site inspection
Preferred skills
Previous local government experience, tertiary qualifications in statutory investigation/planning/health/building surveying
Technologies
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, Local Government Act 1993
Responsibilities
Investigating suspected breaches of planning and environmental legislation; monitoring existing land uses and development activities; preparing detailed reports, statutory notices, and orders; presenting evidence in Local Court and the Land and Environment Court; conducting on-site sewage management inspections; responding to complaints and negotiating outcomes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC