Description:
Town Planners all Levels
- Undergraduate Town Planners
- Cadet Town Planners
- Town Planners
- Senior Town Planners
To provide a high quality and efficient regulatory assessment and approval service to the community that reflects both the community's opinions and needs balanced with natural and built environments.
Undergraduate / Cadet Town Planner Criteria
- An applicant must not have 50% or more of the identified qualification or a similar or a higher industry qualification completed.
- The recruitment of an AlburyCity Undergraduate is based on the assumption of no/limited industry skills or knowledge and is not based on age.
- Completion of Year 12 Higher School Certificate or equivalent
- Capacity to enrol in and complete degree studies or current enrolment in a Bachelor in Urban and Regional Planning
- Class C (standard) Driver's Licence or Provisional Licence (compulsory to have and maintain)
- Degree/Diploma in Town Planning, or a related discipline and/or extensive demonstrated Local Government experience
- Class C (standard) Driver's Licence (compulsory to have and maintain)
- Construction Induction Card
- Current membership of the Planning Institute of Australia
- Minimum of 5 - 10 years experience in statutory planning (for senior position)
- Assessment and determination of Development Applications against various statutory legislation applicable to the planning purposes.
- Site inspection of new and existing developments ensuring compliance with conditions of approval and all relevant legislation.
- Advisory service to all customers in relation to Local Environment Plans (LEPs), Development Control Plans (DCPs) and Council policies.
- Review and preparation of LEPs, DCPs and other non-statutory documents.
- Consultation with internal and external stakeholders and the local community on strategic planning matters
- Review and preparation of codes and policies in relation to development control.
- Assess and determine a range of Development Applications including complex Development Applications under various statutory legislation applicable to planning purposes including consultation, inspection, reporting, recommendations, production of documents and on-going monitoring and follow up of development.
- Provide an inspectorial service to new and existing developments ensuring compliance with conditions of approval and all relevant legislation.
- Provide an assessment and approval service for all forms of subdivision - including Torrens Title, Community Title and Strata Title.
- Determine infrastructure contributions applicable to development applications, occupancy certificates, construction certificates and complying development certificates and manages related enquiries.
- Provide planning advice and information to external and internal clients incorporating various modes of communication.
- Provide training and procedural advice to other staff.
- Provide a supervisory, mentoring and training role to other planning staff, including town planner(s) and trainee town planner(s)
- Provide an assessment service and advice in relation to environmental impact studies.
- Provide an advisory service to all clientele in relation to LEPs, DCPs and Council policies.
Hours
Based on a 35 hour week, with actual days and times being Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, with an RDO in accordance with AlburyCity's RDO guidelines.
About us
We are the facilitator of a thriving, resilient and liveable city full of opportunities, and the custodians of an environment like no other. We ensure Albury is a great place to live, work and invest.
Benefits
Live and work in a culture rich location minutes from the Murray River, just a short drive to one of Victoria’s best wine regions and with the ski fields so close you will be zooming down the mountains in under two hours.
Our employee benefits include professional development and flexible working conditions. Our conditions of employment support equal opportunities and an ethical, diverse, and inclusive workplace.
We also recognise and value your priorities beyond work. It’s important to us that you have a sustainable work–life balance, so we offer flexible working arrangements, a nine-day fortnight (full-time staff) and a range of leave options and support programs.
AlburyCity is committed to being a child safe organisation by creating cultures, adopting strategies and taking action to empower children. We work hard to keep them safe from harm because child safety is everyone’s responsibility.
To apply, kindly submit your cover letter (addressing the roles you’d like to be considered for) and resume via the AlburyCity careers page.
Please ensure that you include your qualifications and experience along with a brief description of yourself and why you think you would be the ideal candidate for a position within our team.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, no formal closing date.
Should you require any further information for this role please contact:
Matt Wilson at matt.wilson@alburycity.nsw.gov.au or Marius Shepherd at marius.shepherd@alburycity.nsw.gov.au