Description:
About the role
In this role, you will ensure effective and efficient processing and decision making relating to all development, subdivision and use proposals within the City with a focus on the Growth area planning applications.
The role is also responsible for providing clients with a customer focused professional advisory service along with providing coaching, mentoring and a training and development program for a team of professionals.
Work type: Permanent full time
Classification: Band 8 ($115,035-$127,911 + super)
Key responsibilities include:
- Investigate and evaluate major development and growth area applications.
- Supervise the investigation, evaluation and reporting of applications by a team of professional town planners and technical staff.
- Represent Council at VCAT hearings in respect to major appeal proceedings.
- Develop policy for the processing of development, subdivision and use applications in accordance with Planning Scheme provisions.
- Act as the principal contact for the Strategic Planning unit in the development of policy and/or amendments to the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme.
- Be a contact point for use/development and subdivision enquiries as required.
- Liaise with Councillors and senior management in respect to individual applications for use, subdivision and development.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a tertiary qualification in town planning or urban studies (or related field) and substantial experience in a town planning office, preferably with Growth Area planning experience (including local government).
Essential Experience:
- Theoretical and practical knowledge and ability to interpret town-planning legislation and practices and association
- Thorough understanding of the operation of local government, the Victorian planning system and the legal process generally within Victoria
- Highly developed analytical, investigative and communication skills.
- Proven experience in the management, mentoring and coaching of team professionals.
- Ability to negotiate and resolve conflict.
- Proven ability to meet time frames in a pressure environment
If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now!
Child Safety Responsibilities
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Diversity and Inclusion
At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.
Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.
We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.
Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.
We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.
If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply – we’d love to meet you!
We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.
A career with us
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.
We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.
We offer:
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
- unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
Applications and Enquiries
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Enquiries: John Rush | Coordinator Statutory Planning | John.Rush@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
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