AddressJob Title: Planning Team Leader
Location: Rural Municipality, Victoria
Classification: Municipal Employee - Within Band 7
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
About Our Client:
Our client is dedicated to fostering orderly land use and development while embodying core values of community engagement, leadership, fairness, accountability, and trust. They are committed to making a positive impact on our community by ensuring transparent decision-making processes and delivering high-quality services.
Position Objective:
As the Planning Team Leader, you will play a crucial role in leading and managing our Planning team to ensure that statutory and strategic planning functions are executed efficiently and effectively. You will be responsible for overseeing planning activities in accordance with relevant legislation and council policies, while fostering positive relationships with stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the Planning team to ensure compliance with relevant planning legislation.
- Prepare and present reports to Council and Executive Leadership Team on statutory and strategic planning matters.
- Assess, allocate, and review planning permit applications, providing advice to developers and the public.
- Engage in community consultation and negotiation to achieve better planning outcomes.
- Represent our municipality in public forums, planning consultations, and legal proceedings.
- Provide support to the Development Manager and contribute to strategic planning initiatives.
- Supervise and mentor staff, ensuring high levels of customer service and decision-making quality.
- Undertake planning enforcement activities and prepare planning scheme amendments.
- Collaborate with internal departments and external stakeholders to facilitate the planning assessment process.
Key Selection Criteria:
- Tertiary qualifications in urban and/or regional planning or equivalent, with a minimum of five years of relevant experience.
- Comprehensive knowledge of planning legislation, including relevant acts and schemes.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing planning scheme amendments and representing councils at planning panels.
- Strong leadership and supervisory skills, with the ability to mentor and motivate staff.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the capacity to negotiate and advocate effectively.
- Autonomous work ethic with a commitment to fostering a positive team environment.
- Possession of a current Victorian driver's license.
Superannuation is paid at 14%. Also offering a flexible and friendly work environment and enjoy an active social club, staff events, and corporate wellness programs like subsidised gym memberships.
Employee Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements like work from home, and flexibility in hours and days of work
- Five weeks leave (4 weeks annual leave, 1 week awarded days off)
- Annual leave loading paid at 17.5 per cent
- Long service leave, pro-rata after seven years
- Paid parental and adoption leave
- Additional compassionate and carer's leave
Our client is also committed to career development and offers regular internal training programs, mentoring and leadership programs, and subsidised higher education and study leave. Staff also enjoy an active social club, staff events, and corporate wellness programs like subsidised gym memberships.
Join our client's team and contribute to shaping the future of a community through effective planning and leadership. Apply by contacting Coral at
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