Principal Planner - Accelerated Assessment

Shellharbour City Council is looking for a Principal Planner to lead the Accelerated Assessment team. This a leadership position where you will use your extensive experience to process and coordinate development application determinations heading up a small team of planning professionals.
In particular, the position and team will be responsible for the less complex and less contentious development applications received that are able to be determined in a shorter turn-around time. The position will also be provided with career development opportunities to retain involvement in more complex and larger scale development, if desired.
The position reports directly to the Manager Planning and Urban Release. The position is supported by the Manager and other Principal Planners as well as Council’s Customer Service Applications Team which handles development enquiries and lodgement of applications prior to assessment.
About us:
Shellharbour City, located in the Illawarra region, is just 80 minutes south of Sydney and is home to over 76,000 people in a city that spans 154 square kilometres. It's an area of great natural beauty - stretching west from the picturesque coastline to rolling pastures, set against the majestic backdrop of the Illawarra escarpment.
Our dedication to be financially sustainable in an evolving environment, while striving for a great organisational culture and committing to employing staff who embrace our Core Values, has made Shellharbour City Council an employer of choice.
We have been recognised with a wealth of state and national awards in 2019, 2020 & 2021 including our 5 star Civic Centre building, Museum space and City Library, Winner in 2021 for Small Regional Airport of the year, and recently being presented an AR Bluett Memorial Award for Most Progressive Metropolitan and Regional Council in NSW.
We offer:
Shellharbour City Council offers a high performing and sustainable organisation to deliver outcomes for the community through leadership, collaboration and innovation. We have exciting, rewarding career opportunities and flexible working arrangements and work/life balance in a relaxed coastal lifestyle.

• Permanent full time, 35 hours per week with access to flexi-time
• Commencing salary range from $103,229.36 - $113,973.60 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience)
• 11% superannuation
• Fully Maintained Leaseback Vehicle or Motor Vehicle Allowance
• Great organisational culture with a strong, values led and progressive team
• Access to local government benefits such as; LSL after five years, three weeks sick leave per annum, Fitness Passport, Provident Fund activities etc.

For further information about the position, click for the position description.
Contact: Mathew Rawson, Manager Planning and Urban Release on 02 4221 6114.
Closing date: Tuesday, 6 February 2024 at 11:30pm.
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Shellharbour City Council is an equal opportunity employer.