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This exciting leadership role will provide you the opportunity to enhance your professional reputation as an industry leading town planner. Join a well established, award winning, boutique company with hybrid working options and a track record of rewarding good performance. This role is a permanent position and comes with a competitive salary package. You will be the most senior statutory planner in our team and have autonomy to direct application strategy for complex statutory applications with minimal interference but in a constantly supportive environment. This role is ideal for a senior planner who has confidence in their ability to lead others and is excited by the prospect of leading the statutory process.
Qualifications & experience
- We are seeking someone with a friendly nature, who is organised and outcome focused who has a genuine interest in the property development industry.
- A minimum of 8 years professional statutory town planning experience in local government or private consultancy.
- Tertiary Qualification in Statutory Town Planning or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience assessing and preparing statutory applications for assessment and approval by government agencies.
- Demonstrated experience in managing a small team.
- A keen understanding of budgeting and fiscal responsibility.
- Well developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated stake holder engagement, conflict resolution and negotiation skills with government agencies on behalf of clients.
- Confidence in their understanding of the Victorian Planning System and demonstrated knowledge of the Victorian Statutory planning process.
- A working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Tasks & responsibilities
- Direct management of complex statutory town planning applications including advising clients of the requirements, preparing applications for lodgement, responding to RFI's or statutory referrals.
- Indirect management of less complex statutory town planning applications and mentoring of associates.
- Management of a team of up to 4 associates to ensure company wide standards are maintained and customer fulfilment duties professionally delivered.
- Peer reviewing of the accuracy of statutory town planning advice prepared by associates.
- Working as part of a consultancy team in preparing town planning applications and engaging with architects, traffic engineers and other consultants as required.
- Preparing professional advice for clients advising them of town planning requirements.
- Facilitating complex negotiations between clients and stakeholders that have conflicting objectives.
- Identifying and executing effective strategies for successful VCAT cases including appointment of expert witness and collaboration with legal counsel where required.
- Reviewing potential town planning appeals and advising clients on the strength of their case.
Benefits
- A leadership role and an opportunity to enhance your professional relationship within the industry.
- Join an award winning boutique consultancy and work on applications for national and international developers.
- Develop your reputation as an industry leading statutory planner with a collaborative and supportive company.
This role is ideal for someone who has a excellent grasp of the statutory town planning framework in Victoria and confidence in their own ability to effectively manage applications as the head of a small team.
A full position description along with our company values and vision is available on our company linked in page accessible from our website.
