Senior Planner - Growth and Infrastructure
- Location: Raymond Terrace – Live and breathe flexible working - offering a hybrid work from home/office model designed to support flexibility
- Play a key role in the long term planning & coordination of Council’s infrastructure
- Permanent full-time position. Work within a flexitime band that enables you design your own work patterns for a 35 hour week!
- Immediate start!
About Port Stephens Council (PSC)
Port Stephens is known for its incredible natural beauty and vibrant community, covering an area of close to 900 square kilometers and populated by over 75,000 people.
Port Stephens is diverse – with coastal villages, riverside suburbs, rural lands and historic town centres, it’s the ideal tourism and retirement destination as well as a great place to live, work and play.
We acknowledge the Worimi as the original Custodians and inhabitants of Port Stephens. May we walk the road to tomorrow with mutual respect and admiration as we care for the beautiful land and waterways together.
The Perfect Opportunity
A unique career opportunity awaits for an experienced contributions planner to join our high performing team as a Senior Strategic Planner - Growth and Infrastructure on a permanent, full-time basis.
This opportunity will see you being responsible for the coordination and management of Council’s contributions plans and related funding mechanisms in delivering the infrastructure required to service growth in our local government area.
This role has key functions related to the long term planning and coordination of infrastructure and will work closely with Council’s internal stakeholders to deliver Council’s strategic vision. Overall integration of Council’s strategic objectives is an important component, and this role will require skills in formulating both policy and operational responses with an inclusive, organisation-wide approach.
As a member of the Strategic Planning Unit, this role will undertake strategic planning duties including the issue of planning certificates; preparation and assessment of planning proposals, development control plans and strategic plans; community engagement; project management; and report writing.
Your Team
The Strategic Planning unit consists of a passionate team of professionals dedicated to improving planning outcomes across Port Stephens. They love creative problem solving and have a balanced and practical approach in assisting both Council and the Community in planning for a sustainable future. You won’t be bored!
We work hard to deliver for our community – we thrive in an active environment where change and innovation is the norm. We love to explore, experiment and have lots of fun along the way by challenging the status quo. Bring your high level collaboration skills, commitment and enthusiasm to our dynamic team
Why our employees love PSC?
When you join PSC, you’ll be joining an organisation who truly believes that one size doesn’t fit all. We offer an inclusive and supportive culture, a focus on personal and professional growth and a deep respect for our community.
We embrace the level of difference that each of our employees bring with them and offer working arrangements that allow you to focus on the things you consider most important to you outside of your career throughout all stages of your life!
PSC values Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and strives to create an inclusive workplace. We provide fair opportunities for development, progression, and work conditions to all. We celebrate differences in age, ethnicity, gender, religion, language, physical appearance, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, and diversity of thought. We’re inclusive and commit to creating a respectful and supportive environment for all individuals and groups, making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.
Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…
- Why you want the role and how it aligns to your career aspirations.
- Your experience in a similar role, in particular working within planning and development legislation.
Please note: Only the criteria above needs to be addressed in the application, however you’ll be assessed against the full list of Essential Criteria located within the
We want you to love PSC as much as we do, so here’s a taste of some of the perks you can expect:
- Base Salary Range: $92,832 - $109,215 pa based on a 35 hour week + 11% superannuation + $17,937 motor vehicle allowance + $2,312 retention allowance
- Long service leave when you’ve been with us for just over 5 years
- Paid Parental Leave so you can spend more time with your new little human
- A wellbeing program, including meditation, gym discounts and fitness incentives
- Financial Assistance to assist with further studies and to achieve your career goals
- Ongoing personal and professional development programs available during work hours
- Award winning health and wellbeing program PSCare, Workers Health Initiative with access to a broad range of gyms in the area
- Free parking on site and a convenient local shopping centre
- Coffee and food to keep you sustained at our on-site café
- And lots more…
Ready to change your outlook and join the awesome team at PSC?
- These opportunities don’t come up often… apply by midnight, Sunday 19 May 2024.
- For further information on the role, please contact Elizabeth Lamb, Strategic Planning Coordinator on 0407 451 123 for a confidential discussion
- We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.
- We’re a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
- We’ve partnered with the Veterans Employment Program to support veterans finding suitable, sustainable and meaningful employment.
- Port Stephens Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and supports children and young people having safe and welcoming experience in our community, accessing our facilities and in our care.
- Company
- Port Stephens Council
- Location
- NSW
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- 03 May 24
- Applications due
- 19 May 2024
- Salary
- $92,832 - $109,215 pa based on a 35 hour week + 11% superannuation + $17,937 motor vehicle allowance + $2,312 retention allowance