Senior Urban Planner - Local Infrastructure Contributions

Job No: CN2189

Location: Newcastle, NSW

Employment Status: Permanent, Full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 8 Feb 2020 AEDT

• Passionate about managing strategic urban planning concepts to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills to analyse and resolve complex matters.
• Effectively and successfully engage with internal, external and community stakeholders.
• Permanent full-time 35 hours per week.
• Flexible working with optional 9-day fortnight.

Located 160km north of Sydney, Newcastle is New South Wales’ second largest city, and offers the perfect lifestyle and career environment.

Our City is thriving and rapidly transforming. In recent years Newcastle has experienced a significant increase in development activity, with the 2017-18 Financial Year seeing building approvals top $1.2 billion.

Having just relocated to our exciting new work premises at 12 Stewart Avenue, our new environment creates a great opportunity to further align our people with our organisational vision, values and strategic directions, and leverage the great work CN is already undertaking to support cultural improvement.

City of Newcastle (CN) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic leader to take on the role of Senior Urban Planner to join our Regulatory, Planning and Assessment team.  This position oversees and coordinate CN’s Local Infrastructure Contribution Plans.

To be successful in this role you will bring demonstrated experience in problem solving, research and analytical skills particularly in interpreting State government policy and operational processes and developing a range of materials for a variety of audiences.

You will ensure that planning processes achieve an appropriate level of involvement and commitment from relevant internal and external stakeholders, including the community.

At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include a range of flexible working options, professional development opportunities and health and well-being programs.

To be successful in this job you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Urban Planning or a related qualification, and/or demonstrated capability through past employment experience, education and training.
• Proven experience in the preparation, review and management of Section 7.11 and Section 7.12 Local Infrastructure Contributions Plans and planning agreements.
• A high level of written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, concise reports, deliver presentations and to conduct meetings.
• Well-developed research, analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in interpreting State government policy and operational processes and developing a range of materials for a variety of audiences.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills demonstrated by abilities in consultation, negotiation, conflict resolution and influencing skills at all levels, and the capacity to develop and manage effective relationships with all stakeholders and all levels of staff.
• Demonstrated project management experience with the ability to deliver projects in accordance with financial, scope, quality and time constraints and demonstrated capacity to monitor and report on project performance.
• An ability to attend meetings outside of regular business hours.
• Current C Class drivers’ licence.

Desirable

• Proven experience in the preparation and review of local environmental plans and development control plans, development policy procedures and guidelines.
• Experience in local government and interpreting and applying the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to various situations.
• An awareness of the priority strategic issues impacting on the Newcastle community requiring a response from CN.

Sound like the perfect job for you? Apply Now!

City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.

All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

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Application Closing Date: Friday, 7 February 2020.

Remuneration: $106,032 - $111,963 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35 hour week.

Contact: Patricia McCarthy, Urban Planning Section Manager – 4974 2879.