Development Compliance Officer
Job No:
PiiibIW0391
Location:
Leichhardt
About Inner West Council
Formed from the amalgamation of Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville Councils, Inner West Council is now among Sydney’s larger local government agencies looking after a vibrant community of 185,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs.
As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we would love it if you can join in our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.
We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence. The community is at the heart of the organisation and Council puts its ‘Values First’ with flexibility, integrity, respect and the spirit of team as a set of values and associated behaviours for all levels in the organisation. We expect commitment to these values from all employees in performing their respective roles
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About the role
Exciting opportunity for a qualified and motivated individual with a desire to improve and evolve in a supportive team environment to join our Development Compliance Team.
As the Development compliance Officer, you will provide support to the Team Leader and undertake proactive audits and inspections and ensure all works including research, field inspections is conducted professionally and to the highest standard.
Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.
Salary
$77,622 p.a. - $98,563 p.a. + super
Access to an Inner West Council Car Allowance Scheme
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements and RDO scheme
- Strong learning and development focus and culture
- Health and wellbeing programs
Key duties
- Undertake operational activities ensuring the ‘Position Purpose’ is achieved
- Ensure that Council provides best practice development compliance services
- Undertake functions associated with Council’s development compliance program
- As required, provide advice / referral responses for Development Applications
- Undertake community education in relation to development compliance related matters
Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in a relevant field such as town planning, building surveying, environmental management, investigations or equivalent industry experience
- Extensive knowledge of and high level capacity to lead and implement a legislative and regulatory framework relevant to the work of the team including, but not limited to the Local Government Act 1993; Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997; State, Regional & Local Environmental Planning Policies; Development Control Plans; National Construction Code (Building Code of Australia) and Australian Standards
- Knowledge and ability to follow strict procedures associated with regulatory investigations and audits
- Ability to read and interpret current relevant plans, development documentation, Acts, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Class C Driver’s License
Enquiries
Development Compliance Team Leader, Jeff Norman on (02) 9335 2262
Closing Date
Sunday, 04 August 2019, at 11:30pm
How To Apply
We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.
To apply for this role, please fill out the questions below - on the following page you'll be asked to add your resume. At this stage of the process, depending on the position you are applying, we may also ask for a range of documents such as copies of your qualification(s), working with children checks, licences/tickets, drawings/examples. Therefore please make sure you have these ready before you apply.
Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia.
Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification. For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.
Inner West Council is a Diversity employer. We encourage applications from all candidates.
Council is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged workers to apply to interested positions.