Senior Major Developments Planner

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 7 - Salary Range $106,626 to $119,182 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual within the City Growth and Development department. 

This role provides an opportunity for an experienced and talented Planner to manage the assessment of major development applications using a facilitative management approach. It also involves a range of other duties including project management of developments through the certification and statement of compliance process, involvement in managing developer contributions and working through implementation issues associated with growth area planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess major planning applications particularly in the growth areas, using a facilitative project management approach.
• Assist in the development and ongoing administration of Council’s developer contributions system to ensure that nominated infrastructure is provided in a timely manner in accordance with approved Infrastructure and Developer Contributions Plans.
• Prepare reports and documentation in relation to planning permit applications.
• Assist in the review of existing Precinct Structure Plans and Development Contribution Plans.
• Build strong and co-operative relationships to enable facilitation of appropriate major developments.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• A Tertiary qualification in town planning or related discipline with substantial planning experience, preferably in a local government environment.
• Substantial experience and skills in the assessment of large and complex development proposals to achieve quality outcomes.
• Exposure to and familiarity with government legislation affecting urban development.
• Experience in growth area planning, including the implementation of Infrastructure and Development Contributions Plans.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Blake De Alencar Angus, Manager City Growth & Development, to discuss the position further on 0484 067 614

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Thursday 21 November 2024