Team Leader - Development Assessment
Job No:
TSC1635
Location:
Murwillumbah
About the role:
- Lead the assessment of complex development applications, applying your specialist planning expertise to deliver high‑quality outcomes.
- Exercise delegated authority to determine applications, provide expert advice, and ensure compliance through follow‑up inspections and reporting.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams, external stakeholders, and the community to guide development in line with strategic planning goals.
- Contribute to broader planning initiatives, including LEP amendments, policy development, and preparation of Development Control Plans.
- Provide day‑to‑day leadership and guidance to assessment staff, supporting recruitment, workflow management, and team development.
What's on offer:
- An attractive base salary ranging from $133,822 per annum with competency-based increments up to $147,016 per annum, plus 12% super
- 70-hour, 9-day fortnight
- Training and development opportunities.
- Flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance.
- Generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).
We are seeking:
- A qualified Town Planner with tertiary planning qualifications and eligibility for membership with the Planning Institute of Australia.
- Someone with extensive knowledge of NSW planning legislation, regulations, and strategic planning processes.
- Demonstrated expertise in managing the full development application process, supported by strong written and verbal communication skills.
- An experienced supervisor with proven capability in leading staff and guiding operational work.
- A candidate holding a current Class C driver’s licence.
About Us:
- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- Tweed Heads is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
Where it's located:
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Position closes:
Friday 30 January 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Click here to view the Position Description
Click here for more information on the Recruitment Process
Pre-Employment Screening:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
- Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct. Click here for more information.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
How To Apply
Please note: You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document. You can then COPY and PASTE your answers from Word into the below fields.
- Have your Resume document ready to go.
- Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. For tips on how to address selection criteria, click here.
- You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
- Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE selection criteria fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
Selection Criteria:
- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Do you hold a tertiary qualification in Town Planning? If so, please identify and describe your qualification.
- Are you eligible for membership with the Planning Institute of Australia?
- Please outline your knowledge and experience with NSW planning legislation, regulations, and strategic planning processes.
- Please explain your experience managing the full development application process, including how you demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills in this work.
- Please tell us about your experience supervising staff and leading day‑to‑day operational activities.
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| Unit | Planning and Regulation |
| Job Grade | JG 9 |
| Industry | Planning and Regulation |
| Employment Type | Full Time |
