Vacancy Details:Position: Senior Statutory Planner Job Type: Full Time Tenure: Permanent Location: Stawell Package: $99,907.61 per annum plus superannuation Download Position Description: Senior Statutory Planner Applications Close: Sunday 16 March 2025

About Northern Grampians Shire Council

Northern Grampians Shire Council has a diverse employment base, across 14 worksites in the Grampians Region of Victoria. We offer flexible work arrangements, providing access to relevant training and professional development opportunities with a variety of employee benefits. We promote innovation, responsiveness, respectfulness and continuous improvement as our core values. Being a smaller organisation, we can provide you with opportunities to act in leadership roles, transition between teams and participate in a range of collaborative projects with other team members or the wider community. We provide a supportive and flexible environment that values the balance between work and our employees' personal lives.

Why join us?

In addition to the picturesque landscapes at our backdoor, there are many other benefits to working for our innovative and vibrant Northern Grampians Shire Council. These include:

• Fortnightly RDO: Enjoy a well-deserved break and rejuvenate.
• Great Team Environment: A safe, respectful and supportive environment to enable you to thrive. You will work with like-minded, passionate individuals who love what they do.
• Professional Growth: We nurture talent and provide opportunities to flourish.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: To support your work life balance.
• Salary Packaging Options: Including remote area housing allowances and novated lease vehicles
• Access to Paid Leave: including purchased leave, paid parental leave, gender affirmation leave and to respond to family violence matters
• Employee Assistance Program: Your well-being matters - we've got you covered.
• Biodiversity: Explore our Council region's varied flora and fauna

Promote Inclusion

Northern Grampians Shire Council is committed to promote inclusion of all children and families; we aim to establish a culture that supports:

• cultural safety for Aboriginal children by working in partnership with Aboriginal peoples and Aboriginal community controlled organisations
• cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds
• establishing a safe environment for children with a disability

Position objectives

• The position provides key support and advice to the Planning Team to ensure efficient and effective customer focussed statutory planning services to the Northern Grampians Shire. This position will work with the Coordinator Sustainable Development to:
• Ensure a consistent, professional and high-level approach that implements and reflects the objectives and policies of Council.
• Provide high quality specialist services, guidance and advice in all facets of statutory planning, subdivision and enforcement support in line with the responsibilities and duties of the position.
• Contribute to the success of the Department through active teamwork, providing a high level of customer service and effective performance in the responsibilities and duties of the position.
• Provide key support and high-level assistance in the identification and review of innovative and practical statutory planning tools and solutions to enhance development within the Shire.

Key responsibility areas

• Supervise and mentor planning officers including checking reports for accuracy and compliance with legislative and Council and State policy requirements.
• Assist in the identification and implementation of innovative and practical planning solutions to enhance future development within the Shire.
• Assess, processes and report on planning and subdivision applications in accordance with the requirements of the Northern Grampians Planning Scheme, Planning and Environment Act 1987, Subdivision Act 1988, and other relevant legislation within statutory timeframes.
• Prepare planning reports and correspondence as required, including Council reports, and Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal submissions and present reports at Council meetings
• Represent Council at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearings, as appropriate.
• Assist applicants to resolve issues and achieve better land use and development outcomes for the community.
• Investigate alleged breaches of the Northern Grampians Planning Scheme and undertake relevant enforcement action having regard to the relevant Act/s, regulation, Council policy.
• Undertake compliance inspections as required to ensure developments are undertaken in accordance with relevant approvals.
• Contribute towards the formulation and implementation of strategic land-use policy.
• Perform, as directed, other duties that are within the limits of the incumbents’ skill, competence and training.

Qualifications and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Urban Planning, Regional Planning or related discipline
• Minimum 4 years' experience as a town planner within local government or private industry or other relevant area, with a sound understanding of the framework in which local government operates.
• Experience in dealing with sensitive and complex planning proposals.

Selection criteria

1. Tertiary qualifications in Urban Planning, Regional Planning or a related discipline with relevant experience, preferably within local government.
2. Thorough knowledge of Victoria's planning system, including the Victorian Planning Provisions, enforcement procedures, Planning and Environment Act 1987 and Subdivision Act 1988.
3. Demonstrated commitment to customer service and the ability to handle customer enquiries in a courteous, sensitive and effective manger.
4. Effective communication and problem-solving skills to produce cooperative outcomes in a team environment and the ability to develop and gain cooperation and assistance from others.
5. Well-developed verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prepare clear and concise reports, together with well-developed skills in mediation and conflict resolution.
6. Effective time management skills and demonstrated ability to prioritise competing tasks.

How to apply

• Click the Apply Button
• Download and read the position description.
• Attach a resume and cover letter briefly addressing the key selection criteria.
• Submit your application by following the process on this page.

If you'd like to know more contact David George, Manager Community Safety and Amenity at [email protected] or call 03 5358 8700.

Applications close Sunday 16th March 2025

Northern Grampians Shire Council is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to providing a safe workplace that embraces and values child safety.