Shape a sustainable future—become an Environmental Planner and help build a vibrant, inclusive, and thriving community!

About You

We’re looking for a passionate and detail-oriented Environmental Planner to join our team. You’re someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, eager to contribute to the development of sustainable, community-focused strategies. With a strong understanding of environmental regulations and planning processes, you’re skilled at working with relevant legislation, planning instruments, standards, and local strategies to achieve operational objectives in the best interests of the community. Your proactive approach, paired with your ability to engage stakeholders and manage projects, helps drive positive environmental outcomes.

The Team

The Place Branch is a team of passionate people who design, plan, and advocate for the creation and maintenance of Toowoomba Region’s vibrant, inclusive, liveable places. Our core business is Planning, Landscape, Architecture, Certification and Environment - all fundamental to excellent design outcomes.

Join a team that is focused on the development and protection of places that hold the people, culture, meaning and memories of our community. Assist in capitalising on the Toowoomba Region’s physical, cultural, and social identities to inspire and harness social capital to influence positive outcomes for major projects and development proposals.

The Place Branch: Making Spaces into Memorable Places.

About the position

The Environmental Planner will be responsible for the formulation, review and maintenance of environmental strategies, policies and related supporting documentation in addition to providing input into and assessment of development applications and related services from an environmental perspective. The role is required to achieve Council’s planning and environmental objectives, to deliver a vibrant, inclusive and liveable region.

• This is a permanent full-time position based in the heart of Toowoomba’s CBD.
• The annual salary range for this position is $96,462.87 - $102,899.84 gross per annum, plus 17.5% annual leave loading and up to 12.65% superannuation.
• Carparking provided.
• Professional development and learning opportunities.
• Salary packaging services available.
• Active social club – TRC Employee’s Association.
• Access to the Fitness Passport Program - providing access to a wide range of local health, fitness, and leisure facilities with one affordable membership.
• Employee Assistance Program – free 24 hour nationwide confidential personal or work-related counselling services for employees and their families.
• A range of progressive health and wellbeing services.
• Work in a safety-conscious organisation - home safe every day!

How to be successful in this position

Qualification(s), training and experience, specific to the role:

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Planning or Environmental Science, or a qualification in a related field from a recognised University coupled with significant relevant experience in Environmental Planning and Policy Development.
• Substantial relevant experience in environmental planning and policy development.
• Ecological and botanical experience is desirable.
• Local government experience is desirable.
• Membership of a relevant professional association, or eligibility for membership is desirable.
• Current ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence.

How to apply

Once logged into your Seek account, click the ‘Apply’ button to be redirected to the Toowoomba Regional Council advertisement to access the Position Description and to apply. Alternatively, please go to https://tr.bigredsky.com/page.php?pageID=160&windowUID=0&AdvertID=833762 for access to the Position Description and to apply.

For full details of this position, please ensure you download the Position Description, which provides the position success criteria.

Please provide your current Resume and a 2 page document addressing each of the success criteria with your experience, abilities, knowledge, and personal qualities which are relevant for the position; this allows the panel to assess your suitability.

The preferred candidate will be required to undertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medical assessment to assess their ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the position.

Please note to have your application considered, ensure that you have followed the instructions outlined above.

Visit our website www.tr.qld.gov.au/jobs for information on how to apply for jobs at Toowoomba Regional Council. Applicants are encouraged to apply online.

For further information

Please contact Alison Banks on (07 4688 6938 within business hours.

Closing date

The closing date for applications is Sunday 23 March 2025 at 11.45pm.

About Council

The Toowoomba Region is about rich traditions and bold ambitions. Our long and proud agricultural history has evolved Toowoomba into Australia’s second largest inland city supporting diverse townships in the Council area and acting as a service centre for South West Qld and North West NSW. The region is boldly forging new opportunities around the Surat Basin resource sector, education, health, transport, and massive infrastructure investments. Growth hasn’t come at the expense of liveability though, with Toowoomba twice voted in the top 5 most family friendly cities in Australia.

Toowoomba Regional Council services a regional population of 180,000 and employs a team of approximately 1,600 staff, dedicated and passionate about delivering excellent customer service to the community, residents, and visitors throughout the region. We recognise that our success depends upon attracting and retaining skilled and talented staff and offer a wide variety of interesting challenges and opportunities to develop your career.