$85K – $101K Total Remuneration Package

$76K – $89K Base Salary

Location: Maroochydore

Vacancy No: 5966

Permanent - Full-time

Applications close: Sunday, 6th April 2025 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

Sitting within the Planning and Assessment team, the Development Officer is responsible for researching and providing advice on building and development matters to internal and external stakeholders including management, internal branches and developers.

The role will involve exercising initiative in decision making, problem solving and resolution of conflicts in relation to developments, while maintaining professional relationships with internal and external clients.

You will undertake assessment manager or concurrence agency functions, processing, assessing and negotiating development applications in an efficient manner.

This role is responsible for preparing reports including recommendations as well as preparing briefs of evidence for presentation to the Court, Development Tribunal and Queensland Building and Construction Commission. The opportunity may also be given to represent the Branch on technical working parties, working groups, committees and industry action teams.

About you

You will have an established knowledge of and ability to apply building, planning & environment legislation, policies, statutory procedures and requirements relating to assessing building and development applications. Coupled with this is possession of formal qualifications in building, building surveying or urban planning.

Your time management abilities are well developed, in order to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and to a superior standard. Your communication and interpersonal skills are pivotal to this position in order to actively listen, negotiate and foster collaboration and co-operation.

If appointed at a higher classification you may be expected to undertake additional duties, performed to a more advanced standard.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.

Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply for this job’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Tegan Johnson during business hours on 0428 942 263.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.