The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents and over 36,000 businesses who call Casey home.

Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, a must-visit destination nestled within Narre Warren in Melbourne’s southeast. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity by providing an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere through a lively community meeting place.

Our Benefits:

Benefits | City of Casey

• Flexible, supportive work environment with a strong culture of collaboration and growth.
• Diverse professional development opportunities.
• Conveniently located near Westfield shopping centre, with an adjacent gym/pool offering Free Workout Wednesdays, discounted memberships, and an onsite café.
• Multi-award-winning, architecturally designed office with fully equipped kitchens, free coffee, community library on-site, free parking, and more.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

As part of an expert team, you will formulate and manage development plans and amendments to the Casey Planning Scheme, ensuring they align with Victoria's and the City of Casey’s planning objectives and respond to changing circumstances.

Play a key role in developing, maintaining, and refining a policy and regulatory framework that ensures the effective use, development, and protection of land within the City of Casey.

What you’ll deliver

• Take a lead in developing and overseeing major land use and development strategies, managing complex planning issues within defined scope, output, timeline, and budget.
• Assess and administer planning scheme amendments and development plans; represent the Council at Planning Panels, Advisory Committees, VCAT, and other forums.
• Contribute to the monitoring, maintenance, and reform of the Casey Planning Scheme.
• Liaise with government agencies, community organisations, and other stakeholders with respect to land use planning, development issues, and strategic projects.
• Plan and lead community engagement activities to gather input and inform planning processes.
• Prepare briefs, engage, and manage external consultants for strategic planning and legal matters, while supervising and coordinating other departmental staff.
• Provide high-level technical support to the Manager, Head of Planning & Compliance, and Team Leader of Strategic Planning & Reform on both strategic and statutory issues.

What you’ll bring

• Extensive experience as a Strategic Town Planner.
• Proven experience in project management, strategy development and policy formulation and reform.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor team members.
• Relevant qualifications in Town Planning, Urban Studies or Urban Geography or related field.
• Local government experience will be an advantage.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check & Eligibility to Work check.
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

Position Description: Principal Strategic Planner - PD - 2025 06 27 (5).pdf

To find out more about the role, please contact Jason Pullman on 9709 9476 number and [email protected]

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on 27 July 2025.

Please Note: Applications will not be accepted via email. Please apply by following the links only.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

At the City of Casey, we are proud to be an inclusive, child safe, and equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ communities, multicultural communities, and refugee or migrant backgrounds.

We are committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We promote gender equity and actively address barriers to employment, ensuring participation without discrimination and supporting workplace adjustments.

For any reasonable adjustments or access needs during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team at 9709 9633 or [email protected].

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.

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