Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

• Parramatta Location - 50% office attendance
• Full Time until end of August 2028
• Clerk Grade 9/10 - $129,464 - $142,665 plus superannuation

Your role

Working closely with the Manager, Planning this role supports the growth in State Significant Developments and rezoning of sites and precincts whilst providing planning advice, review the impact of Government planning policies and housing policy initiatives on Homes NSW's property portfolio, manage consultants as required and undertake Homes NSW's planning approvals.

What you'll do

Working closely with the team, the responsibilities of this role include:

• Reviewing planning assessment reports and packages to ensure they comply with planning legislative requirements, planning policies and Homes NSW requirements
• Completing planning and study reviews, providing advice and planning solutions, reviewing third party submissions and project manage consultants, contractors, and providers (as required) in relation to planning activities
• Managing Part 4 and 5 approvals through the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) to enable the efficient delivery of Homes NSW's strategic objectives and developments
• Providing accurate and timely technical planning advice to internal and external stakeholders, providers, contractors, and consultants
• Ensuring business practices, systems and processes are fit for purpose and in line with current legislative, policy and professional standards and those procedures reflect best practice planning for Homes NSW

What we're looking for

Essential Requirements

The essential requirements of this role are:

• Tertiary qualifications in urban/regional planning or related discipline or equivalent planning experience.
• Eligibility for membership of a relevant industry association.
• The role may involve travel both locally and regionally, including overnight travel, as required by the business and/or directed.

To be successful in this position, the ideal candidate will have:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritise competing demands
• Experience in State Significant Development Applications and planning and assessment
• High attention to detail
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation

For more information about this position, please click here to download the role description.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• In 500 words or less. please describe a time whereby an internal or external stakeholder disagreed with your advice around their development plans and documentation. Why did they disagree and what was the outcome?
• In 500 words or less, please describe a time where a project you were leading was behind schedule on deliverables. What did you do to bring it back on track and what was the lesson you learned from this?

Applications close Sunday 26 October 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Yoland Gil on 0459869267 or at [email protected]

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Jess Tan on 0457 853 766 or via [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

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