Primary Work Location: Gosford Administration Building
Career and lifestyle benefits
Bring you innovation and creativity
Live and work on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW
Permanent full time position + RDO + Leaseback Vehicle
Central Coast Council is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a healthy and safe work environment. We are committed to diversity in our community and our workforce and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, people with a disability and people from diverse backgrounds to apply to be part of our inclusive team.
Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work.
Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
The Principal Strategic Planner serves as a consultant to management and others on strategic land use planning and is responsible for assisting employees and management to align strategic, operational and organisational objectives in designated business units. This will be achieved through operating as a subject matter expert by delivering strategic, technical advice on land use planning.
Our ideal candidate will be someone who has a demonstrated understanding of current planning systems and best practice planning techniques for delivery of high quality built environments. You will posses strong project analysis and experience, technical expertise and sound knowledge of contemporary local and global environmental issues as well as a thorough understanding of public sector policies, practices and statutory requirements.
Our core responsibilities are to provide strategic planning and land use planning requirements to support urban design projects including Strategies, Precinct Plans, Structure Plans and Masterplans.
Key activities of this role include:
Supports the Section Manager by managing large scale projects;
Provide leadership, supervision, mentoring and training to the Land Use team with a high level of professional technical guidance;
Provide strategic technical advice to management, Council staff, external stakeholders and the community on the provision of planning and land use.
Please refer to the Position Descriptionfor detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.
Salary range between $95.9k to $113.3k per annum (includes market loading) + superannuation.
A vehicle is provided for official duties and private use leaseback is available in accordance with Council’s Vehicle Policy.
Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete additional online assessments.
Enquiries: Karen Tucker, Unit Manager Strategic Planning on 4325 8426 or 0418 415 871.
Closing Date: Applications close at Midnight on Sunday, 29 September 2019.
