Planning and Building Administration Officer

Planning and Building Administration Officer

$70,593.14 - $76,896.86 (pro rata)

This is a Band 5 position. Starting salary within the range is dependent on qualifications and experience.

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Reporting to the Manager Planning and Development, you will be responsible for providing a wide range of administrative, clerical and customer service duties to support both the Planning and Development Department and Building Services Department. As required, additional administration support may be provided to the existing full time Planning Administration Officer and Building Administration Officer.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Business Administration qualifications and/or considerable experience working in providing broad based administration duties with sound knowledge of financial reconciliation processes and computer systems.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to provide professional advice to all enquiries and support the operations of the business area.
• Attention to detail to accurately input data, identify errors and update registers accordingly. Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential issues with a high level of tact and discretion and sound judgement.
• Well developed skills in Microsoft Office.
• Well developed skills and knowledge in pdf manipulation and software use
• Good teamwork, organisational and time management skills.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills and initiative to prioritise workloads.
• Desirable experience in Local Government Planning or Building Departments
• Desirable knowledge of the Planning and Development Act 2005, the Building Act 2011 and related legislation.

Applicants are required to address the above criteria in no more than two (2) pages.

For more information relating to the position (not application packs) call Paul Neilson, Manager Planning and Development on 9439 0234.

Applications close: 5pm, Thursday 02 June 2022

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date.

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.

Attachments:
- Application Pack for Advertised Vacancies.PDF
- Position Description - City Development and Sustainability - Planning - Planning and Building Administration Officer - Part Time.pdf