Coordinator Strategic Planning And Policy

Council Jobs; Moss Vale; Hybrid; AUD 126,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package + 12% super

Hybrid working from home

Wellbeing initiatives

Career development support

Salary packaging options

Welcome Experience

Community events

Job summary

Wingecarribee Shire Council is seeking a seasoned Coordinator Strategic Planning and Policy to lead the statutory planning policy team and manage planning proposals, heritage planning, and contributions programs. This role shapes how the Shire grows while protecting its character and heritage across the Southern Highlands.

You will oversee policy framework reviews, LEP and DCP updates, and provide strategic advice to executives, collaborating with government, industry and community to deliver

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Town Planning or urban planning or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in strategic land use planning and development control.
• 5+ years in a senior strategic planning or planning policy role in local government.
• Experience preparing complex reports, submissions and policy responses.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for statutory planning policy, planning proposals, heritage planning and contributions.
• Oversee reviews and updates to planning controls, LEP and DCP.
• Provide strategic advice, submissions and policy responses for the future of the Shire.
• Collaborate with government, industry and the community to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Strategic land use planning

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Town/Urban Planning qualification or related discipline

Job description

Coordinator Strategic Planning And Policy

Applications close 25 October 2026
Coordinator Strategic Planning and Policy
Permanent full-time position
35 hours a week + Variable day off every 19-days
Flexible working arrangements available - hybrid working from home options
Salary: $126,352.78 - $146,842.34 + 12% Superannuation per annum

What You'll Do

As our Coordinator Strategic Planning and Policy, you’ll leada team responsible for Council’s statutory planning policy, planning proposals,heritage planning program and local infrastructure contributions functions. You’llplay a key role in shaping how the Shire grows and changes, while protectingthe character and heritage of the Southern Highlands.

You’ll oversee the ongoing review and improvement ofCouncil’s planning controls and policy framework, including planning proposalsand updates to the Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plan.You’ll also oversee our heritage and contributions programs and preparestrategic advice, submissions and policy responses on matters affecting thefuture of the Shire.

Working across Council and with government, industry andthe community, you’ll provide technical leadership and deliver sound,evidence-based planning outcomes.

Why Wingecarribee?

Wingecarribee Shire sits at the heart of the SouthernHighlands of NSW, renowned for its natural beauty, vibrant towns, and strongsense of community. We are proud to serve a region with a thriving localeconomy and a lifestyle that balances career opportunities with wellbeing.

As a forward-thinking Council, we are committed tobuilding a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient future. Guided by ourCommunity Strategic Plan 2035, we focus on delivering high-quality servicesthat support our community while protecting the unique character of our Shire.

By joining Wingecarribee Shire Council, you’ll be part ofan organisation that values teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement,where your skills make a real difference to the places our community lives,works, and enjoys.

You’ll also get to enjoy:

• Attractivesalary package + 12% superannuation
• Variableday off every 19-days
• Health& wellbeing initiatives – Fitness Passport, EAP and Flu Vaccines
• Careerdevelopment & learning support – Tertiary assistance available
• Flexibleworking arrangements – WFH opportunities
• Salarypackaging options available - make the most of your income
• TheWelcome Experience - The Welcome Experience is a free service foressential workers and their families who are considering moving to or havemoved to regional NSW. Local Connectors make moving easier by helping youfind a home, schools, childcare, job opportunities for your partner, andconnections within the community. -nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
• Community& social engagement – Enjoy opportunities to participate in localevents, team-building activities, and community initiatives that bring ourstaff and residents together.
• Recognitionthrough our annual awards ceremony celebrating and rewarding staffachievements

What You'll Need (Essential Criteria)

• Relevanttertiary qualifications in Town Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, ora related discipline, and/or equivalent experience.
• Extensiveknowledge and experience in strategic land use planning, localenvironmental plans, development control plans, developer contributionsplanning, heritage planning and relevant environmental planninglegislation.
• Minimum5 years’ experience in a senior strategic planning or planning policy roleleading a team of technical professionals in a local government context toensure that key objectives are achieved within desirable timeframes andbudget.
• Demonstratedexperience preparing complex reports, strategic advice, submissions andpolicy responses for senior management, elected representatives andgovernment agencies.
• Demonstratedexperience managing strategic planning projects, policy reviews andstatutory planning processes within a local government or comparableenvironment.
• Stronganalytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to criticallyanalyse issues and develop and implement appropriate solutions.
• Demonstratedhighly developed written and verbal communication skills including theability to communicate with a range of stakeholders, both internal andexternal and to negotiate outcomes and resolve conflict.

Other Essential Requirements

• NationalPolice Check
• CurrentDrivers Licence (Class C)

Have Questions?

• ContactJessica Lintern, Manager Strategic Outcomes on 0407 287 ***.

Wingecarribee Shire Council is an EqualOpportunity Employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We stronglyencourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,veterans, and persons with a disability. If you require reasonable adjustmentsduring our application process, please contact us at*******@wsc.nsw.gov.au, byphone on1300 680 *** or by visiting our office at 68 Elizabeth St, Moss Vale.