Development Planner - Urban Growth & Compliance

Council Jobs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sutherland Shire Council is seeking a Development Planner to join our planning team in Sydney. You will assess development applications, ensuring alignment with statutory requirements and strategic objectives, and provide quality advice to planning managers.

In this role you will coordinate referrals, produce comprehensive reports for planning panels, and oversee applications through their lifecycle, delivering efficient assessment and timely service delivery.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Urban Planning or a related field.
• Experience in assessing development applications within a local government context.
• Familiarity with Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979.
• Strong project management with stakeholder coordination and customer service.
• Ability to prepare clear, compliant reports for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Assess development applications to ensure alignment with statutory requirements and strategic objectives.
• Provide quality advice to planning managers and produce comprehensive reports for planning panels.
• Coordinate referrals and manage development applications throughout their lifecycle.
• Deliver efficient assessment and workload management to meet minister’s timeframes.

Skills

Urban Planning

Stakeholder coordination

Customer service

Project management

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning

Job description

Sutherland Shire Council is seeking a Development Planner to join our planning team in Sydney. You will assess development applications, ensuring alignment with statutory requirements and strategic objectives, and provide quality advice to planning managers.

In this role you will coordinate referrals, produce comprehensive reports for planning panels, and oversee applications through their lifecycle, delivering efficient assessment and timely service delivery.