Growth & Infrastructure Planner for Liveable Communities

Jobs in Council; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 117,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Superannuation

WFH opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Career development

Leave entitlements

Salary packaging options

Community involvement

Awards program

Job summary

Wingecarribee Shire Council in NSW seeks a Contributions and Growth Planner to lead major strategic land use and planning policy projects, including development contributions programs and infrastructure provision planning.

You will guide reviews of the planning framework, provide timely information and engage the community, ensuring liveable environments with heritage and sustainable transport in mind.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Town Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Geography, or Law and/or equivalent.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of NSW legislative and policy framework for local infrastructure contributions.
• Ability to prepare, review and administer development contributions plans.
• Experience with nexus, apportionment and reasonableness concepts in infrastructure contributions.

Responsibilities

• Manage major and complex strategic land use and planning policy projects.
• Develop, implement and monitor development contributions programs and infrastructure provision.
• Coordinate planning reviews and conduct inclusive community consultation activities.
• Ensure policies support high‑quality natural and built environments, heritage and sustainable transport.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation skills

Drivers Licence

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Town Planning / Urban & Regional Planning / Geography or Law

Job description

Wingecarribee Shire Council in NSW seeks a Contributions and Growth Planner to lead major strategic land use and planning policy projects, including development contributions programs and infrastructure provision planning.

You will guide reviews of the planning framework, provide timely information and engage the community, ensuring liveable environments with heritage and sustainable transport in mind.