Planning & Development Manager

Public Sector People; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Sector People partners with an established organisation in Sydney to recruit a Planning & Development Manager. The role focuses on existing sites, brownfield redevelopment, and shaping a clear pathway for redevelopment across a varied property portfolio.

You will explore design options, assess planning constraints, and work across teams to translate community needs into practical site use. You will coordinate inputs with councils and external consultants, progress development proposals,

Qualifications

• Experience in planning or architecture with redevelopment opportunities.
• Understanding NSW planning system and approval processes.
• Ability to interpret planning controls and assess implications for a site.
• Experience coordinating consultants and managing stakeholder priorities.
• Clear communication and ability to present practical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Assess existing sites to identify planning constraints and redevelopment potential.
• Develop site options balancing design quality, practicality and long-term use.
• Coordinate input from architects, planners and other consultants.
• Guide planning pathways and support development applications and approvals.
• Engage with councils and stakeholders to progress proposals; prepare recommendations for decisions on future property use.

Skills

Town planning

Architecture

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Planning degree

Job description

The opportunity

Public Sector People is partnering with an established, purpose-led organisation to recruit a Planning & Development Manager in Sydney.

With a focus on existing sites and brownfield redevelopment, this role will help identify what is possible across a varied property portfolio and shape a clear pathway forward.

It’s an opportunity for someone who enjoys working through complex sites, exploring design options and navigating planning constraints, while considering how properties can better serve the communities around them.

The role

Working with internal stakeholders and external consultants, your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing existing sites to identify planning constraints and redevelopment potential.
• Developing site options that balance design quality, practical requirements and long-term use.
• Coordinating input from architects, planners and other specialist consultants.
• Guiding planning pathways and supporting development applications and approvals.
• Engaging with councils and relevant stakeholders to progress proposals.Preparing clear recommendations to support decisions on future property use.

About you

You may come from town planning, architecture or a related property discipline, with experience assessing and progressing redevelopment opportunities.

We’re interested in hearing from people who bring:

• Experience working with existing sites, brownfield redevelopment or complex planning proposals.
• An understanding of the NSW planning system and approval processes.
• The ability to interpret planning controls and assess their implications for a site.
• Experience coordinating consultants and managing competing stakeholder priorities.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain technical matters and present practical recommendations.
• An interest in using property to support positive community outcomes.

Your experience could have been gained within a planning or architectural consultancy, a property owner, a developer or another organisation managing a varied property portfolio.