Planning Enforcement Officer

Council Jobs; Ballan; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing days

Parental leave after six months

Increments during parental leave

Superannuation paid on unpaid leave

Spread of Hours Clause

Gender affirmation and related leave

Job summary

Moorabool Shire Council is seeking a Planning Enforcement Officer to protect and enhance the amenity of the Moorabool Shire by ensuring compliance with planning legislation. You will investigate planning matters, undertake site inspections, and provide expert advice while collaborating with stakeholders to achieve fair outcomes.

You are a motivated planning professional with a strong Victorian planning system knowledge, investigative mindset, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of the Victorian planning system.
• Ability to undertake site inspections and investigations.
• Strong communication with a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Investigate planning matters and enforce compliance.
• Conduct site inspections and provide expert advice.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Skills

Planning knowledge

Investigative skills

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Planning degree

Tools

GIS

Job description

Moorabool Shire Council is a progressive organisation that is experiencing rapid growth and surging development. We offer a perfect blend of picturesque and friendly surrounds where you can enjoy an urban lifestyle in towns like Bacchus Marsh or take advantage of Moorabool’s smaller towns and hamlets, rural open spaces and natural surrounds.

Our focus is on building a healthy, inclusive and connected community; a liveable and thriving environment and an organisation that listens and adapts to the need of our evolving communities.

The Role

As our Planning Enforcement Officer, you'll play a key role in protecting and enhancing the amenity of the Moorabool Shire by ensuring compliance with planning legislation and the Moorabool Planning Scheme. You'll investigate planning matters, undertake site inspections, provide expert advice to the community, and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve practical and fair planning outcomes. This is a varied and rewarding role that combines technical expertise, problem-solving, customer service and field-based work, making a real impact on our growing community.

If you have questions specific to the role, please contact Peter Falland (Coordinator Planning Enforcement and Administration)on5366 7100.

What We Offer

• Outstanding flexible working arrangements – make working with us work for you.
• Access to 3 health and wellbeing days over the life of our Health and Wellbeing Strategy
• Eligibility for parental leave after six months service
• Payment of increments whilst on parental leave
• Six months of super paid on unpaid parental leave
• Flexibility Spread of Hours Clause
• Updates to our Discretionary Leave Clause to include gender affirmation related activities, natural disaster and foster caring.

Send us an email at **************@moorabool.vic.gov.au and we can chat about all the benefits of working at Moorabool. We’d love to chat with you about our culture, development frameworks, progression opportunities, cultural initiatives, reward frameworks and flexibility opportunities.

About You

You're a motivated planning professional with a sound understanding of the Victorian planning system and a passion for achieving positive community outcomes. You have strong investigative and problem-solving skills, communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, and can confidently navigate complex planning matters with professionalism and integrity. Organised and customer focused, you enjoy working both independently and as part of a collaborative team, balancing office based work with site inspections to deliver practical, timely outcomes.

Applications will close by 11.59pm on Sunday 25th October 2026.

Moorabool Shire Council is proudly committed to:

• Being a family friendly, gender inclusive and equal opportunity employer
• Promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children under the age of 18
• Supporting the Human Rights Charter

We encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability

Only those with the right to work in Australia will be considered.