Senior Environmental Compliance Planner

Council Jobs; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hume City Council in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Environmental Compliance Planner to ensure environmental planning controls are applied and to protect built and natural environments across the municipality, with a focus on urban growth. You will advise across planning teams, review overlays and strategies, and work with internal stakeholders to meet land management and pollution abatement obligations.

A relevant degree and current driver’s licence are required, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Environmental Science, Urban Planning, Natural Resource Management, or related field.
• Current driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and recommendations to planning teams on environmental planning issues.
• Identify the need to review and update planning instruments and policies.
• Prepare background documentation for updates to the planning scheme.
• Liaise with Strategic Planning to ensure environmental considerations are included in future community planning.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet offset and land management obligations.
• Regularly inspect properties and advise on land management and pollution abatement.
• Monitor developments for compliance with the Planning Scheme and permits.

Skills

Time management

Leadership

Emotional intelligence

Written communication

Education

Environmental planning degree or related qualification

Job description

Join the Planning & Developmentteam

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

The Senior Environmental Compliance Planner is responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental planning controls and protecting the integrity of the built and natural environment across the Hume municipality, with a particular focus on urban growth and green wedge areas.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide advice and recommendations to the Statutory Planning, Strategic Planning, and other departments as required regarding environmental planning issues.
• Identify the need for review and update of planning instruments such as overlays, zones, schedules, policies, and strategies.
• Prepare background documentation to inform updates in relation to the Hume planning scheme in response to environmental and heritage concerns.
• Liaise with Strategic Planning to ensure that environmental subject matter expertise is considered in the planning of future communities within Hume.
• Work internally with relevant stakeholders, such as Statutory Planning, Parks & Open Space, Infrastructure Delivery, and Land & Biodiversity to ensure that our offset and land management obligations are met.
• Regularly inspect properties and provide advice on land management and pollution abatement techniques.
• Monitor new and existing developments to ensure compliance with the Hume Planning Scheme and Planning Permits related to Environmental Planning.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage competing deadlines, and maintain attention to detail while delivering high-quality work within set timeframes.
• Willing to take the lead when appropriate, showing initiative, confidence, and accountability in driving tasks and supporting team objectives.
• Demonstrated high level of emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, empathy, and the ability to manage interpersonal relationships with sensitivity and professionalism.
• Ability to remain composed under pressure, with the ability to adapt communication and behaviour to suit diverse individuals and complex situations.
• Highly developed written communication skills with the ability to prepare and present concise reports and information for staff on matters relating to the position.

Required Certifications & Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Environmental Science, Urban Planning, Natural Resource Management, or a related discipline with relevant experience; or lesser formal qualifications with substantial experience in complex or comparable organisations delivering advice within an environmental planning context.
• Current driver's licence.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.

For any queries, please contact us at *******@hume.vic.gov.au.