Senior Professional Officer - Town Planning

Affirmative Portfolios; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 600.000 - 800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Affirmative Portfolios seeks experienced Town Planners for a contract role in Cape Town. This position involves managing land-use applications across Cape Town’s district offices and contributing to planning projects within a dynamic local government context.

Key duties include meeting timeframes, protocols, and performing admin tasks related to planning applications. The role requires a degree in Town and Regional Planning, SACPLAN registration, and at least 5 years of postgraduate experience

Formación

• Degree in Town and Regional Planning required.
• Minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience.
• At least 2 years of supervisory experience.

Responsabilidades

• Process land-use applications across the eight district offices.
• Undertake planning-related projects and tasks as assigned.
• Ensure adherence to legislated timeframes, procedures and protocols.
• Perform administrative functions associated with land-use planning applications.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Supervisory experience

Educación

Degree in Town and Regional Planning

Herramientas

DAMS

Descripción del empleo

Cape Town | Contract position until 31 December 2026

Are you an experienced Town Planner looking for your next opportunity in Cape Town?

Our client is seeking 11 Senior Professional Officers (Town Planning) to join their team on a contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced planning professionals to apply their expertise within a dynamic local government environment and contribute to the effective management of land-use applications across Cape Town.

Key responsibilities

• Processing land-use applications across the eight district offices.
• Undertaking planning-related projects and tasks as assigned.
• Ensuring that all legislated timeframes, procedures and protocols are met and adhered to.
• Performing the necessary administrative functions associated with land-use planning applications.

Minimum requirements

• A relevant degree in Town and Regional Planning.
• At least 5 years' relevant postgraduate experience at an appropriate level.
• A minimum of 2 years' related supervisory experience.

Additional skills and experience

• Technical or professional registration with SACPLAN.
• Sound working knowledge of planning and local government legislation, as well as NEMA regulations.
• Experience working with Development Application Management Systems (DAMS).
• Strong analytical, organisational and administrative skills.
• The ability to manage applications within prescribed legislative timeframes.