As a Strategic Planner you will contribute to shaping our community including housing, infrastructure, environment, and services in this permanent full time role.
You will work with a passionate and committed team, to help shape the future of one of Melbourne’s most dynamic inner-urban environments. Translating ideas into real outcomes for the community, you will work on a diverse range of projects, from activity centres and housing growth to open space planning, heritage and sustainability.
Your role contributes across the full planning lifecycle: from research and strategy development through to planning scheme amendments, and implementation. This role is ideal for a planner who is curious, proactive and motivated to make a meaningful impact through evidence-based planning.
You will be encouraged to take initiative, build your skills, and grow your career while contributing to a more liveable and equitable city for current and future communities.
Key Responsibilities:
• High quality research and analysis that positively contributes to strategies, heritage reviews, urban design frameworks, structure plans and other strategic documents.
• Project teams supported across the project lifecycle to further the organisation’s goals, including elevated outputs and communications featuring graphics and mapping, and high-quality Council reports.
• Collaborative cross-organisational and multi-organisational projects that achieve ‘buy-in’.
• Engagement of external expertise to support evidence-based planning.
• Land use and development strategies, policies and guidelines; including Urban Design Frameworks and heritage reviews, are appropriately translated through planning scheme amendments.
• Planning scheme amendments prepared, and project managed to facilitate timely, accurate and quality decision making.
Join us in this full-time permanent role, offering a competitive salary range of $83,480 - $95,636 this will go up to $85,404 - $97,836 from 1 July, plus 12% superannuation.
Desired Skills and Experience
What you’ll need to succeed:
• Knowledge of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the Planning Scheme
• Ability to contribute to strategic projects, including project management and community engagement skills
• Ability to contribute to evidence-based strategies, policies and guidelines for complex urban planning issues
• Exposure to preparing and developing project proposals that define goals, cost and resource impacts
• Exposure to processing planning scheme amendments, including key milestones and knowledge of the Amendment Tracking System (ATS)
• Highly effective communication and collaboration skills to clearly explain and influence specialist issues, and create opportunities for others to be heard
• A relevant tertiary qualification in urban planning or a closely related field, and at least 1 year professional experience.
Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Suellen Hunter, Coordinator City Growth on shunter@stonnington.vic.gov.au
For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Submitting your application
In your cover letter, we invite you to demonstrate how your skills and experience align with the requirements outlined in the Position Description, and to share what draws you to the opportunity to work with the City of Stonnington
The City of Stonnington is a child-safe, equal opportunity employer valuing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of offerings available for our people, have a look at “Why Stonnington”.
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