Senior Planning Officer, Regions
an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planning Officer to join the Regions Coordination team within The Department of Planning & Environment
Summary about this job
Urban Design & Planning
Company: Department of Planning
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-8-1695-4144
Fax: +61-2-7364-2074
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Detail information about job Senior Planning Officer, Regions. Terms and conditions vacancy
Senior Planning Officer, Regions Coordination• Grade / Classification: PO2
• Remuneration: ($112,797 - $120,731), plus superannuation and annual leave loading
• Ongoing, Full Time Opportunity
• Located: Sydney CBD
• Number of Positions: 2
Agency overview
The Department of Planning & Environment (DPE) is the lead NSW Government agency in planning for a growing NSW. The Department is going through an exciting period of organisational and operational change. Please click here for more about the department and our vision.
The Opportunity & Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planning Officer to join the Regions Coordination team within The Department of Planning & Environment. This role will report to the Strategic Support Team Leader.
The Senior Planning Officer is responsible for driving the implementation of statutory and regional growth planning projects, and state-wide regional planning frameworks to ensure Government objectives for State, regional and local planning are achieved.
The Senior Planning Officer is the key point of advice to support key internal and external stakeholders on current planning matters as well as conducting research and investigations, including the collation and management of data and information. There will also be a strong responsibility for negotiation with regional councils, agencies and internal departments with policy and frameworks.
The Candidate:
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who can
• Produce high quality work on a range of planning matters and respond to enquiries in a timely manner within applicable legislation, regulatory and policy frameworks.
• Identify and contribute to planning initiatives in a dynamic and complex environment with tight timeframes, competing priorities and conflicting stakeholder’s needs, views and opinions.
• Translate complex technical information into easy to understand plain English guidelines, reports and communications.
Essential requirements
• Relevant university degree qualification
• High level experience in stakeholder engagement, negotiation and project management
• Willingness to travel and (minimum) Class C Driver’s Licence
For more information on this role, view the Role Description here.
To apply
For this position please click the APPLY link below.
• Provide your updated personal information as prompted & complete the online application.
• Attach your resume & a cover letter that is relevant to the role (maximum of 1 page)
• Attach your response to the targeted questions.
Please refer to the following documents to assist you with your applications
• Application Guide
• Applying for a role in the NSW public Sector
Targeted Questions
Two of the questions will require you to provide specific examples from your experience (4000-character limit per question). These questions are shown below. Do not address these in your cover letter.
Q1. Outline a time when you had to undertake and/or oversee multiple tasks with varying deadline and the methods you used to manage competing priorities?
Q2. Please describe a situation where you have used initiative to identify and address issues and problems in a process or other situation, and develop and apply effective solutions to remedy the issue/problem.
The information provided in your application needs to show how you meet the focus capabilities and other essential requirements of the role as detailed in the role description.
Applications Closes on: Wednesday, 25th July 2018.
Contact: For further information please contact Adrian Hohenzollern on 02 9860 1505.
Technical Support: If you encounter technical issues please contact I Work for NSW Support Team on 1800 562 679 (Mon-Fri) or [email protected]
Recruitment Pool: A recruitment pool may be established for future temporary and ongoing roles with similar focus capabilities. The Recruitment Pool may be available to hiring managers from DPE and other NSW Public Sector agencies over a 12-month period
Our commitment to diversity: The Department of Planning and Environment values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse groups and those with a disability.
Please Note: Our Sydney office will be moving to Parramatta in 2020.