Senior Planning Officer
an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planning Officer to join the Assessment Practice team within DPE
Summary about this job
Urban Design & Planning
Company: Department of Planning
Location: Sydney
Work type: Part Time
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Phone: +61-7-9297-5264
Fax: +61-8-9802-5114
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Detail information about job Senior Planning Officer. Terms and conditions vacancy
Senior Planning Officer, Assessment Practice? Grade / Classification: PO2
? Remuneration: ($112,797 - $120,731), plus super and annual leave loading
? Ongoing, Part-Time Opportunity (3 days per week)
? Located: Sydney CBD
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 Assessment Practice team within The Department of Planning & Environment. This role will report to Erica van den Honert, Director for Assessment Practice.
The Senior Planning Officer participates in the development of high quality planning policy to fulfil Government goals for a more robust and efficient state planning system that achieves strategic infrastructure, economic and growth objectives.
The Candidate:
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who can
? 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.
? Help drive best practice and innovative processes to meet Government goals to accelerate improvements to the planning system, improve the quality of EIA documentation, systems and processes to deliver better quality outcomes and improve customer service.
? Translate complex technical information into easy to understand plain English guidelines, reports and communications for external and internal audiences.
? Develop internal guidance for Assessment teams to assist them in implementation of the legislation and policy related to development assessment tasks.
Essential requirements
? Relevant tertiary qualifications in planning, environment management, natural resources or other relevant discipline.
? Demonstrated knowledge of relevant environmental assessment and planning legislation and processes.
? Proven experience in the field of either environmental impact assessment or similar.
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. Give an example of a situation or project that you had to deliver which involved managing the different and competing interests of a number of stakeholders. How did you ensure that the project was delivered on time?
Q2. Please describe a situation where you have needed to identify and address issues and problems in a process or other situation, and develop or select 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: Sunday, 08th July 2018.
Contact: For further information please contact John Ross on 02 9274 6541.
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.