Development Planner

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 5 - Salary Range $78,646 to $90,563 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual within the City Growth and Development department. 

This role provides a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented Planner to contribute to the growth of one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia. You will benefit from exposure to a wide variety of use and development applications; ranging from multi residential, to industrial, to greenfield subdivision and everything in between. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who create an enjoyable working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess a mix of planning applications throughout Melton, using a facilitative project management approach.
• Build strong and co-operative relationships internally and externally to enable facilitation of appropriate developments.
• Provide input into the development of strategic planning projects to facilitate transition to the development assessment stage and provide a more seamless assessment process.
• Prepare letters, reports and documents relating to planning matters.
• Provide verbal technical advice to the community, developers and landowners relating to the Melton Planning Scheme, Council policies, strategies and processes.
• Represent Council at the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) as required.

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About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• A tertiary qualification in urban planning or a closely related discipline with some relevant experience.
• Experience and skills in the assessment of development proposals to achieve quality outcomes.
• High level of motivation with the ability to be pro-active and make a positive contribution to the department
• A thorough understanding the Victorian planning system, including the Victoria Planning Provisions and ResCode.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Steve Finlay, Coordinator Statutory Planning, on 9747 7162.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.