This is a fantastic short-term opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced council environment and is confident managing a busy caseload from day one.
About the role:
You’ll be joining a supportive and collaborative planning team, taking ownership of planning applications and seeing them through efficiently. This is a hands-on role where your ability to work independently and hit the ground running will be highly valued.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process planning permit applications, amendments, approvals and extensions
- Prepare and present submissions to VCAT
- Respond to phone, counter and written planning enquiries
- Provide clear advice to internal stakeholders and the community
- Support management with briefings, meetings and departmental priorities
- Contribute to continuous improvement across statutory planning processes
- Assist with administrative tasks, including maintaining accurate records and files
- Proven experience in statutory planning within local government
- Confident working autonomously and managing competing priorities
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Comfortable in a customer-facing environment
