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Urban Planner
Job No:
CN2743
Location:
Newcastle
- Play a significant role in the growth and development of Newcastle, the central Council to the Region.
- Permanent opportunity.
- 35-hour working week with flexible working arrangements and optional 9-day fortnight.
City of Newcastle (CN) is looking for an experienced Urban Planner to join our Regulatory, Planning & Assessment team (RPA), reporting to the Urban Planning Section Manager. If you have been looking for an opportunity where you can make a significant contribution, gain exposure to high profile development projects ($800M- $1Billion per year), whilst being supported by a team of highly experienced, passionate, and driven professionals, this could be your next career move!
What's the focus?
The 2030 Community Strategic Plan, developed in consultation with our community, identifies a liveable built environment as a focus area and strategic direction. We are aiming for an attractive city that is built around people and reflects our sense of identity. This is reinforced through CN’s Local Strategic Planning Statement.
CN's Urban Planning team is responsible for formulating holistic, city-wide and place specific strategic urban land use policy and outcomes in CN consistent with the Community Strategic Plan. As an Urban Planner you will play a key role in preparing specialist strategic land use and development policy advice to assist in the development and management of land use planning strategies and other strategic policy documents of CN. You will engage with key stakeholders in translating our city-wide strategies into operational plans for service delivery and assist in fostering effective links with the community and other stakeholders to create an inclusive working relationship to address regional, city-wide and place specific issues for the City.
We value diversity of thought, and we focus on equity in the workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace culture where everyone feels respected, safe, and valued so they can be themselves and fully contribute their opinions and perspectives to the success of the organisation.
What are the benefits?
- 35-hour working week with flexible work arrangements including working from home to ensure you can find the right balance between your personal and professional life!
- 3 weeks of personal leave each year
- 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
- Paid parental leave for mums and partners
- 2 additional paid Public Holidays
- Additional paid leave days including Health & Wellbeing, NAIDOC and Community Volunteer leave
- Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
- Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities to ensure you continue to evolve and grow your career ambitions
- Corporate fitness program from as little as $4.30 per week that will give you and your immediate family members access to a wide range of fitness and aquatic centres
Interested to know more?
Find out more about your new career here.
At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.
CN proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.
All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 19 June 2022.
Remuneration: $95,580.56 + 10% Superannuation for a 35-hour working week.
Contact: Shane Cahill - Urban Planning Section Manager - 02 49742892.
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