Town of Mosman Park

Senior Statutory Urban Planner

• Permanent Full Time (Part time hours considered)
• Salary range from $94 000 to $106,000
• Work independently and as part of a small team

Are you passionate about shaping the urban, natural and built environment?  with a focus on collaboration, community engagement, and facilitated best development outcomes? We are seeking a dynamic and experienced urban planner to join our team and ensure that sustainable development and excellent built form outcomes are achieved in our Town.

• We support flexible working arrangements including hybrid working from home.
• We work together across a culture of ‘’One Team’’ to create a culture of respect, trust, and inclusiveness.
• We support applicants from all backgrounds, gender, sexual orientation and nationalities.

This challenging and rewarding role will undertake significant planning projects and assessments together with providing leadership, support, and guidance to applicants, mentoring and leading urban planners and internal stakeholders.

You will be responsible for, with the help of your team:

• Guiding developers through the application process, ensuring compliance and high-quality outcomes.
• Championing the preservation of our town's cultural heritage and built environment, integrating conservation principles into planning decisions.
• Engaging with community stakeholders to ensure their input shapes development.
• Having a positive impact on reshaping the Town’s local planning framework as we seek to deliver outcomes identified in the Council’s strategies and plans.
• Providing professional and timely advice, guidance and information on a variety of planning issues to a range of stakeholders.
• Ensuring the Town constantly works to deliver sustainable town planning outcomes.
• Assisting in the coordination of work for the Urban Planning team.
• Providing a supervisory and mentoring role for the planners at the Town.

You will be a true team player, liaising with internal and external departments and stakeholders to ensure quality services are delivered to the Town of Mosman Park regarding all aspects of Urban Planning.

Skills & Experience

The ideal candidate will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications within Urban and Regional Planning (or equivalent)
• National Police Clearance (less than 6 months old).
• Sound knowledge of the current WA Planning Framework.
• Experience dealing with complex projects involving multiple stakeholders
• A proven and natural leadership approach; you will have the ability to lead, work collaboratively and build positive working relationships.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Ability to communicate complex information in a clear and succinct manner.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to apply analytical thinking.
• Sound negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of, and a commitment to the provision of, high quality Customer Service.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in urban and regional planning in Local or State Government is preferred.
• Experience in attending hearings and meetings such as State Administrative Tribunal, Development Assessment Panels or similar is preferred.

Benefits

This permanent full-time role attracts a competitive salary range of $94,000 - $106,000 (pro-rata for part-time) per annum dependent on qualifications and experience, and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution.

• Flexible work arrangements such as part time work is available if required, hybrid working from home, and a 9-day fortnight.
• Superannuation co-contribution (subject to individual contribution).

• 17.5% leave loading.
• Two extra days of leave each year (Local Government holiday).
• Professional development opportunities.

• Wellness programs, including an Employee Assistance Program

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their background, identity, experience, or ability.

Why Work with us?

We are a small and vibrant local government between river and sea close to Fremantle, Cottesloe Beach and Claremont Quarter.

Mosman Park is located approximately 14km from Perth and a stone’s throw from Fremantle. Our community is uniquely made up of diverse neighbourhoods with challenging and rewarding urban planning priorities.

At the Town of Mosman Park, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants who can demonstrate a commitment to the Town of Mosman Park’s values of Accountability, Connection and Excellence.

Chat to us

If you have any questions about the role, feel free to contact us for a confidential chat with our People and Culture team on 9383 6600 or email jobs@mosmanpark.wa.gov.au

How to apply

Applications for this position are open until a suitable pool of candidates is received. This means the vacancy may close without notice. If you are interested in this position, we highly recommend you apply as soon as possible.

The position description is on our website for further information about the role.