Principal Statutory Planner

Principal Statutory Planner

Fixed Term (5 years) full-time

Salary $109,561 - $135,741 per annum + 12% super

Benefits

• Health and Wellbeing program
• Access to Fitness Passport
• End of trip facilities
• Free Parking

Organisational Overview

At the City of Fremantle, you’ll work on significant development applications, thoughtful heritage preservation and bold design using an innovative planning framework that shapes one of WA’s most iconic coastal cities. From residential builds and local developments to precinct-scale revitalisation, you’ll help make Fremantle even more liveable, sustainable and unique.

With flexible conditions, professional development, and a strong culture of collaboration and learning, this is a great place to grow your planning career. Plus, your office is right in the heart of Walyalup; step out and explore the City you help shape.

The City of Fremantle is currently seeking to appoint a Principal Statutory Planner to assess major applications and proposals. This role will support and mentor the team to provide excellent customer service to community members and businesses, and support applicants through pre-lodgement and design review, all the way through to development approval.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert statutory planning expertise to influence complex development outcomes and ensure decisions align with legislative requirements and the City’s strategic planning framework.
• Deliver responsive and accurate planning advice to customers and stakeholders by managing enquiries across multiple channels in accordance with the City’s customer service standards.
• Enhance statutory planning services by identifying improvement opportunities and contributing to the development and review of planning frameworks, policies, and processes.
• Deliver integrated planning outcomes by facilitating effective collaboration across disciplines and resolving complex, multidisciplinary planning issues.
• Strengthen team capability and performance by supervising, mentoring, and supporting planning staff, ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance in statutory planning outputs.
• Ensure transparent and accountable decision making by applying delegated authority and fulfilling governance responsibilities in accordance with legislative and organisational requirements.
• Deliver timely, consistent, and compliant planning outcomes by assessing, determining and reporting on development applications and subdivisions, reviewing matters across the full statutory planning lifecycle.

To be considered for this position, you will need

• Considerable experience in statutory planning at a Senior level.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant town planning legislation and practices/procedures associated with development assessment.
• Proven ability to write reports and make recommendations on complex statutory planning matters.
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and the ability to handle customer enquiries in a courteous, sensitive and effective manner.
• Capacity to manage time effectively, identify workload priorities and meet deadlines.
• Tertiary qualification in town planning or an equivalent qualification in a related discipline.
• Current Western Australian ‘C’ class driver’s license

The City of Fremantle promotes a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people.  The City encourages people of all ages, genders, and abilities, Aboriginal Australians and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job.

If you have any access needs that may require reasonable adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process, please get in touch with the contact below.  If you are an Aboriginal person or a person with a Disability who would like assistance with your application, please contact the Jobs and Skills Centre on 136464.

Application Instructions

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Applicants should provide a current curriculum vitae and a two-page (maximum) cover letter in .pdf format.  You do not need to address the selection criteria. Your CV and cover letter should demonstrate how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate for the advertised position.  The estimated closure date is 5pm on Sunday October 18 but we reserve the right to close the ad prior to this date.

To discuss this opportunity in more detail please contact Chloe Johnston on [email protected]

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.