SENIOR URBAN PLANNER

Req ID:  666559                    

Personnel Area: City Planning and Sustainability

Branch: Development Services

Salary: Band 6 $108,005 - $119,507 (Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Temporary full-time

Duration: 12 Months

Our Business – City Planning and Sustainability

Our people are in a unique position to shape Brisbane to be an amazing city that is liveable, vibrant, prosperous, connected, green and sustainable. Working in close collaboration, the five branches of City Planning and Sustainability division work on strategic and operational plans to deliver on Brisbane Vision 2031 and shape Brisbane into a city that residents will be proud of, support an economy where businesses thrive, and design a world-class destination for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Being part of our inclusive team gives you meaningful opportunities to contribute to this Vision. Our culture is shaped by:

• fostering connections across our business to collaborate and build positive relationships
• generosity of our time, expertise and knowledge in giving to each other and social causes
• collaborating with the community to work together to support the city, broader economic, social and environmental outcomes
• being agile and pursuing new ideas and innovative solutions to improve how we deliver
• recognising and celebrating our success through recognition, feedback and internal and external awards
• offering career mobility and development opportunities across our whole business.

Our Branch - Development Services

We play a key role to facilitate Brisbane’s growth so our unique, subtropical capital continues to offer quality of life for visitors and residents.

Our branch is the destination for applications relating to development, including engineering and plumbing. We have an amazing team of dedicated, passionate and service focused professional people who have our residents, building construction industry and communities at the heart of what they do.

The Role

The Senior Urban Planner provides leadership and supervision to staff facilitating sustainable planning and development outcomes to ensure development applications and other decisions comply with relevant legislation and Council policy.

You will also manage a range of medium and high risk development applications providing professional advice, high quality development outcomes, and exceptional customer service.

You will work closely with various Development Services teams to provide input on a diverse range of service delivery functions including assessment, prelodgement services, planning information and advice, planning application reviews, infrastructure charges calculations, and governance and appeals.

We are looking for a highly experienced urban planner with superior knowledge in planning development who can engage and work collaboratively with the administration, management, and provide leadership in development outcomes. If you have the experience and a passion to build a better Brisbane, then please read on and apply.

In this role you will:

• manage medium-high risk development applications
• exercise delegated authority for development applications
• interpret, apply and advise on relevant legislation and Council policies and procedures
• prepare correspondence, instructions, submissions to Council delegates, committees or expert witnesses
• represent Council on Planning and Environment and Building Tribunal matters
• contribute to the development and implementation of the planning scheme and participate in community consultation.

To be successful you will have:

• demonstrated evidence of capabilities in Council’s Leadership Blueprint
• broad experience in applying best practice in planning, built environment, infrastructure and/or environment disciplines
• broad experience in managing the assessment of development applications and associated requests
• demonstrated high level application of planning schemes and Infrastructure Charges Resolutions
• demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills with broad experience in negotiation
• broad experience in developing and maintaining relationships, supervising, consultation, and influencing. 

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE  

How to apply:  Click on the 'Apply' button below to complete your online application. Please upload your current resume and cover letter (of no more than one page) that demonstrates how you meet the requirements of this role.  

This role may require a Criminal History Check. 

For more information:  Please contact John Hefez on 3178 3859 or john.hefez@brisbane.qld.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Sunday 6^th July 2025 at 11:55pm AEST 

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.