Adviser - Planning & Approvals (Vpsg4) - Melbourne, Australia - Department of Justice and Community Safety
Description
Location:
Melbourne | CBD
Job type:
Full time / Three years
Organisation:
Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary:
$91,418 - $103,725
Occupation:
Construction
Reference:
VG/D01789
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background.
If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
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The Adviser
- Planning and Approvals provides statutory planning services and timely, accurate advice to facilitate the delivery of the department's capital works program and management of departmental land and built assets
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Fixed-term, three years
- Opportunity to work with a highperforming and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:
VPS Grade 4: $91,418- $103,725 plus superannuation.**
About the Community Safety Building Authority
The Corporate Services and Infrastructure group oversees and leads the key public accountability requirements of the department including finance, procurement, evidence and insights, performance reporting and risk, audit and integrity.
The CSBA was established in June 2019 and designs, procures, builds and upgrades the infrastructure needed to keep communities safe.
It provides end-to-end project development, management and delivery of Victoria's new prisons, youth justice centres, court and custody facilities, emergency services facilities and public safety features, such as pedestrian walkway bollards and CCTV networks.
As well as delivering new infrastructure CSBA modernises, expands and upgrades existing facilities
The CSBA has a highly skilled workforce of experienced professionals from across the public and private sectors that support the development, procurement and delivery oversight of major capital projects.
The CSBA team includes specialists in community safety infrastructure, project management, engineering, cost management, commercial management, planning, environment and design.
The role of the Adviser - Planning & Approvals provides statutory planning services and timely, accurate advice to facilitate the delivery of the department's capital works program and management of departmental land and built assets.
About the Role
The role is a technical and professional position requiring applied experience and knowledge of land use planning in Victoria within a regional and metropolitan context.
The Adviser - Planning and Approvals must be able to maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including planning authorities to resolve complex planning issues.
You will also:
- Provide statutory (town) planning services to facilitate the delivery of the department's capital works program and the management of departmental land and built assets.
- Provide professional, accurate and timely advice on planning matters, including risks, opportunities, and solutions to resolve complex statutory (town) planning issues.
- Maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to negotiate and persuade others.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and review of departmental policies, strategies and processes, and maintain functional records for use across the department.
- Work collaboratively within a team of multidisciplinary specialist matter experts and be an active member of the wider business unit and the department.
About you
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of metropolitan and regional statutory (town) planning in Victoria, preferably within a Local or State Government environment.
- Applied experience and knowledge of the statutory (town) planning process for the delivery of government funded capital works and infrastructure projects.
- Developed communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to identify and implement pragmatic solutions.
Why work for us?
Employees at CSBA have access to a wide variety of opportunities, with an extensive range of career and capability development programs designed to develop our teams.
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