Team Leader Infrastructure Planning - Parramatta, Australia - Parramatta City Council

Parramatta City Council

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Parramatta, Australia

5 days ago

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Spearhead contribution planning innovations and pioneer industry-leading practices

Nurture a team in preparing and reviewing development contribution plans, advising on contributions and overseeing planning agreement milestones. Central Parramatta Location | Hybrid Model | Permanent Full Time

About Us
The City of Parramatta is going through unprecedented change and transformation we grow and transform into a Global City.

The intensity of growth and investment in City of Parramatta means that Council, their partners, and community have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the City's future and ensure it is culturally, socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable.

The City Planning and Design Directorate is leading the planning and design for the development of our City for a near doubling of our population over the next 20 years.

This involves work on exciting projects across the Council area as we plan for growth in the right locations supported by the necessary infrastructure.

We are working on projects in Camellia/Rosehill, Epping, Wentworth Point, Westmead and many other areas as well as our exciting and growing Parramatta CBD where we are based.

We want you to join us and be part of our transformation and help nurture our great City to be _Sustainable, Liveable and Productive _.

In return we will support you in the moments that matter.

About the role

The Team Leader is responsible for managing and leading a small team of planning, accounting and other professionals in preparing and reviewing development contribution plans and strategies and providing contributions advice.

Another important part of the role is overseeing voluntary planning agreement milestones.

You will be responsible for advising Council project teams on contributions funding, lead efforts across the organisation in the planning and reporting of development contributions and planning agreements, training planners in contributions levying, forecasting, and auditing contributions income, providing high level advice to the Group Manager and Executive Director and keeping up to date with industry policy, news and best practice.

About you

You are degree qualified in town planning, accounting, project management or equivalent, with considerable experience in the management of development contributions within statutory and/or strategic land use planning in a local government context.

You have proven experience in the following:

Detailed understanding of planning agreement implementation and milestone achievement
Leading a diverse team and delivering services to a high standard to meet numeric, qualitative and other business performance criteria
Detailed understanding of the daytoday administration of contribution plans and use of relevant IT packages
Ability to successfully lead a team, communicate, negotiate, build relationships and influence others with an engaging approach and technique Advanced problem solving and decisionmaking ability, including confidence in working with leaders and project teams to resolve high priority, often sensitive and complex issues.

Commencing salary
We are offering an attractive salary package from $137,435 to $151,322 plus 11% superannuation.

You can be confident in joining a workplace that offers outstanding benefits, including:

A range of flexible work arrangements including hybrid WFH arrangements
14 weeks paid parental leave
Central Parramatta location (Public transport at our door, discounted parking)
Significant leave benefits (up to 12 days flexitime, 3 additional leave days at Christmas)
Learning and development opportunities Health and Wellbeing programs (Fitness Passport, Flu Shots, etc.)

Want to know more?
For further information about the position, please review the Position Description.

How to apply
Applications close 9pm,
3 rd
March 2024 and will not be accepted through any other medium.