Planner

Regional Strategy and Planning

Location - Proserpine

Permanent / Full Time

$85,807.30 to $96,869.56 per annum

The Whitsunday Regional Council is situated at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. The region encompasses the

74 tropical Whitsunday Islands, the coastal towns of Cannonvale, Airlie Beach, Jubilee Pocket, Shute Harbour

and Bowen along with the rural towns of Proserpine and Collinsville. The Whitsunday region offers a dynamic

environment and is perfectly placed to live, work, play and invest.

The Role

An exciting opportunity exists within our Regional Strategy and Planning directorate for a Planner. In this

role, you will be responsible for assessing development applications in accordance with the statutory

provisions of the Planning Act 2016 and Council’s Planning Scheme including compliance and enforcement

for non-compliance with approvals and breaches of the planning scheme provisions.

Essential

1. C Class Drivers Licence.

2. Tertiary qualifications in Town Planning or working towards such qualifications.

3. Proven experience in regulatory planning including knowledge of the Planning Act and other

relevant legislation requirements.

4. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite of applications.

Desirable

1. Previous Local Government experience.

Apply Now

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button above. For any further information regarding this role, please contact a member of our Human

Resources Operations team on (07) 4761 3613.

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