Central Coast Council

Senior Development Control Officer

Do you want to protect and enhance the natural and built environment on the beautiful Central Coast - Rewrite the Future with us in our Environmental Compliance Services unit

• Permanent full time
• Balance your life with a 9 day fortnight
• Collaborative and established team

About the role

The role of Senior Development Control Officer is responsible for controlling and regulating buildings, developments and land use in accordance with Council objectives and relevant planning legislation to protect and enhance the built and natural environment.

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree qualification in Town Planning, Building Surveying, Investigations or related field OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role, combined with ongoing professional development.
• Current NSW Class C Drivers Licence.
• Demonstrated experience in a similar role in local government.
• A comprehensive knowledge of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, the Local Government Act and the Protection of the Environment Operations Act.
• Demonstrated experience working within the parameters of both State and Federal legislation and regulations that relate to building, planning and the environment.
• Demonstrated experience in providing accurate and professional advice to the public and intending developers in relation to major development, health and environmental policy and legislative matters.
• Demonstrated experience in preparing and presenting evidence in Court.
• Proven ability to resolve complaints in a timely, assertive and diplomatic manner to ensure compliance and customer satisfaction. 

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The commencing salary for this position is up to $103,563. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $119,987 on completion of assessment of skills and performance 11.5% superannuation + Private leaseback car 
• We have a permanent full-time role available 
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight 
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role 
• This role is located at the Wyong Administration Building 

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits 

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.