Hawkesbury City Council

Strategic Planner – Developer Contributions

Be passionate. Be progressive. Hawkesbury City
Council.

• Salary
  Range $92k - $110k per annum
• 9 Day
  Fortnight
• Fitness
  Passport Option + On-Site Parking

Hawkesbury City
Council is the largest local government area in metropolitan NSW covering 2,800
square kilometres, incorporating both urban and rural communities. We are committed to working together to
deliver outcomes for the community through innovation and best practice.

Hawkesbury City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace
for all people. We welcome and encourage applications from all ages and
genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally
diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with
disabilities.

The Role

Reporting to the Coordinator Strategic Land Use
Planner and based in Windsor NSW, the primary purpose of this role is to
undertake the development, review, implementation and administration of
Council’s infrastructure contributions framework and ensuring the development
growth contributes fairly and transparently to the provision of infrastructure
required to support current and future communities, while maintaining Council’s
long term financial sustainability.

About You

You have tertiary qualifications in urban and regional planning,
or a related discipline, with demonstrated experience in the preparation,
review and administration of development contributions plans and infrastructure
funding mechanisms. You will have strong analytical and financial modelling
skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, along with excellent
communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary
team.

Essential Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in urban and regional
  planning or related discipline (eg: economics, property, infrastructure
  planning, public policy)

• Eligibility for membership of the Planning
  Institute of Australia (PIA) or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation,
  review and administration of development contributions plans and infrastructure
  funding mechanisms
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex,
  multi stakeholder projects
• Knowledge of the Environmental Planning and
  Assessment Act 1979, Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation, Local
  Government Act
• Experience negotiating planning agreements or
  infrastructure funding outcomes with developers and landowners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication
  skills
• The
  right to live and work in Australia
• Class C Drivers Licence
• WHS General Construction Work in NSW
• Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Successful applicants will be required to
  undergo background (police) checks and medical declaration

Desirable Criteria

• Post graduate qualifications in Town/Urban
  Planning or relevant field
• Full membership of PIA, or Certified Practising
  Planner status
• Experience
  working in Local Government

• Experience
  specific to Western Sydney and in areas affected by flooding

The Rewards

• Great Working Environment
• Fortnightly Rostered
  Day Off
• Paid
  Parental Leave
• Great
  working environment
• Flexible
  work arrangements
• Tertiary
  Education Assistance
• Health
  and Wellbeing Program
• Long
  Service Leave after 5 years
• Training
  and Development Opportunities
• Employee
  Reward and Recognition program
• Fitness Passport Option
• Social
  Club - BBQs, Christmas parties, raffles and activities
• Employee
  Assistance Program for employees and their family

To Apply

For further
position details, including the selection criteria and how to apply, visit our
website www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au or call Council’s People and Development Team
on 02 4560 4444.

Applications close Sunday, 1st November 2026

Applicants who do
not address the selection criteria may not be considered for this position.

Please note that the canvassing of Councillors
in relation to these matters will automatically disqualify the applicant from
this process.