INTERNAL ONLY - DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TEAM LEADER

Personnel Area: City Planning and Sustainability 

Branch: Development Services 

Salary Range: Band 5 $91,900 - $104,172 (Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions) 

Work type: Temporary Full-time 

Duration: Up to 12 months 

Our Business  

Development Services play a key role to facilitate Brisbane’s growth, so our picturesque, subtropical capital continues to offer quality of life for visitors and residents. Our branch is the destination for applications relating to development, including engineering and plumbing. We have an amazing multi-disciplinary team of dedicated, passionate, and service focused professional people who have our residents, building construction industry and communities at the heart of what they do. 

The Role  

In this role, you will lead a team of Development Support Officers and deliver priorities of the team through coaching, training, and monitoring of workloads. You will drive the team’s performance to deliver work of a high calibre, comply with relevant legislation, statutory timeframes and in accordance with Council policies. In addition, you will embrace the opportunity to work collaboratively with other Development Support Team Leaders to coordinate support service resources, facilitate staff rotations and contribute to the corporate correspondence function for Development Services. 

To be successful you will have: 

• demonstrated evidence of capabilities in Council's Leadership Blueprint to deliver performance excellence and a values-based culture
• ability to contribute to team direction, give and receive feedback and achieve agreed performance standards in order to contribute to a culture of performance excellence
• well-developed verbal communication, interpersonal and customer service skills to influence, negotiate and maintain relationships to achieve acceptable outcomes
• demonstrated experience in completing high quality tasks accurately and on time and manage workload and workflows with competing priorities
• proven ability to develop and implement effective systems, processes, and procedures to provide high quality and timely support service
• demonstrated experience in/or demonstrated ability to rapidly acquire an understanding of and apply relevant legislation and Council policies and procedures
• demonstrated skills in the use of corporate systems and to assist and coach staff in the use of these systems
• demonstrated experience in communicating clearly in written and oral and demonstrated interpersonal skills
• experience in developing and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders. 

Benefits of working for Council include: 

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements  
• free gym and wellness centre  
• award winning superannuation fund  
• generous leave provisions  
• competitive salary.   

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE 

How to apply:  Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position. 

*Eligibility for internal only roles includes external applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or as a person living with a disability. Applicants from these groups are required to complete the diversity and inclusion questions on the application form to enable Council to determine eligibility. 

This role may require a Criminal History Check, or you may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role. 

For more information: Please call Claire Poless on 34037508. 

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team. 

Application Closing Date: Sunday 17 Nov 2024 at 11:55pm 

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion. 

#LI-DNI