INTERNAL ONLY - DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT OFFICER

Personnel Area: City Planning & Sustainability 

Branch: Development Services 

Salary Range: (Band 4) AUD $82,995 to $89,095 annually + superannuation + benefits (Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions) 

Work type: Temporary full-time position 

Location: Brisbane Square (BSQ)

Our Business – City Planning and Sustainability

Our people are in a unique position to shape Brisbane to be an amazing city that is liveable, vibrant, prosperous, connected, green and sustainable. Working in close collaboration, the five branches of City Planning and Sustainability division work on strategic and operational plans to deliver on Brisbane Vision 2031 and shape Brisbane into a city that residents will be proud of, support an economy where businesses thrive, and design a world-class destination for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Being part of our inclusive team gives you meaningful opportunities to contribute to this Vision. Our culture is shaped by:

• fostering connections across our business to collaborate and build positive relationships
• generosity of our time, expertise and knowledge in giving to each other and social causes
• collaborating with the community to work together to support the city, broader economic, social and environmental outcomes
• being agile and pursuing new ideas and innovative solutions to improve how we deliver
• recognising and celebrating our success through recognition, feedback and internal and external awards
• offering career mobility and development opportunities across our whole business.

Our Branch - Development Services

 We play a key role to facilitate Brisbane’s growth so our unique, 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 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 

There are multiple temporary full-time Development Support Officer vacancies within our Development Services team. These roles are based at Brisbane Square. 

As Development Support Officer, you will have highly developed experience working with tasks, projects and process improvement initiatives that support development related activities which means you will have an awareness and ability to understand the associated development rules, regulations, and legislation. 

This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your leadership, problem solving and customer service skills in a fast-paced, highly political and challenging environment that works to strict dead deadlines and KPI’s. 

It is also an opportunity for you to strengthen your technical knowledge of the development assessment process as you will be regularly engaging with an array of stakeholders such as planners, engineers, specialists and plumbers. while undertaking a variety of tasks and participating in projects and process improvements. 

  To be successful you will have: 

• demonstrated evidence of capabilities in Council’s Leadership Blueprint to deliver performance excellence and a values-based culture 
• Experience in providing training and coaching of team members to support development services and achieve outcomes within nominated timeframes.
• experience in problem solving and success in completing high quality operational and development support tasks accurately and on time 
• ability to manage a team’s workload, provide direction, and develop and maintain effective relationships 
• experience in/or ability to rapidly acquire an understanding of and apply relevant legislation and Council policies and procedures 
• experience and success in written and oral communication and demonstrated interpersonal skills 
• high level proficiency in commonly used computer systems and software. 

 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.

Please note: This role will require a Criminal History Check.  

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.

For more information: Please call Robert Payie on 07 3178 3950 

Closing Date: Monday 11 February 2024 at 11:55pm AEST 

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 since 2018 has been recognised with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion. 

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