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Planning Manager, Planning Services
Planning Services; Planning; SEQ South office (Southport), North, North West Office (Townsville)
We are the State Shapers. We’re thinking ahead and acting now to set Queensland up for a better tomorrow. Nowhere else offers you the opportunity to shape Queensland’s future through the planning system. With a statewide focus and diversity of statutory and strategic planning work, you will influence the quality of Queensland communities, our natural assets and deliver our livability that is the envy of other states.
What you’ll bring to the team is important. We support flexible work practices and embrace the strengths of our employees to achieve the best outcomes for our people and the department. The people you’ll work with are passionate about achieving big things together. We have enthusiastic people making a difference across the state.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Policy & Planning |
| Classification | AO8 |
| Workplace Location | Townsville region,Gold Coast |
| Job ad reference | QLD/649005/25 |
| Closing date | 29-Jul-2025 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Shane Spargo |
| Contact details | Phone: (07) 3452 7637 Access the National Relay Service |
We are seeking dynamic and experienced professionals to join our senior leadership team as Planning Managers of our Southport and Townsville offices. This is your opportunity to lead a professional team charged with delivering important strategic and statutory planning outcomes. As a Planning Manager, you will use your leadership skills to guide a customer focused, high performing team. You will also utilise your technical planning expertise as a delegate for the State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) and to oversight plan making activities for the local governments within your remit. You will also be an active participant of the Planning Services senior leadership team contributing to a high performing Division. In this
role you will directly influence great planning outcomes for Queensland through implementing the policies, priorities, services and programs of the elected government of the day. Successful applicants relocating to regional office locations (Townville) may be eligible for attraction and incentive measures.
Applications will remain current for 12 months.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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Documents
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649005 25 Role Description (Word, 191KB)
Role Description
