Help shape development outcomes across Queensland as a Senior Planner with TMR's Development Facilitation Unit. Use your town planning expertise to influence complex development assessments and planning appeals, helping achieve practical outcomes that protect transport interests and support well-planned growth across the state.

Job details

 An exciting opportunity exists to bring your town planning expertise to TMR and play a key role in navigating complex development matters, influencing planning outcomes and supporting Queensland's growing communities.

In the role of Senior Planner (Statewide Development Support) within the Development Facilitation Unit, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating TMR's input for planning appeals in collaboration with TMR's development assessment officers.
• Collaborating with development assessment officers, your team, technical specialists and officers from other state agencies to progress the assessment of development proposals being reviewed by the Development Facilitation Unit and broader TMR.
• Responding to requests for specialist town planning technical advice and support from TMR's development assessment officers, policy officers, technical specialists and senior management.
• Providing input to policies, codes, technical guidelines and TMR's electronic Development Application Management system to further TMR's interests in development assessment.
• Developing, maintaining and leveraging positive working relationships with your team, other areas of TMR and officers from the State Assessment and Referral Agency as well as, technical specialists, consultants and senior management.

We recognise and celebrate that everyone is unique and seek the applicant best suited to the role. We will assess your experience, knowledge and acquired skills, as well as your potential for development and your personal qualities. To thrive in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following:

Mandatory qualifications and conditions

• Due to this role having access to sensitive data, a criminal history check will be undertaken prior to appointment to the role.

 Requirements of the role

• Well-developed town planning knowledge, experience and skills that will allow you to advance TMR's interests in development assessment and planning appeals.
• Strong ability to think critically to identify solutions, and experience pragmatically negotiating outcomes in complex scenarios and environments.
• Ability to achieve desired outcomes working collaboratively with stakeholders from a broad spectrum of expertise in your team, across TMR and external to TMR.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, and experience interpreting and communicating technical material to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to consistently achieve quality results through professionalism, persistence and time management.

Some of the additional benefits this opportunity offers include:

• Work/life balance, including 'flex time' and flexible work arrangements and a working from home option.
• City location close to active and public transport, with just over a 10 minute walk from Central Station.
• Work with a supportive team, with a high level of training and development invested in each staff member
• Generous leave and superannuation

For more information on the full list of responsibilities, requirements of the role and how to apply for this exciting opportunity, please read the Role Description and Applicant Guide.

Rupert Macrossan can be contacted on 07 3066 2154 should you have any questions regarding this role.

Applications to remain current for 12 months. 

Job Ad Reference: QLD/707383/26
Closing Date: Monday, 30 November 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Guide (PDF, 322KB)
  
  
  707383 26 - Role Description (Word, 357KB)