About Us Our vision is powered by a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of services we offer to our community. Today, Lismore is flourishing, and it's the perfect time for those who live, work, and play here to embrace and celebrate everything that makes Lismore so special. Shape your future. Serve your Community. Belong to something bigger. We warmly welcome individuals who bring fresh perspectives and unique skills, helping to enrich our collective vision for a vibrant and thriving community. About this Position: As an Executive Planner, you will provide high‑level professional and specialist planning services to Council, stakeholders and the community. You will assess and manage complex and regionally significant development applications, represent Council in high‑profile and legal forums, and contribute to planning policy and procedural improvement. This role plays a key leadership and advisory function within Statutory Planning, requiring sound judgement, political awareness and the ability to communicate clearly in sensitive and complex environments. What We can offer you: Flexible work options working within operational requirements. Employee Assistance and Health & Wellbeing Programs, including fitness passport. Training and development opportunities What we trust you to deliver: Assess and manage regionally significant and highly complex development applications Prepare and review professional reports for all classes of development applications Provide expert development advice, including submissions to the NSW Department of Planning Coordinate and prepare Council reports to Planning Panels as required Represent Council as an expert planner in legal proceedings, including the NSW Land and Environment Court (Class 1 matters) Deliver complex and politically sensitive briefings in high‑profile environments Participate in policy and plan preparation and review Lead and participate in mediation and stakeholder engagement for contentious applications Mentor and support planning staff and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives Build strong working relationships with internal teams, government agencies, courts and industry bodies What you will need to be successful: Degree qualification in Planning, Environmental Planning or similar Eligibility for Corporate Membership of the Planning Institute of Australia Demonstrated extensive statutory planning experience within Local Government Demonstrated experience representing parties in NSW Land and Environment Court – Class 1 proceedings Excellent written, verbal and advocacy skills Current NSW Class C Driver Licence Full position description: Click here Full Time: 70 hours a fortnight Salary: An attractive salary on offer, depending on skills and experience. Closing date: Wednesday 22 April 2026 at 4:00pm Contact: If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Shane Reinhold, Manager Development Services on 0437484822. Conditions of Employment: Conditions of employment are in the Local Government (State) Award and relevant Council policy, procedures and agreements. Pre-employment Screening: Prior to employment, there will be a series of pre-employment checks that may include, health assessments, validation of right to work in Australia, validation of qualifications and licences, criminal history checks, psychometric assessments and referee checks. We care about people as individuals and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new ways of working. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. Apply Now
