Planner

Date: 30 Sept 2026

Location: AU

Company: Northern Beaches Council

Division: Planning & Place

Business Unit: Development Assessment

Title: Planner, Temporary - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $111,927.21 to $122,981.63 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience) (2-year contract)

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. 

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development. In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Rostered days off scheme 
• Health and wellbeing leave 
• Genuine work-life balance and flexible working arrangements, including working from home

Our opportunity

The key focus areas of this role include: 

1)  Ability to effectively manage and assess multiple planning applications simultaneously, ensuring timely and accurate assessments are delivered.

2)  Acting as an expert witness in Land and Environment Court appeals, managing and representing Council at planning panels

3)  Attending to planning enquires, providing planning advice and providing high level customer service to the residents of the Northern Beaches

Who we are looking for :

We are looking for DA Planners with range of skills and experience in development assessment, ready to hit the ground running in one of the top performing Development Assessment units in NSW, assisting with the processing of a high volume of work during a period of internal and external change. 

About you:

• Tertiary qualification in Town Planning or equivalent
• Excellent project management and organisational skills with ability to undertake a range of tasks and prioritise work to meet deadlines
• Practical experience and exposure to preparing reports and presenting to Local and Planning Panels and the Land and Environment Court
• Current NSW Class C Drivers Licence
• Experience with Technology One, Content Manager, Objective Trapeze, or similar software is highly regarded