Planning Information Advisor

at  Auckland Council

• Provide planning information and guidance to customers via phone and email
• Hybrid role with flexible working, time off in lieu and the option to buy an extra week of annual leave
• Opportunity to play a key role in solving the housing crisis in Tamaki Makaurau

HE ANGITŪTANGA: THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you looking for a change of direction, quality training and career opportunities, a collaborative workplace where you can make a difference? If so, why not join Auckland Council, the largest territorial authority in Australasia, and play an important part in building a world class Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) through your valuable contributions to our fast-growing regulatory division.

We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic planners, to join our Resource Consents Department, where the planning information advisor team provide high quality technical advice to customers regarding how they can achieve their goals within current regulatory parameters. You will have the opportunity to play a key role in solving the housing crisis in Tamaki Makaurau, and to provide advice on a variety of development projects including:

• comprehensive residential (including dwellings, terraced houses, and apartments).
• commercial, retail (including town and shopping centres) and industrial.
• urban expansion, regeneration, and heritage.
• sensitive rural and coastal areas.
• nationally and regionally significant infrastructure.
• large urban and rural subdivision.
• high profile events.
• Māori outcomes (including marae and papakāinga) and
• the protection of air, land, and water resources.

You will learn about the wider aspects of the consenting business in our rapidly growing region where no two days are the same. You will join a department where collaboration and customer service are at the forefront of our service delivery, with support and technical guidance available for your personal growth and career progression. You will provide accurate professional advice to applicants and the public, working efficiently and collaboratively to achieve quality outcomes.
The planning information advisor role is the face of the resource consents department where your knowledge, expertise and communication skills will provide sound technical guidance to empower people to make the best choices for their future and the future of the Auckland Region.
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SALARY RANGE $63,087 - $74,220 (DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE)

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE), and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.

• comprehensive residential (including dwellings, terraced houses, and apartments).
• commercial, retail (including town and shopping centres) and industrial.
• urban expansion, regeneration, and heritage.
• sensitive rural and coastal areas.
• nationally and regionally significant infrastructure.
• large urban and rural subdivision.
• high profile events.
• Māori outcomes (including marae and papakāinga) and
• the protection of air, land, and water resources