Description:
Be a State Shaper in the Regional and Spatial Planning division.As a Principal Planner you will contribute to the Regional Planning team by reviewing and implementing regional plans across Queensland (excluding the South East Queensland region). Be part of a team developing policy responses that make a real difference to Queensland’s investment environment and helping to grow regional communities. Engage with state agencies, local government, industry bodies, First Nations peoples and the public.
Provide the strategic direction needed to prepare policy that achieves regional outcomes which align with the state’s interest in planning and development. Work with a team skilled in planning policy, ecology, housing, urban design, demographics, data analytics, spatial analysis and policy implementation.
As a Principal Planner You Will
- Lead the drafting of statutory regional plan reviews.
- Generate strategic insights from baseline data supporting regional growth and aligning with government policies.
- Manage project plans and multidisciplinary teams, including experts in planning, data analytics, spatial analysis, land economics, and stakeholder engagement.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs and advice under diverse and consistent pressures.
- Provide detailed technical and strategic advice on regional planning to support senior management, stakeholders, and inform government policy.
- Establish and sustain productive relationships with key project stakeholders, including state agencies, local governments, infrastructure entities, industry associations and technical experts.
- Coordinate high-quality correspondence, submissions, presentations, briefs, and reports to facilitate project delivery.
- Provide strategic support linking regional plans with economic, social, and environmental data.
- Work collaboratively with senior management, project teams, government agencies and external stakeholders to ensure regional planning project outcomes are achieved.
- Actively participate in team meetings and divisional discussions in a respectful manner and share your technical skills and experience to provide support to other officers in the team.
- Represent the department, as appropriate, at meetings, forums, committees, industry/stakeholder events in an effective and professional manner.
As an employee of the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, you will have access to generous leave entitlements, flexible work options and health and wellbeing programs for a balanced life. With generous salary packaging and access to a range of learning and development opportunities you will be able to grow and develop your career. We value a diverse and inclusive work culture, where each person's strengths and ideas contribute to our work and produce better outcomes for all Queenslanders.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Occupational group Policy & Planning
13 Mar 2025;
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