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Join City of Moreton Bay as a Principal Strategic Planner and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

As a Principal Strategic Planner - City Growth Modelling and Monitoring, you will help shape the growth for one of Australia’s fastest growing local governments, helping to build a strong evidence base, and evolve urban growth modelling that responds to land use, planning policy and development matters, to support Council’s future policies and decision making. 

Your planning, urban growth modelling, demographic, development activity, and spatial and data analysis skillsets will contribute to the delivery of a regional growth modelling and monitoring program that guides and informs strategic land use and infrastructure planning decision-making processes that support the needs of the Moreton Bay community.

This is an exciting opportunity to use and develop your skills and build your career as an integral member of an innovative team that is helping to shape the City of Moreton Bay’s future.

About you

We are looking for someone who is looking to develop their town planning, urban growth modelling, and GIS knowledge and experience in the field of urban research, growth modelling and monitoring, development activity, and demographic analysis. You will have a Degree in Urban and Regional Planning or Planning or in spatial science, geographical information, growth modelling and data analysis (or equivalent qualifications).

We are seeking candidates who can also demonstrate:

• expert knowledge in strategic planning and development issues, and urban growth modelling, related to regional planning, land use planning, planning policy and development activity, and incorporating innovation solutions with the ability to deliver on our commitment to continual improvement
• substantial research skills and planning knowledge, including global, regional, and local trends and emerging issues to identify problems, devise ways to investigate and analyse these problems and provide/ communicate research-based evidence to inform planning processes and decision making
• substantial experience in project management, managing urban growth modelling and monitoring projects, and associated risk management practices, to achieve strategic and business outcomes
• high level people and relationship skills, contributing to a positive team and work environment with a strong focus on provision of quality customer service and mentor and facilitate professional development
• delivery of growth modelling and monitoring outputs, and proactively engaging with, supporting, and informing strategic land use and infrastructure decision making processes
• excellent communication skills in communicating complex planning and urban growth modelling and monitoring concepts and matters in a simple and concise manner and negotiate sustainable outcomes.
• proficiency in urban growth modelling, GIS, and data analysis and reporting, with skills in programming languages, such as Python, highly regarded

Position Description

 Position Description_Principal Strategic Planner - City Growth Modelling and Monitoring.pdf

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our region. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training and Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, chaplaincy program, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Caboolture and Strathpine offices have local parking on site and are close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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Your Future City.
See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.