Infrastructure Charges Officer (Technical)

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

The Strategic Planning Branch is responsible for the development and management of strategic land use planning policy, comprising the Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme, Local Government Infrastructure Plan and related plans and strategies. The Branch aims to positively shape the future of the region in a way that is reflective of the strategic direction of Council and ensures compliance with relevant legislation and statutory instruments. 

This role focuses on the provision of Infrastructure charging services in the calculation and creation of infrastructure charges notices, also involving advice and quotations.

Key Duties:

• Engage directly and effectively with the developers and/or consultants and internal areas of Council in the provision of accurate and timely information.
• Interpret development conditions that span a wide number of infrastructure charges regimes.
• Participate in the timely development, preparation and introduction of development forecasts and the preparation and review of Infrastructure Charges process and systems.
• Ensure that the various infrastructure charges policies applying discounts, rebates, offsets and incentive schemes are taken into account when assessing infrastructure charges.

About you

• You possess a relevant tertiary qualification in business, local government, planning or other relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• You have sound knowledge of and/or significant proven experience in a finance or costing environment.
• You demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• You have highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate persuasively and engage in active listening.
• You have strong time management and organisation skills to manage significant or multiple projects and complex cases,

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Mark Innis during business hours on 0429 898 456.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.