Development Compliance Officer

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 - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, 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 Development Services Branch enables sustainable development for the community on the Sunshine Coast by working with industry stakeholders to achieve timely, customer focused development assessment services, advice and advocacy in the areas of planning, engineering, environment, landscape, building, plumbing and legislative compliance.

The Development Compliance Officer will work as part of a highly effective and motivated multi-disciplinary team to provide sound development compliance services and advice to stakeholders to contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of the health, safety and amenity of the region in line with statutory requirements relating to land use, development and buildings.

Primarily you will:

• Respond to, investigate and seek to resolve complaints relating to land use and the built environment to ensure compliance with the relevant Acts and Regulations and undertake enforcement procedures for non-compliance in a timely manner, meeting statutory timeframes where applicable.
• Review development applications to ensure their compliance with approval conditions and statutory requirements.
• Provide advice and technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders on matters relating to development and building compliance.
• Contribute to reports to Council, and prepare correspondence, briefing notes, advisory, show cause and enforcement notices on development compliance and enforcement matters.
• Exercise initiative and a degree of autonomy in making decisions, solving problems and resolving conflicts in relation to compliance and delegated applications.

This position has recently relocated to Sunshine Coast City Hall, based in the heart of Maroochydore CBD. This state of the art and sustainable building is designed to achieve an innovative and collaborative workspace.

About you

As a requirement of this role, you will have a strong understanding of statutory compliance, development approvals and enforcement procedures with demonstrated ability to apply legislation, policies, standards and regulations relevant to the area of work.

You will have strong communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills to work effectively with stakeholders.

Be eligible for appointment as an authorised person in accordance with Council’s functions.

Hold a valid Class ‘C’ unrestricted Drivers licence.

Possession of a Certificate qualification in local government planning or government investigations, or demonstrated experience would be desirable.

Pre-Employment Medical Required

Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.

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 Nicolle Arthur during business hours on 5441 8040.

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.