AO6 Senior Planning Officer

About the Company

Davidson is partnering with a large public sector organisation to recruit experienced Senior Planning Officers (AO6) to support a significant program of planning and development assessment work across Queensland.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced planners to contribute to complex and high-profile planning matters within a sophisticated planning environment.

About the Role

As a Senior Planning Officer, you will support planning and development assessment activities across Queensland, with responsibilities aligned to your experience and expertise.

Your work may include:

• Assessing complex development applications and providing high-quality planning advice
• Supporting the assessment of major renewable energy developments across Queensland
• Working with local governments to develop and review local planning instruments
• Reviewing planning matters against relevant legislation, policy and statutory requirements
• Undertaking research and analysis to inform planning recommendations
• Identifying planning issues, risks and potential impacts
• Preparing high-quality briefs, reports, correspondence and recommendations
• Engaging with local governments, applicants, proponents and other key stakeholders
• Managing allocated projects and competing priorities to achieve required outcomes

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A tertiary degree in Planning – mandatory
• Strong planning expertise across development assessment, statutory and/or strategic planning
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply relevant planning legislation and policy
• Strong project delivery skills and the ability to manage complex pieces of work
• Strategic thinking and sound professional judgement
• Excellent written communication skills, particularly in preparing briefs, reports and recommendations
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-management skills
• The ability to work autonomously within a complex planning environment

Experience within government, local government, infrastructure, renewable energy or complex development assessment environments will be highly regarded.

The Benefits

This contract opportunity provides the chance to work on significant planning matters across Queensland, applying your expertise to complex and high-profile work within the public sector.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to major planning initiatives, engage with a broad range of stakeholders and support meaningful planning outcomes across the state.



Please submit your current resume to apply. If you'd like a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Natalee Thorpe (natalee.thorpe@davidsonwp.com), quoting reference JN -092026-44202. To learn more about Davidson, visit davidsonwp.com.