About the role: 
PSP are partnered with our local government client recruiting for an experienced Team Leader for a long term contract. The successful candidate will have previous experience in managing and leading a small team of planning professionals in preparing strategies, policies and precinct plans. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the team to deliver innovative and effective land use plans and strategies to achieve specific
  outcomes and contribute to the achievements of Council overall.
• Lead efforts across the organisation in the planning and reporting of land use planning and manage
  and contribute to strategic, complex, diverse, sensitive projects and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Manage projects using robust, proactive and contemporary project management methodology, controls, risk management and reporting to ensure projects meet the approved scope and agreed expectations.
• Integrate land use planning with urban design, transport, environment (including flood management), social and economics.
• Manage grant and general funding of projects and services within the land use planning area and on
  strategic precinct projects.

Key Skills: 

• Ability to understand all components of project, program and portfolio management processes.
• Advanced problem solving and decision-making ability, including confidence in working with leaders to resolve high priority, and often sensitive and complex issues and conflict.
• Well-developed ability to communicate, negotiate, build relationships and influence others with an engaging approach and technique.
• Well-developed change management leadership within a highly complex stakeholder environment.
• Tertiary qualification in town planning and considerable experience in statutory and/or strategic land
  use planning.

If you meet the above criteria and are looking for your next contract opportunity please apply via the appropriate link with a CV attached.

For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity please contact Paul Cullen on 0403 242 600