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Executive Manager Strategic Outcomes

Located in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW, 90 minutes south-west of Sydney and 45 minutes to the coast - Wingecarribee Shire Council is working to create and nurture a vibrant and diverse community in harmony with the region's urban, agricultural & natural environments.

A stone’s throw from the hustle and bustle of Sydney, and the beaches of Wollongong and Shoalhaven, Wingecarribee’ s four man towns: Bowral, Moss Vale, Mittagong and Bundanoon form the heart of a strong, passionate community. Following a period of change, Council is clearly focused on the future, reinvigorating and re-energising the organisation and creating a happy, harmonious, productive and fun workplace.

About the Role

Wingecarribee Shire Council recently received the 2023 LGNSW Planning Award. As the newExecutive Manager Strategic Outcomes, reporting directly to the General Manager, you will be leading a specialist group of dedicated and experienced planning professionals. Your challenge asExecutive Manager Strategic Outcomeswill be to ensure a sustainable Shire that delivers on the visions within the Community Strategic Plan and the outcomes of the Local Strategic Planning Statements all the while enhancing Wingecarribee’ s liveability and local character now and into the future.

Council are committed to development that promotes sustainable and planned growth, while delivering programs to protect and enrich the natural environment enhancing prosperity, sustainability, diversity and liveability. As such a key challenge will be infrastructure delivery to unlock housing and employment lands.

About You

Focused upon delivering quality outcomes for the community, we are seeking a highly motivated planning professional with well-developed leadership abilities.

A creative thinker, you will be comfortable generating alternatives, visualising new possibilities, challenging assumptions and opening yourself up to new information. Further your ability to plan for the future through well considered strategic planning, providing balanced growth and delivering increased diverse housing stock will be key elements of your professional make up.

Well-developed stakeholder management and advocacy skills are a must, as is the ability to interact with all levels of government.

On the borders of Greater Sydney, Wingecarribee and the Southern Highlands is a truly unique location bringing with it both professional opportunities and challenges, and a kaleidoscope of rewards.

For a copy of the comprehensive candidate brochure, please contact Gareth Broadrick on: lg@capstonerecruitment.com.au

Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date: Thursday 14th September 2023 

Manager Development Assessment and Regulation

Located in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW, 90 minutes south-west of Sydney and 45 minutes to the coast - Wingecarribee Shire Council is working to create and nurture a vibrant and diverse community in harmony with the region's urban, agricultural & natural environments.

A stone’s throw from the hustle and bustle of Sydney, and the beaches of Wollongong and Shoalhaven, Wingecarribee’ s four man towns: Bowral, Moss Vale, Mittagong and Bundanoon form the heart of a strong, passionate community. Following a period of change, Council is clearly focused on the future, reinvigorating and re-energising the organisation and creating a happy, harmonious, productive and fun workplace.

About the Role

As Manager Development Assessment and Regulation, reporting directly to the Director Communities and Place, you will be leading a significant group of dedicated and experienced professionals including:

  • Fast Track Assessment - advice and accelerated planning assessment
  • Development Assessment - planning and design assessment
  • Development Engineering - road, water and sewer assessment)
  • Compliance and Regulation
  • Public Spaces and Animal Regulation

Your challenge as Manager Development Assessment and Regulation will be to lead and manage the Development Assessment and Regulation Branch of Council and to deliver effective services that ensure good development, infrastructure, community activity and use of public land.

Exciting developments include:

  • The large-scale Southern Highlands Innovation Precinct
  • Renewal of iconic Bowral, Moss Vale and Mittagong Town Centres
  • Ashbourne Estate release area, bringing housing diversity to Moss Vale
  • Renwick release area, growing a new community near Mittagong
  • Future work in 7 identified new release living areas
About You

This is a significant leadership role and as Winners of the 2023 LGNSW planning award, one which brings with it the opportunity to join a best-in-class team. As a highly regarded people leader, you will have a track history of leading teams through periods of growth, in conjunction with building cultures that you are proud

This truly is a role which whilst presenting both professional opportunities and challenges, offers a kaleidoscope of rewards. Focused upon delivering quality outcomes for the community, we are seeking a highly motivated individual with well-developed leadership abilities. As would be expected of such a position, advanced verbal and written communication skills are essential, along with the ability to develop effective partnerships across both the organisation and external stakeholder groups.

This role will undoubtedly form a significant and integral element of an individual’s career and as such we are keen to hear from suitably experienced Professionals from across Australia and New Zealand.

For a copy of the comprehensive candidate brochure, please contact Gareth Broadrick on: lg@capstonerecruitment.com.au

Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date: Tuesday 19th September 2023

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