Elevate Builds is a Sydney-based property development and construction group with an active pipeline of residential and mixed-use projects across the Inner West, Canterbury-Bankstown, and City of Sydney. We’re bringing our planning and approvals work in-house and are looking for a registered NSW architect to own it.
This is a contract role for someone who lives and breathes the NSW planning system — not just design, but getting projects approved.
What you’ll do
- Prepare, lodge, and manage Development Applications (DAs) and Complying Development Certificates (CDCs) across multiple concurrent projects
- Act as the primary liaison with private certifiers, council planners, and referral bodies through the assessment process
- Prepare architectural drawings and documentation to lodgement standard
- Navigate heritage, conservation area, and FSR/height constraints to find viable approval pathways
- Manage RFIs,
respond to council requests, and drive applications through to determination
- In your application, note the word Cornice so we know you read the detail
What you need
- Current registration as an architect with the NSW Architects Registration Board (essential)
- Sydney-based
- Demonstrated experience managing both DAs and CDCs from concept to approval
- A track record dealing directly with certifiers and local councils — particularly Inner West, Canterbury-Bankstown, and City of Sydney
- Robust working knowledge of the NSW planning framework (LEPs, DCPs, Housing SEPP, and CDC pathways)
- Ability to work independently and juggle several applications at once
Pay: From $40.00 per hour Work Location: On the road