Lithgow City Councilhas an exciting opportunity for aBuilding & Planning Administration Supervisorto join their team in Lithgow, NSW.

Reporting to the Development Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality administrative services to the Development Department while providing day-to-day leadership, coordination and oversight of the administration unit.

More specifically, your duties will include (but will not be limited to):

- Provide administrative coordination for the division, including generate planning and building related report from the Planning Portal and/or Council's Property & Rating system and coordinate inspections and meetings for the building and development staff
- Building and Planning system administration coordination, including maintain and manage the effective operation, administration and training for the Planning Portal and processing of Development Approvals within the Property & Rating system, attend any relevant training and facilitate, document and contribute to process development for system use and improvements
- Complete and oversee the processing of Development related applications, including liaising with customers in relation to the lodgment of applications.
- Complete and oversee all Development Registration functions including preparing and receiving correspondence, provide project support and research, answer routine enquires, assist with the maintenance of registers for policies, and arrange inspections, issue licences and notices/orders, manage databases and process service reports.
- Process 10.7 Planning Certificates





For more detail about the specific duties and responsibilities of the position, pleaseCLICK HEREfor the complete Position Description.

The Prospect

Lithgow City Councilhas an exciting opportunity for aBuilding & Planning Administration Supervisorto join their team in Lithgow, NSW.

Reporting to the Development Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality administrative services to the Development Department while providing day-to-day leadership, coordination and oversight of the administration unit.

More specifically, your duties will include (but will not be limited to):

- Provide administrative coordination for the division, including generate planning and building related report from the Planning Portal and/or Council's Property & Rating system and coordinate inspections and meetings for the building and development staff
- Building and Planning system administration coordination, including maintain and manage the effective operation, administration and training for the Planning Portal and processing of Development Approvals within the Property & Rating system, attend any relevant training and facilitate, document and contribute to process development for system use and improvements




- Complete and oversee the processing of Development related applications, including liaising with customers in relation to the lodgment of applications.
- Complete and oversee all Development Registration functions including preparing and receiving correspondence, provide project support and research, answer routine enquires, assist with the maintenance of registers for policies, and arrange inspections, issue licences and notices/orders, manage databases and process service reports.
- Process 10.7 Planning Certificates

For more detail about the specific duties and responsibilities of the position, pleaseCLICK HEREfor the complete Position Description.

About you

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

- Qualifications in business administration or related area or equivalent professional experience
- Relevant work-related experience in administration, including supervision of a team
- Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- Comprehensive verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated and time management skills
- Exceptional customer service skills and the ability to handle difficult people
- Demonstrated commitment to the understanding of Work Health and Safety
- Demonstrated commitment to the principles of honesty and integrity

In addition, an ideal candidate would have experience in ECM, minute taking and training staff, competent in the use of Tech One including Property & Rating, an understanding of the Development and Building approval fram

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