Title:  Senior Planner

About Us

We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians. 

Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning and land services for use by all. 

We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work. 

Housing, Building and Land Delivery drives balanced urban growth by delivering zoned land for housing, jobs and infrastructure in State-led areas, a pipeline of government-owned land for development, and an improved building system.

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term Position until 14 December 2026

Position Accountabilities

The Senior Planner will provide senor input into the unlocking of zoned land across Melbourne’s metropolitan growth areas playing a key role in implementing the Greenfield Subdivision Concierge, an initiative from the Economic Growth Statement, Victoria’s Housing Statement and the 10-year plan for Melbourne’s greenfields.

The senior planner will

•  Work with Principals to lead the assessment and evaluation of complex, sensitive applications and issues to unlock zoned land in metropolitan greenfield areas
• Prepare and oversee the development of complex briefs and presentations to senior stakeholders.

Position Description, please click here: Senior Planner PD

Key Selection Criteria

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring a strong strategic mindset, ensuring day-to-day planning and work practices align with broader organisational objectives. You’ll translate strategy into clear actions, guide others through planning processes, and keep everyone pointed in the same direction—without needing a whistle. You’ll excel in partnering and co-creation, actively collaborating with stakeholders, users, and subject-matter experts to design, test, and refine solutions that genuinely meet user needs, all within agreed timeframes. Your applied critical thinking skills will enable you to interpret guidelines, analyse complex issues, seek additional information where required, and make sound, timely decisions. With accomplished project delivery expertise, you’ll convert strategy into well-governed programs and projects, defining success measures, managing risks, and monitoring progress. You’ll build strong stakeholder relationships by understanding underlying needs and organisational contexts, while fostering a collaborative culture that breaks down silos and delivers shared outcomes

Qualifications and Experience

• A tertiary qualification in planning or a related discipline
• Strong working knowledge of the Victorian planning system

Culture Value

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department’s goals.

What we offer

Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.

For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.

Pre-employment checks and employment conditions

All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.

Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.

Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.

How to apply

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Applications close at 11.59pm on Tuesday, 27 January 2026.

Please include both your resume and a cover letter. All applications must be submitted via the online portal, we’re unable to accept email or manual submissions.

For further information about the role, please contact Luke Shannon - Acting Director, Program Strategy & Implementation on 0468448822 or luke.shannon@transport.vic.gov.au  

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