Job Description

Team Leader, Planning (Assessment)

• Ongoing/Permanent Full-Time Role (35 hours per week)
• Location: Parramatta with 50% in office attendance
• Clerk Grade 11 - $149,739 to $156,088 plus superannuation and leave loading

About Homes NSW

Homes NSW brings together housing and homelessness services under one roof to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and provide quality public housing to over 262,000 tenants. We put people at the heart of everything we do—our clients and our staff.

Your role

The Team Leader, Planning (Assessment) is a role within the Planning and Assessment Team within Homes NSW.

As a Team Leader within the Assessment Team, you will be responsible for leading a small team of planners to achieve planning approval for Homes NSW projects. The Team Leader will provide expert planning advice on predominantly residential projects and be involved in projects from inception to approval. This is a unique role which requires strong written and verbal communication skills, working collaboratively across teams, and a solid background in residential development assessment.

As a Team Leader you will be required to manage projects through the assessment process, either internally (Part 5) or with Councils (Part 4, DA) or DPHI (Part 4, SSDA) and attend both internal and external meetings.

The role requires managing multiple projects, achieving key milestones, and resolving complex multidisciplinary issues.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will lead a high-performing planning team to deliver planning approval of projects.

The responsibilities of this role will include, but will not be limited to:

• Lead and manage the planning approval of projects through effective team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and strong collaboration across teams.
• Review planning assessments and approval packages (REFs, SEEs and EISs) to ensure compliance with legislative requirements, planning policies, and Homes NSW objectives and requirements.
• Oversee Part 4 and Part 5 approvals under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), ensuring efficient delivery aligned with Homes NSW’s strategic objectives.
• Provide high-quality, timely planning advice to senior leadership, internal and external stakeholders, contactors and consultants and resolve complex cross-government planning and policy issues.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with government, private, and not-for-profit stakeholders, and provide planning outcomes to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of project to meet timelines and expectations as well as managing risks and ensuring successful delivery of planning outcomes.

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this position, the ideal candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in urban/regional planning or related discipline or equivalent planning experience.
• Deep understanding of planning frameworks especially planning approval pathways.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational ability.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Eligibility for membership of a relevant industry association.
• Sound judgement with the ability to manage risk, support the delivery of politically sensitive work and maintain composure under pressure.

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role.

Applications close Sunday 12 April 2026 at 11:59pm

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the Yolanda Gil via yolanda.gil@homes.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Jess Tan on 0457 853 766 or via jess.tan@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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