Planning Officer - KZN at RBIDZ Special Economic Zone

Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning, organising, leading, and controlling activities to ensure functional objectives are met or exceeded withing the unit.
• Adhering to effective communication within department.
• Embracing the values of RBIDZ to ensure effective and productive performance.
• Adhering to relevant policies and procedures.

Perform essential functions related to projects by: 

• Provide administrative support in the setting up of planning meetings, drafting of Agendas, minute taking, and writing progress reports.
• Data collection for planning reports, and liaison with municipalities and other planning agencies
•  Research on planning issues pertinent to the RBIDZ
• Assisting with planning report writing, map preparation, and report collation.
• Planners often collaborate with a range of other professionals in the built environment such as architects, civil engineers, surveyors, environmental practitioners, property developers, lawyers and public officials.
• Meeting with communities, public officials and developers about development plans and land use,
• Cartographic work including the preparation of cadastral plans using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Computer Aided Draughting (CAD) software and is used to integrate data such as population density with digital maps,
• Design and layout of existing township extensions, commercial and industrial layout, housing projects, or informal settlement upgrading,
• Manage and assess proposals for development including development controls in relation to land use applications such as special consent, rezoning, sub-division of land, etc.
• Administration of government policies and plans that affect land uses, for example, the National Development Plan 2030 and Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act of 2013,
• Gather and analyse data from a range of sources such as land use surveys, census information, economic and environmental information, traffic surveys, housing and community surveys for a variety of applications. 

Requirements

• Matric (Mandatory
•  Diploma / Degree Town and Regional Planning Current ( Mandatory)
•  B-tech in Town and Regional Planning Current (advantageous)
• Registration as a Professional Planner with SACPLAN (Mandatory)
• 2 years operational experience in Town and Regional Planning (Mandatory)
• Valid driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Engineering, Safety, OHS.
• Knowledge of establishment of all aspects of electrical engineering infrastructure from design, implementation to commissioning, including crafting of terms of references for maintenance contracts and managing them.
• Various form of contracts

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES

• Asset-creation skills
• Analytical skills
• Design skills
• Planning and Organising skills
• Construction Management skills
• Project Management skills (full project life cycle)
• Reporting skills
• Financial Management skills
• Decision-making skills
• Building relationships and partnerships
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Diagnostic skills
• Conflict handling skills
• Business Acumen