Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Suitably Qualified



Candidates



CLOSING DATE



30.11.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



SPE 82/25 External



SALARY

TCOE:

R1 307 905 p.a



DEPARTMENT



Development Management



DIRECTORATE



SPATIAL PLANNING AND



ENVIRONMENT



Principal Professional Officer



Requirements



Professional degree in Town and Regional Planning or equivalent

(4-year undergraduate or postgraduate [Masters]);



Minimum of eight (8) years' relevant experience, including at least 2

years related supervisory experience.



Working knowledge of all Town Planning and Local Government

Legislation inclusive of Zoning / Development Management



Schemes, MSA, NEMA Regulations, City of Cape Town Municipal



Planning By-Law and other related legislation and policies.



A Registered Planner with SACPLAN (in terms of the City of Cape

Town Municipal Planning By-Law, 2015)



Advanced computer skills in MS Office Suite and Excel A valid Code EB driver's licence

Key Performance Areas



Managing and processing complex land use development

applications and delivering on assigned tasks,



operational requirements, standardised processes and local policy

development, as well as providing assistance to applicants,



developers and the general public,



Facilitating and managing the processing of land use development

applications and providing leadership and supervision to subordinate



staff to ensure that land use development applications are



processed expeditiously in terms of the provisions of operational



policies, requirements and relevant legislation.



Providing and explaining operational requirements for land use

development applications to applicants, developers and the



general public



Providing applicants, developers and the general public with

technical assistance on the processing of complex and other land



use applications, as well as land use management processes and



information



Providing technical leadership and supervision to subordinate staff

in respect of processing development applications and applying



land use management processes and information



Providing assistance and support to Section Head on Strategic

management of Section