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PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL OFFICER: LAND USE MANAGEMENT

City of Cape Town Spatial Planning & Environment: Development Management

Job Details

BASIC SALARY COMMENCING FROM R 1 370 030 - R 1 905 266 PER ANNUM
Published date: September 22, 2026
Closing date: September 25, 2026
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Contact Details

Cape Town, Western Cape

Description

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

Requirements

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
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office Suite and Excel
• A valid Code B driver’s licence