Regional Employment Register
Interested in regionally based work that offers amazing work life balance, flexibility, and career development?
The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage would like to encourage applicants living in regional locations (or metro locations and willing to relocate) to apply for existing and upcoming temporary opportunities via our Regional Employment Register.
Jobs Available
We are looking to establish a register of applicants to fill our regional positions as they arise. - Opportunities may be in our regional offices or in our Perth location and may include fixed term, full time or part time roles with possibility of extension and/or permanency, across various occupational fields and classification levels.
Positions include but are not limited to:
- Senior Heritage Officers - work collaboratively with Traditional Owners on cultural resource management projects, Site and Protected Area Audits and to manage and preserve Aboriginal sites.
- Senior State Land Officers - responsible for the provision of contemporary, responsive and fit for purpose land use management activities in accordance with Departmental and Government priorities.
- Planning Support Officers - responsible for the administration of processes and procedures necessary to ensure that decisions and recommendations of the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) are made in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2005 and associated regulations.
- Planning Officers – responsible for the assessment of urban and regional planning proposals. This includes pre-lodgement advice, stakeholder engagement and preparation of advice to the Department’s Executive as well as the Western Australian Planning Commission and the Minister for Planning.
- General Policy and Project Officer roles – to work collaboratively across the Department, including administration support roles and a range of initiatives based on skills and experience.
Travel within the regional location may be required. On the job training can be provided and government housing may be available to eligible applicants.
Benefits
DPLH offers a broad range of benefits including but not limited to:
- Access to flexible working arrangements for enhanced work life balance.
- 12 % superannuation, full employer contribution and salary packaging options
- Comprehensive learning and professional development opportunities.
- 4 weeks annual leave with 17.5% loading paid as additional pay every December
- Other allowances and entitlements specific for the regions including but not limited to air-conditioning subsidy (depending on location), travel allowance,
- Cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
- Leave for study, bereavement, foster caring and parenting
- Free access to a confidential employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your family, which includes psychology and counselling services.
How to apply
Please ensure:
- that your CV has full details of your skills and work experience
- the type of position you wish to apply for
- regional location preference
- details of two referees.
After lodging your CV, you may be contacted to attend an interview for a suitable vacancy. Your CV will stay on the register until 31 July 2026, after which time you will need to reapply.
Further Information
Please note placement on the regional employment register does not guarantee an offer of employment.
DPLH will conduct Nationally Co-ordinated Criminal History Checks (NCCHC) for all successful candidates.
Referee reports will also be obtained for any suitable applicants prior to being offered employment.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants – For a confidential discussion about the recruitment process, please reach out to Barb Culbong from our Aboriginal Employment and Engagement team. You can contact Barb at 0408 895 002, or email us at aboriginalemployment@dplh.wa.gov.au.
For further information about the regional employment register or if you require assistance in lodging your interest, please contact our Recruitment team on (08) 6551 9419 or email recruitment@dplh.wa.gov.au.
