Nina Salvador
Summary
Passionate planner eager to grow and evolve with cities and communities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Development Assessment Officer
City of Parramatta
01.2023 - Current
- Closely worked with various and Environmental Planning Instruments, such as the Parramatta Local Environmental Plan, Parramatta Development Control Plan and applicable Statement of Environmental Planning Polices such as; Housing SEPP 2021, Biodiversity and Conservation SEPP 2021, Transport and Infrastructure SEPP 2021, and Exempt and Complying SEPP 2008
- Proficient in critically interpreting and applying statutory planning frameworks to ensure developments align with legislation and broader planning objectives.
- Handled various contentious applications under public scrutiny and working with the Local Planning Panel
- Meticulously assessed 100+ development applications within the ministerial KPI of 115 gross days.
- Interpreted and collaborated with various technical specialists such as heritage, compliance, engineers, biodiversity, RFS, TFNSW, Police, Liquor NSW, to ensure compliance as well as upholding broader planning outcomes
- Diligently applied statutory planning legislation and Caselaw to responsibly identify and reject non-compliances to uphold planning standards
Project Officer
GHD
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Contributed to the assessment of various Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for multiple State Significant Developments (SSD) and State Significant Infrastructure (SSI) across New South Wales, Queensland, and ACT.
- Meticulously wrote various Social Impact Assessments for contentious SSD / SSI across NSW and interstate, involving direct engagement, data analysis, site inspections, and desktop research.
- Interpreted and synthesized complex technical reports—including geotechnical, structural engineering, ecological, biodiversity, traffic, and Rural Fire Service assessments—against planning legislation
- Solely conducted 60 engagement sessions with stakeholders, to assess the effectiveness and relevance of the Act Climate Change (Net Zero) Strategy; applied a bottom-up analytical approach to evaluate community experiences against the strategy.
- Identified systematic inefficiencies, through qualitative and quantitative analysis using NVIVO and Microsoft BI for the evaluation of the Act Climate Change (Net Zero) Strategy.
- Streamlined the Act Climate Change (Net Zero) Strategy, avoiding tedious procedures saving up to $250,000 p.a. in funding allocations.
- Supported the Westmead Social Infrastructure Re-development Program to investigate everyday inefficiencies. This was achieved by closely engaging with stakeholders to form a social infrastructure recommendations report.
- Co-led stakeholder engagement initiatives to gather insights and collaboratively shape the Westmead Social Infrastructure Re-development Program at improving community outcomes and infrastructure accessibility.
- Appropriately communicated with 100+ sensitive, frustrated stakeholders, managing risk and hostility and providing adequate conflict resolution for the Western Sydney Airport.
Education
Bachelor of City Planning (Hons) -
University of New South Wales
Skills
- Data analysis
- Census Data
- Statutory planning
- Strategic planning
- Engagement
- Project plan
- Communication
- Vectorworks
- Excel Spreadsheet
- Microsoft BI
Timeline
Development Assessment Officer
City of Parramatta
01.2023 - Current
Project Officer
GHD
01.2022 - 01.2023
Bachelor of City Planning (Hons) -
University of New South Wales