Petra Speyer

• Strategic planning lead on a coal transition project, involving regular collaboration with state agencies and authorities, external stakeholders, and council for the evaluation and delivery of a project driven by NSW and Commonwealth policy directives.
• Project management of a complex planning proposal, with the intent to deliver 3,500 to 4,500 jobs, 1,260 dwellings, recreation, tourism, sustainable industry, and employment lands, along with heritage and biodiversity enhancement over 620 ha.
• Performed qualitative and quantitative research and analysis to evaluate issues, and formulate evidence-based options and recommendations to support the project, while also mitigating the associated risks for the council and the community.
• Preparation and review of reports, briefing notes, correspondence, and presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Policy review, analysis, and evaluation to support strategic decision-making.
• Organisation consultant onboarding and educational presentations.
• Application of working knowledge of planning legislation, statutory requirements, and policies applying to planning processes.
• Efficient monitoring and action to align with project milestoness

• Demonstrated knowledge of project management, environmental assessment, planning legislation, policies, and land use planning processes through the approval and potential delivery of approximately 400 dwellings, valued at $170M across regional NSW.
• EP&A Act 1979, s. 4.15 Development assessment, including rural and residential, RFB, seniors, people with disabilities, and subdivision.
• Critical analysis and evaluation of key issues, with successful recommendations of innovative solutions, practices, and processes to guide the merit assessment of projects.
• Proven experience in engaging with various stakeholders, and managing project negotiations, and conflict resolution.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex and technical information clearly and concisely.
• Facilitation of meetings, presenting to stakeholders, and fostering open dialogue within the team.
• Development of policy and systems to increase team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Well-organised, detail-oriented, and efficient at managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Regular preparation of reports, briefing notes, and conditions of consent.
• Experienced in architectural plan analysis, detailed CPTED assessment, planning for bushfire assessment.
• Mentored planners in planning, assessment, project management tasks.
• Acting Team Leader overseeing five planners, requiring planning advice, assessment and report review, workload, and staff management.

Senior Project Manager, Agency Strategic Relations, Temporary Assignment:

• Development, consultation & management of effective strategic relationships with stakeholders, including government agencies and councils.
• Case management for priority projects, including management of applications through complex government processes, issue identification, and resolution.
• Identification of opportunities for development and implementation of new, innovative, or standardised approaches, practices, templates, policies, solutions, and initiatives to support the program.
• Conducted environmental impact assessments to evaluate potential effects of proposed developments on the environment.
• Preparation, review of reports, briefing notes, and ministerial correspondence.

• A policy subject matter expert provides policy advice and solutions for digital product development.
• Management of projects, products, and content to support digital services design and build using Agile methodology. Project coordination included the development of digital DA, C&R, complying development, EPI spatial mapping, local planning panels, NRAR, BASIX, CAD digital, SDRP, PCC services, DA pre-assessment assist tool, Archistar tool, and special entertainment precincts.
• Legislative research and advice lead for the application of environmental planning instruments for the development of the NSW Spatial Viewer centralized planning GIS service, and associated support for the statutory planning proposal preparation for 138 council transitions to digital mapping.
• Built and maintained partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance engagement, consultation, and planning reform, including internal tech, training, GIS, and DPE policy teams, the Planning Delivery Unit, and external agencies.
• Agency management role for concurrence and referral project, including maintenance of digital data, driven by SEPP consolidations and EP&A Regulation amendments in 2022 & agency collaboration.

• Thorough & efficient delivery of project development assessment and determination in accordance with the EP&A Act of 1979.
• Created valuable working relationships with stakeholders, which facilitated the timely & qualitative delivery of DA determinations.
• Efficient project management of multiple fast-track, complex development assessments, determinations, and pre-application consultation.
• Detailed SOFAC preparation, report writing, and planning panel preparation, attendance, advice.
• Working knowledge of NSW planning legislation, including the application of childcare, schools, seniors, and people with disabilities, industrial, commercial, greenfield, subdivision, and residential development policy.

Greenfield Development - Southwest Priority Growth Centers, including:

• Preparation of precinct planning reports, planning proposals, draft DCP, design guidelines, and SEE.
• Stakeholder collaboration.
• Feasibility analysis, preparation of due diligence reports, urban design mapping, fee proposal preparation.

• Literature Reviews: collection and analysis of data pertaining to international urban planning, formalisation of the informal, for Associate Professor Paul Jones, Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Planning.

• Completed successful urban design projects, including feasibility studies, heritage and built form analysis, impact assessment, development capacity analysis, concept assessment and design, and stakeholder collaboration for:
• Project 1: Urban and Architectural Design, Adaptive Reuse, and Urban Infill of Catholic Church Grounds for Mixed-Use Development.
• Project 2: Eastern suburbs urban design for the transition of bowling club grounds for a residential seniors' living village.
• SEE preparation reports: educational facilities.