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Senior urban planning specialist

Mackay
beBeeInfrastructure
Urban planning
Posted: 12 July
Offer description

A challenging opportunity exists to deliver urban planning advisory and consulting services to clients across various sectors. In this role, you will join a multidisciplinary team of specialists who work together to bring innovative solutions to complex problems.

Key attributes for this position include a strong understanding of environmental and planning legislation as it applies to large-scale infrastructure projects, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to navigate complex technical and legislative requirements.

* Project experience at all phases of a project's life cycle, with a focus on master planning, feasibility studies, development assessment, and infrastructure studies.
* The ability to foster and evolve relationships, identify planning opportunities and constraints, and regulatory approvals associated with small to large infrastructure projects.

As part of our Environment and Planning Advisory business, you will be part of a collaborative and dynamic team that seeks to coordinate and facilitate a 'connected' organization. You will draw upon your strong interpersonal skills and technical expertise to support clients in decision-making phases of the project lifecycle.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth of our capability and reach in the master planning and precincts sector. As part of our broader Environment and Planning Advisory offering, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills and creativity to projects in other geographies and markets.

Requirements:

* Project experience (suited to your career status) at all phases of a project's life cycle and particularly master planning, feasibility studies, development assessment, infrastructure studies and technical management.
* Demonstrated ability to foster and evolve relationships.
* Ability to identify planning opportunities and constraints, and regulatory approvals associated with a variety of small to large infrastructure projects to inform decision making phases of the project lifecycle.
* Strong communication (both written and verbal), problem solving, influencing and presentation skills to work on complex tasks across various sectors of the business while interacting with internal and external clients.
* Experience of working and supporting in multidisciplinary teams.
* Bachelor's degree or higher in urban planning, environmental planning, urban design, or similar.

This role may suit individuals with 5+ years targeted experience who have a deep understanding of Federal/State/Local Government Planning and Regulatory Frameworks and how they relate to infrastructure land use planning as well as experience in dealing with regulatory agencies and private developers.

About Us:

We are an advisory and engineering company that works with clients to co-create innovative solutions to complex challenges. We listen deeply and intently to our clients' ideas and use our expertise to help shape a better future.

Our diverse teams collaborate to deliver planning advisory work and leverage Aurecon's technical ability to deliver planning advisory work. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth of our capability and reach in the master planning and precincts sector.

What You Will Do:

1. Provide urban planning advisory and consulting services to public and private clients.
2. Support in the management and delivery of multidisciplinary medium to large scale infrastructure projects.
3. Collaboratively working with other parts of Aurecon as necessary to leverage Aurecon's technical ability to deliver planning advisory work.
4. Engage and navigate clients through complex technical and legislative requirements.
5. Exercise outstanding interpersonal skills to develop relationships with a wide range of clients and critical internal and external stakeholders.
6. Help to grow our capability and reach in the master planning and precincts sector as part of our broader Environment and Planning Advisory offering and developing a connected Aurecon.

What You Will Bring:

* Project experience (suited to your career status) at all phases of a project's life cycle and particularly master planning, feasibility studies, development assessment, infrastructure studies and technical management.
* Demonstrated ability to foster and evolve relationships.
* Ability to identify planning opportunities and constraints, and regulatory approvals associated with a variety of small to large infrastructure projects to inform decision making phases of the project lifecycle.
* Strong communication (both written and verbal), problem solving, influencing and presentation skills to work on complex tasks across various sectors of the business while interacting with internal and external clients.
* Experience of working and supporting in multidisciplinary teams.
* Bachelor's degree or higher in urban planning, environmental planning, urban design, or similar.

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