Senior Urban Planner in Adelaide, Australia

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

We are looking to expand our Planning Team, with the appointment of a skilled, passionate and highly motivated Senior Planner, who is looking to broaden their career and work on new and exciting large-scale projects.

If you are a Planner with drive, creativity and passion for working on bold and exciting projects, then this is the opportunity for you. Ideally who have experience within the South Australian planning system.

Your technical skills and your enthusiasm to contribute to the ongoing development of our Planning Team will be valued and rewarded with a competitive salary, benefits package, flexible work arrangements and career opportunities.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to become part of a multi-disciplinary team who consistently bring knowledge, talent, experience and passion to our work.

What will a day could involve:

• Providing support to the Planning Team in servicing internal and external client requirements

• Working alongside other professionals on a range of large-scale multi-disciplinary projects, both locally and interstate. Such work includes:

• Preparing and managing development applications for large-scale developments

• Assisting with the preparation of Master Plans, Strategic Plans and Code Amendments

• Supporting major transport, infrastructure and renewable energy projects

• Assisting with consultation and engagement with key stakeholders

• Providing timely, accurate and professional planning advice on a range of projects

• Ensuring that project scope, budgets, timeframes and quality outputs are considered within a commercial business environment

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

Qualifications

What are we looking for from you?

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Planning

• Holds tertiary qualifications in Urban and Regional Planning, or a related discipline

• Proven experience in Strategic and/or Statutory / Land Use Planning, ideally in a consulting or government environment and ideally in the South Australian planning system

• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills and can engage with a variety of stakeholders

• Is self-motivated, able to prioritise competing demands and time pressures for multiple projects and the commercial aspects of consulting

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10115729

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: ANZ

Career Area: Planning

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd