Senior Planning Consultant

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Buscojobs Full time

Joining Arup

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is seeking a Senior Urban Planner for a 12-month contract in its Sydney office. This role will lead strategic planning workstreams across multidisciplinary projects in policy, transport, energy, environment, and infrastructure. The successful candidate will bring expertise in the NSW planning system, strong project delivery skills, and a collaborative approach to shaping sustainable urban outcomes.

The Opportunity

  • Lead planning inputs across urban, regional, and socio-economic projects, integrating sustainability and policy insight.
  • Represent Arup in internal and external meetings, working directly with clients to understand and respond to complex urban challenges.
  • Contribute to business development through preparation of proposals and tender responses.
  • Guide and support junior team members, contributing to their development and fostering a high-performance culture.
  • Manage planning deliverables in line with Arup's Quality Management System, ensuring timely and high-quality outcomes.

Is this role right for you?

  • Minimum 8 years of experience and a tertiary qualification in Urban and Regional Planning or a related field.
  • Strong knowledge of the NSW planning framework, policies, and guidelines.
  • Proven experience in urban planning, city economics, and transport planning within a consulting environment.
  • Excellent communication, report writing, and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership and ability to mentor junior staff and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Explore the perks of a career with Arup Australia :

  • Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
  • Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
  • Paid parental leave for the non-primary carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave of up to 16 weeks if you later become the primary carer (any leave taken at the time will be deducted from the total 16-week parental leave benefit).
  • Birthday leave
  • Annual leave loading
  • Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
  • International mobility opportunities
  • Insurances (life & income protection)
  • Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
  • Novated car lease
  • Ovasaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers.
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