Urban Planner

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia AECOM Full time

Company Description

As the world's most trusted infrastructure consulting firm, we’re committed to managing our business with the upmost responsibility and to always strive for better - reducing emissions, creating social value or diversifying our senior leadership and workforce.

We understand both the urgency of the challenges facing our society and our responsibility to respond in an impactful and enduring way. Armed with this consciousness, we’re leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future, partnering with those who want to make a positive difference in the world.

We’re listening to clients and the communities we serve to improve lives and livelihoods, and to create sustainable legacies for generations to come.

**Job Description**:
As an Urban Planner at AECOM, you will support the Urbanism and Planning team on a variety of private and public sector projects, working alongside allied professionals, particularly the landscape and urban design, environmental, sustainability, advisory, renewable energy and infrastructure disciplines.

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:
+ Guiding projects from concept to delivery

+ Investigation, analysis and development of strategy, development facilitation and approvals (Planning Scheme Amendments, Planning permits, Environmental Effects Statements)

+ Drafting planning advice and client communications on a wide range of project types

+ Planning approvals management

+ Working within set criteria, deadlines, budget and with a commercial orientated outcome

+ Communication and consultation

+ Preparing reports and other documentation.

**Qualifications**:
As suitable Urban Planner in our Melbourne office you will be able to provide some or all of the following:
+ Obtained tertiary qualifications in urban planning or a related/relevant field of study;
+ An understanding of statutory and strategic planning principles, and an ability to provide practical, pragmatic and analytical advice;
+ An enthusiasm for communication with excellent written and verbal skills, alongside presentation and organisational skills;
+ A passion for your work and a proactive and insightful mindset;
+ Looking for an opportunity for responsibility and to grow and learn;
+ A commitment to high quality outcomes;
+ Innovative and lateral thinking;
+ A commitment to ‘having a go’ and to producing high quality work;
+ An ability to show initiative and to work with some supervision;
+ Developing project management skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines;
+ Excellent liaison and interpersonal skills;
+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Prior urban planning or private consultancy experience, preferred but not essential.

Additional Information

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) recognises AECOM as taking a sophisticated, holistic approach to supporting women and men’s participation throughout our workplace.

We provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing.

+ Global employer with access to top specialists and leaders worldwide;
+ Work-from-home equipment packages and assistance;
+ Flexible start and finish times, working from home, part time and job share options;
+ State of the art, modern and contemporary offices;
+ Purchased additional annual leave + salary packaging;
+ Corporate Employee discounts from up to 400 retailers;
+ Wellbeing benefits eg. Vaccinations, health insurance discounts;
+ Employee stock purchase plans;
+ Study assistance;
+ Professional and technical development opportunities.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM 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.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

**ReqID**: J10076962

**Business Line**: B&P - Buildings & Places

**Business Group**: DCS

**Strategic Business Unit**: ANZ


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