Urban Planning Expertise: Elevate Your Career with Ethos Urban

14 hours ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Ethos Urban Full time
About Us
At Ethos Urban, we are a multi-disciplinary business that brings together expertise in planning, urban design, property economics, social strategy, community engagement, and project management. We aim to deliver better solutions to complex problems, achieving better urban outcomes for our community.

We have a vibrant team of professionals who love what they do and are passionate about planning and development. As part of our team, you will have opportunities to work on exciting city-shaping projects, collaborate with great colleagues, and engage with high-profile clients in the industry.

Our work encompasses extensive statutory and strategic planning, covering all sectors including residential, commercial, retail, tourism, health, education, industry, and infrastructure. This allows you to explore your passions in planning and development and shape your career accordingly.

We believe that creating engaging places that connect us to where we need to go, meet our changing needs, and create opportunities for everyone to thrive is key to improving the urban life experience. For over 25 years, our people have worked in partnership with the public and private sectors to provide them with the momentum to realise their ambitions for better places, communities, and cities.

About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and passionate Senior Urbanist-Planner to join our engaged team of urban development professionals. This role will suit an individual looking to take the next step in their professional career. The ideal candidate will have planning experience working within the private or public sector, an outcomes-oriented attitude, excellent client liaison skills, be a team player, and have a passion for working in a high-performing organisation.

Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Urbanist-Planner, you will:
• Work collaboratively across various projects and services, including multidisciplinary project teams
• Lead a range of deliverables such as development approvals, planning scheme amendments, preparation of strategies and studies, and provision of strategic advice for our clients
• Play a key role in preparing fee proposals and tender submissions, assessing and reporting on technical documentation, managing sub-consultants, and delivering projects
• Develop your skills in project management, delegation, and supervision by managing junior staff members
• Share your knowledge and collaborative work experiences to develop others within the team
• Build on existing stakeholder relationships and networks to achieve positive results for clients and contribute to generating new business
• Develop a broader skillset through collaboration with economists, urban designers, social planners, project managers, and community & stakeholder engagement professionals

We are looking for an experienced Senior Urbanist-Planner who has:
• A Tertiary qualification in Planning or a related degree/discipline
• 2-5 years of urban planning experience within a professional services firm or state/local government
• Well-developed organisational and time management skills, with a flexible and positive attitude to working on multiple projects concurrently
• An in-depth knowledge of the NSW planning framework, experience preparing considered strategic frameworks that facilitate robust planning outcomes
• Well-versed communication skills, and the ability to build rapport with clients and other project team members
• Excellent writing skills, able to draft efficiently, write accurate and comprehensive reports, and prepare external correspondence
• A professional commitment to striving for excellence

Why Work with Us?
The business of creating a better urban experience is complex, requiring patience, diligence, intelligence, and a passion for making a difference in our experience of urban life. At Ethos Urban, we view each project as a complex puzzle that requires different perspectives and alternative angles to solve it. We call this collective intelligence.

We continue to hire great people with a diversity of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes individuals from underrepresented groups, such as people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups. We encourage applicants from any background to apply to join Ethos Urban.

Benefits
We back our people: We offer flexible work arrangements, generous leave provisions, paid parental leave, paid study leave, access to transitional coaching, and professional memberships. In addition, we provide access to a wide range of learning and personal development initiatives and incredible career pathways.

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