Consultant

**About this role**:

- **Work with industry experts & leaders in their profession**:

- **Flexible and dynamic work environment**:

- **Use your passion for planning and make a difference to our community**

**Who we are**:
Urbis is people focussed, and we want the best for our team, our clients, and our friends. Our mission is about helping people be themselves and create meaningful, environmentally friendly cities & communities. Work with us because we want to make a difference, be innovative and be problem solvers. The skills you have are important because we elevate each other by being authentic and collaborative. We're looking for individuals who are driven and inspire those around them. Being at Urbis doesn't mean you are just a planner, heritage consultant, designer, or team administrator. Everyone gets to influence outcomes here, that's how we shape our clients, cities, communities, and future.

**_ Urbis, where you can ‘Be authentic and make a difference'. _**

**The Opportunity**:
We are looking for a proactive and experienced Consultant to join our Melbourne Planning team. You will have the opportunity to provide high quality advice relating to land use, development capability, due diligence assessments, masterplans, the approval process and management. The role will be supported by highly experienced Directors and a market leading national Planning team. You will be involved in maintaining new and existing relationships with clients.

**You will**:

- Draft proposals and provide effective high-quality advice to clients
- Contribute to city shaping thought - leadership pieces
- Provide input into tenders and submissions for projects
- Contribute to the development and implementation of quality assurance initiatives
- Respond efficiently and clearly to internal and external clients, communicating in a concise and transparent manner
- Work alongside other professionals on a range of multi-disciplinary projects, working to specification, to deadlines, within budget and with a commercial outcome
- Have opportunities to work in and with regional and indigenous communities around the state.
- Prepare weekly timesheets and input to monthly accounts

**About You**:

- Tertiary qualifications in urban Planning or a related discipline
- Minimum 2 years' experience in statutory or strategic planning is desirable, ideally gained in a consultancy or state, local government environment
- Able to prioritise the competing demands of multiple projects within the agreed timeframe
- Strong capability in written and verbal communications and engagement with a variety of stakeholders
- An appreciation and understanding of impacts and issues affecting land use and development
- Passionate about planning with an inherent desire to challenge the status quo

**Why Urbis?**

**The heart of Urbis is our people**, we believe every employee has the right to be invested with good leadership, a competitive salary and career development opportunities. We pride ourselves in empowering our employees and supporting them to be the best they can be. You will have the benefits of salary continuance insurance, generous parental leave policy for both primary & secondary carers, work life balance, health & wellbeing programs and much more.

Urbis is committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive, supports flexibility, and welcomes diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

**How to Apply?**
- Recruitment Agencies - thank you for thinking of us. We do endeavour to fill our opportunities through direct channels wherever possible, however, if we find that we do need agency assistance, we'll be in touch._