Principal Environmental Planners

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Mott MacDonald is a dynamic and innovative engineering, management, and development consultancy working with high-profile clients across Australia. We are a wholly independent, employee-owned company with strong local leadership and autonomy.

**The opportunity**

Our Environment, Climate, and Sustainability team is recruiting Principal Environmental Planners to join our growing teams in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. With a growing pipeline of work in the transport, water, energy, and defence spaces, we are seeking a highly motivated individual that wants to be part of a growing team Role-specific duties:

- and small-scale infrastructure, energy, and precincts projects.
- Provide planning and regulatory advice to clients
- Oversee and undertake the preparation of environmental and planning approvals and planning assessments, feasibility studies, permitting and licensing documentation and support the development of technical assessments, management plans, and other documents to a high standard.
- Help drive the growth of strategic planning and precinct planning.
- Manage and/or liaise with environment consultants and other planning consultants, to ensure the successful delivery of a project
- Support the development of proposals and bid submissions.
- Relevant Tertiary qualification in Town/Urban Planning, Environmental planning or related field is essential.
- Extensive experience in statutory and strategic planning, environmental and planning approvals, and planning permits.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant state planning and approvals process and legislation, relevant to infrastructure projects.
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- Be enthusiastic about being part of a growing team and providing excellent outcomes for clients

**Our values, culture, and benefits**

We offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary, ongoing professional support, career development and a great opportunity to work on key projects. We encourage good work life balance, a hybrid working model between the office and home, and offer family friendly policies.

We are committed to fostering a culture that empowers our people, promotes teamwork, embraces sustainability, and celebrates bringing your full self to work.

**You’ve got this**

Develop your career within our highly successful global business and work with our local and national colleagues.

**Job Profile**
- Mott MacDonald is a uniquely diverse global management, engineering and development consultancy that offers a diverse range of opportunities for potential employees to work with World Expert Practitioners on small and large scale projects within Australia and New Zealand.
- Our unique geographical location means that we are able to tap into expertise and resources from other countries in which we operate and so whether you are from a technical background or have traditionally worked in support services, you will be amazed at the career development opportunities that Mott MacDonald Australia and New Zealand can offer to you. #LI-CA1

**Other Information**

**Equality, diversity and inclusion**
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.**Agile working**
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.

**Job Ref**
- 65197BR

**Recruiter Contact**
- Craig McDonald

**Country**
- Australia

**Region/State**
- Queensland

**Discipline**
- Environment, Infrastructure, Planning and modelling

**Sector**
- Advisory

**Website Region**
- Australasia

**Website Sector**
- Buildings, Environment

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