Principal Environmental Planner

**Location**
- Brisbane, Australia

**Country**
- Australia

**Contract type**
- Permanent

**Work pattern**
- Full Time

**Market**
- Environment and society

**Discipline**
- Environment

**Job ref**
- 6735

**Recruiter contact**
- Rodger Zhao

**Brilliant people trusted to do brilliant things**

Mott MacDonald is a vibrant and forward-thinking engineering, management, and development consultancy. Working together as a global team we plan, design, deliver and maintain the transport, energy, water, buildings, and wider infrastructure that is integral to people’s daily lives. We value excellence in every dimension of our business and continuously seek opportunities to improve what we do and how we do it.

We employ brilliant people who combine their diverse skills and experiences to achieve brilliant things. Whether you want to specialise or broaden your experience, you'll be supported by global specialists eager to share their expertise. With numerous opportunities to learn and grow, the possibilities are as diverse as our people. Working as a connected global team, we deliver impactful projects that shape the future.

**The opportunity**

Are you interested in being part of a team that works on a variety of projects? Do you want to help shape a team from the ground up? Our Environment, Climate and Sustainability team in Queensland is recruiting for a Principal Environmental Planner to join our growing team in Brisbane. Develop your career within our highly successful global business and work with our local and national colleagues. 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 The role will be integral to our growing team working on some of the largest most complex energy and transport projects across the country. Our team also works on major projects in our defence and water sectors, being an integral part of multidisciplinary teams.

**The Opportunity**:

- Use technical expertise to provide environmental planning and regulatory advice to clients to inform project planning and delivery
- Oversee and undertake the preparation of planning and environmental assessments and approvals, feasibility studies, permitting and licensing documentation and support the development of technical assessments, environmental management plans and other documents to a high standard.
- Contributing to the delivery of environmental approvals projects, reporting, planning approvals, impact assessments and related technical studies.
- Help drive the growth of the E&S team.
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the team
- Manage and/or liaise with environment consultants and other planning consultants, to ensure successful delivery of a project
- Work collaboratively as part of an integrated advisory sector and across project teams.
- Contribute to identifying new project opportunities, develop and maintain strong client relationships
- Support the development of proposals and bid submissions.
- Contribute to, and coordinating the delivery of planning assessments, environmental studies and documentation for the attainment of local, state, and federal environmental approvals

**What can you bring to the team**
- Relevant Tertiary qualification in Town/Urban Planning, environmental science/engineering or related field is essential.
- Minimum 8+ years’ experience in town planning, environmental and planning approvals, and environmental impact assessment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Queensland and Commonwealth planning and environmental approvals framework, process and legislation, relevant to infrastructure projects.
- Experience engaging with regulators to progress planning and environmental approvals, including local government, DSDIP, DETSI, DAF and DCCEEW.
- Project management skills to achieve high quality delivery outcomes for approvals.
- Experience providing strategic environmental planning and compliance advice, and undertaking planning and environmental assessments and obtaining approvals for energy/renewable projects
- Experience working in a consulting environment with MID process ideal.

**Culture & Benefits**

Mott MacDonald celebrates diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive work environment that values work-life balance, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We welcome diverse applicants, including First Nations People, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of all genders, neurodiversity, cultural backgrounds, age groups, and those with intersectional identities.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

- Agile working environment, supporting our people to work flexibly
- Life, personal accident, and salary continuance insurance
- Employee resource groups including the Inclusive Network for Women, Corporate Social Responsibility and more
- Annual Health Checks and ongoing professional development

**You’ve got this**
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