Planning Consultant

**Who we are**:
Urbis is people focussed, and we want the best for our team, our clients, and our communities. Our mission is about helping people create meaningful, sustainable cities & communities. We are a community of passionate problem solvers, sought out by clients for our fresh thinking approach to their city-shaping projects. Here you will make a tangible difference and positive impact, while gaining incredible industry experience and broad ranging exposure to the most exciting work.
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 shaping Futures your way

**The Opportunity**:
Urbis has an exciting opportunity for a consultant to join the Smart and Sustainable Places team within the Planning Unit in Melbourne/Sydney. This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual looking to contribute to the creation of liveable, healthy, and resilient communities. This role offers flexibility and can be based in Melbourne or Sydney.
The consultant will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of incorporating environmental sustainability and resilience actions into Urban and Regional planning. Familiarity with statutory and strategic urban planning is essential, particularly with how this interrelates with environmental impact assessment.

**You will**:

- Providing a range of services including advice relating to land use, development capability, due diligence assessments, master plans, the approval process and management of environmental matters.
- Responding quickly and communicating in a clear, concise, and transparent manner to internal and external clients.
- Drafting submissions, proposals, and advice for clients.
- Providing input into tenders for projects.
- Contributing to the development and implementation of quality assurance initiatives and Planning's Business Plan.
- Working alongside other professionals on a range of multi-disciplinary projects, working to specification, to deadlines, within budget and with a commercial outcome.
- Promoting the firm and its services to create business opportunities.

**About You**:

- Experience in smart cities, statutory or strategic planning desirable, ideally gained in a consultancy or local government environment.
- Some experience in statutory or strategic planning desirable, or environmental science/ sustainability, ideally gained in a consultancy or local government environment.
- Demonstrates familiarity with contemporary approaches and methodologies to support innovation and complex problem solving in a multi-disciplinary working environment.
- An appreciation and understanding of implementing applied sustainability and resilience actions and outcomes in land use, planning and development.
- Demonstrates a developing appreciation and understanding of strategic policies, processes, and influences.
- Demonstrates a developing appreciation and understanding of statutory planning frameworks, controls, and processes.
- Demonstrates a developing capability in written and verbal communications and engagement with a variety of stakeholders.
- Demonstrates a strong solutions-focused approach to work.

Why Urbis?
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.