Graduate Urban Planner

Urban Planner

Full time

• Direct collaboration with senior planners
• Launch your career in urban planning/ development assessment
• Enviable workplace culture

About Urbicus

Urbicus is a boutique planning consultancy delivering urban planning, property advisory and development facilitation services across Queensland. We provide pragmatic, stakeholder-focused advice to navigate approvals, manage risk and achieve sustainable, commercially viable outcomes for clients.

Purpose of the role

The Graduate Urban Planner role will support delivery of professional planning services by preparing initial planning advice, undertaking site investigations, and preparing and lodging basic development applications with local and State authorities.

This role offers a rare opportunity to accelerate your professional development. Working in an intimate team ensures that mentorship is direct and immediate, giving you hands-on exposure to complex work and higher-level tasks that larger firms typically reserve for senior staff. The role will position you for a quicker career progression than the industry standard, while benefiting from strong team support.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare initial planning advice, site assessments and due diligence reports.
• Prepare and lodge basic Development Applications and related documentation with local and State authorities.
• Draft written submissions and application correspondence for Council and State processes.
• Undertake property searches, site inspections and record findings.
• Attend client meetings, consultant briefings and Council meetings as required.
• Collaborate with senior planners, external consultants and clients to support project delivery.

Experience and skills

It is required you hold a tertiary qualification in Urban and Regional Planning, Town Planning or a closely related discipline and have some practical planning experience such as an internship, cadetship or 6–24 months in a planning environment.

You will demonstrate a sound understanding of Queensland planning instruments including Planning Schemes, the Planning Act 2016 and Development Assessment Rules. Effective communication skills (both written and verbal), report-writing skills and solid analytical ability to identify planning issues to recommend practical solutions are required. Effective time and task management and competency in Microsoft Office and Adobe software is essential.

Personal attributes

We are looking for an energetic, proactive and inquisitive team member with a strong attention to detail, a client-focused mindset and a pragmatic, outcome-oriented approach to problem solving.

Location, hours and reporting

This role is based at the Urbicus office in Paddington QLD 4064, and 5 days per week. Key working relationships include Urbicus staff, clients, local and State government officers and industry consultants.

How to apply

Please email your resume, references and 2–3 short paragraphs explaining why you would be a good fit with the Urbicus team to addressed to The Planning Manager.