Urban Planning

Urbis is seeking a Senior Consultant/Senior Planner for their Planning team in Sydney, Australia. The role involves contributing to multidisciplinary projects, managing client relationships, and overseeing project costs. Candidates should have a degree in Urban Planning and at least 5 years of experience. Urbis values employee empowerment, offering benefits like work-life balance and health programs, while promoting workplace inclusion.
About Urbis: We are a community of passionate problem solvers, sought out by clients for our fresh thinking and approach to their city-shaping projects. Our mission is about helping people create meaningful, sustainable cities & communities.

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, work life balance, health & wellbeing programs and generous parental leave policy for both primary & secondary carers.

The Opportunity: We're on the lookout for a dynamic Senior Consultant / Senior Planner to join our Planning team. You will have the choice of being in our Sydney CBD or Parramatta CBD offices, or both

Your Key Responsibilities:
• Contribute to multidisciplinary projects, working collaboratively with our inhouse economists, heritage planners, urban designers, social planners and transport planners
• Provide a range of services including advice relating to land use, development capability, due diligence assessments, master plans, the approval process and management
• Develop client relationships by building trust, providing quality advice and managing expectations
• Write submissions, proposals and advice that accurately reflects the client's need
• Manage small to medium size projects, including scoping and costing of projects, tracking job costs and coordinating consultants and sub-consultants as needed
• Identify and raise issues which may impact fee estimates or timelines
• Coach and develop team members
• Contribute to the development and implementation of quality assurance and support the Planning team's Business Plan

About You:
• Holds tertiary qualifications in Urban and Regional Town Planning or a related discipline
• Ideal minimum 5 years' experience in Urban Planning
• Ideal some experience in managing planning projects
• Strong knowledge of statutory and strategic planning, and related legislation, ideally gained in a consultancy or local/State government environment
• Keen understanding of impacts and issues affecting land use and development
• Excels in prioritising competing demands of multiple projects within agreed budgets and timeframes
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to quality, safety, and continuous professional development
• Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills and can engage with a variety of stakeholders

Our Commitment to Inclusion: At Urbis, we encourage everyone to be themselves and share their unique views which are shaped by their individual identity. We are proud of our ongoing recognition as a champion of workplace inclusion amongst our professional services peers. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.