Senior Urban Planner
- Provide urban planning advice across various sectors and project types within the NSW planning system.
- Support senior planners and directors in client and government stakeholder interactions.
- Assist with business development and professional growth opportunities.
- $100K - $130K + Super + Bonuses
- Flexible working arrangements
- Clear career progression
Senior Planning Consultant
Sydney CBD, NSW
- Salary $100,000 - $130,000 + Superannuation + Bonus
- Additional paid leave for Christmas
- Work from home
- Flexible leave arrangements supporting work–life balance
- Regular social events and team activities
- Access to industry events
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Quarterly incentive events and experiences
- Broad exposure across planning disciplines
- Annual Performance bonuses
- Training in Business development exposure
- Training specific to mentoring juniors and stakeholder engagement
An exciting and rapidly growing consultancy, recognised for its strong pipeline of projects and refreshing approach to team culture, is seeking a Senior Urban Planner to join its expanding team.
The consultancy is a specialist urban planning and development advisory practice delivering both strategic and statutory planning services across Greater Sydney and NSW more broadly. Working with both public and private sector clients, the team focuses on connecting people, policy and place to achieve practical, well‑considered outcomes in the built environment.
Consultancy & Technical Planning
- Providing urban planning advice across a range of sectors and project types within the NSW planning system
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Statements of Environmental Effects
- Planning proposals and rezoning
- Environmental Impact Statements
- Clause 4.6 variation requests
- Complying development advice
- Design competition reports
- Reviews of Environmental Factors and legal briefs
- Ensuring accuracy, clarity and professional presentation across all deliverables
Project & Stakeholder Support
- Supporting senior planners and directors in client and government stakeholder interactions
- Assisting with project tracking, coordination and deadline management
- Exposure to project management and due diligence processes
Business Development & Professional Growth
- Assisting with the preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions
- Supporting client relationship management through the delivery of a high standard of service
- Opportunity to gain structured exposure to business development and consultancy operations
- Mentoring‑focused and supportive of all staff
- Highly collaborative across projects
- Social, engaged and invested in strong team connections
- Training specific to mentoring juniors and stakeholder engagement
Staff are encouraged to be involved in the broader business, with structured guidance and training rather than a “sink or swim” approach.
The Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will have:
- 4–5 years’ of local NSW experience in urban or town planning
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Urban & Regional Planning or a related discipline
- A working knowledge of NSW planning legislation and approval pathways
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to manage multiple projects in a consultancy environment
- An interest in professional development and expanding technical capability
Apply today or contact Jake Williamson on 0400 352 498 for more information.
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