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Senior Urban PlannerKBR’s Infrastructure Solutions Australia business works with customers across the nation to deliver significant projects that create a better, more sustainable and technology-enabled future. Through trusted partnerships with our customers, our best and brightest deliver innovative solutions across the transport, water and environment, buildings, defence infrastructure, program management and construction consultancy markets.
We are a team of diverse, flexible, adaptable and highly skilled people who provide a wide range of professional consulting services to the private and public sector. Our high-performing teams are digitally connected and geographically diversified to match the changing characteristics of our principal markets and have the expertise to serve our clients’ requirements through the full project lifecycle.
We are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset that drives innovation within our business, for our customers and stakeholders.
The Opportunity
As the Senior Urban Planner you will work on a range of projects across water utilities, transport infrastructure, energy, maritime and the built environment. Projects delivered may be discrete studies or plans, through to major infrastructure projects and can influence any stage of project life cycle.
We have recently secured a number of unique projects focused on statutory planning but you will also have exposure to strategic planning and urban design. Your voice and opinion will be sought out to provide strategic advice supporting multidisciplinary engineering, environmental and sustainability groups.
KBR’s Urban Planning practice is growing in size and significance. Working on Australia's largest projects will give you opportunities not found in other planning environments.
The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Urban Planner to join our team in Melbourne.
Reporting to the Team Leader of Land, Planning & Environmental Approvals, you will be delivering planning services to a range of projects however This role will immediately contribute to delivering some of Melbourne’s critical water infrastructure.
You will collaborate with a large multi-disciplinary team and contribute to creative solutions that yield award winning outcomes.
Your role will include (but not limited to):
- Provision of statutory planning advice through various project stages (i.e. Development and Delivery)
- Managing and securing planning approvals including planning permit applications and reports, Heritage Act permits and exemptions and strategic planning advice
- Developing and maintaining good relationships with clients, authorities, community and internal stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.
- Management of sub-consultants and delivery of technical documentation
- Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, planners, ecologists, urban designers and other built environment professionals
The Planning & Environment team in Victoria is all about empowerment, passionate collaboration, and a relentless drive for excellence. They pride themselves on a positive, supportive, and professional culture. This is a group of highly skilled individuals who embrace innovation and are always eager to try new things
Who are you?
You are a driven planning professional who is searching for the opportunity to b a lead planner within Melbourne’s iconic infrastructure projects. You will have demonstrated your ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment, managing planning requirements and risks, while also leading junior planners.
You understand the importance of actively maintaining professional networks within the company and across the infrastructure industry, building strong relationships with a government departments and industry stakeholders.
You will have the following skills and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in planning, or similar
- In-depth experience and understanding of statutory planning
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of planning advice for major or complex projects
- Strong stakeholder management skills, preferably you have had exposure to business development and marketing activities
At KBR, we value you – here’s how’
While our people are busy delivering leading science, technology and engineering solutions, we’re committed to providing them with a supportive, trusting environment and benefits that enable them to thrive and continue doing what they do best.
We can offer you flexible and friendly working arrangements including flexibility with hours as well as your work location. You will receive ongoing professional development and the opportunity to work with technically eminent professionals. Employees of KBR may benefit from up to 8 additional hours of accrued flexible leave every 4 weeks.
KBR has all the benefits of a global organization with a local company feel. You’ll get to know everyone in the Victorian business and won’t just be a number.
Help shape tomorrow by applying today!
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to leave your impact on our society with one of Australia’s leading infrastructure businesses. Apply now and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date with all the latest news and job opportunities.
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