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Senior Urban Planner

Sydney, NSW, au💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Urban Planner delivering high-quality planning outcomes, strategic planning projects, and major infrastructure approvals for clients across NSW, Canberra, Newcastle, and the Hunter region.

Role type

Senior IC Urban Planner

Builds

Planning reports, due diligence assessments, approval documentation, masterplans, and urban design inputs for major infrastructure projects.

Domain

Urban planning, infrastructure, public sector, and private sector development in Australia.

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic planning, planning assessments, policy analysis, regulatory compliance, project leadership, client relationship management, fee proposal development, multidisciplinary collaboration, report writing, stakeholder liaison.

Preferred skills

Data centre planning, rail project planning, renewable energy planning, transit-oriented development, State Significant Development applications, rezoning, masterplanning, GIS/spatial tools, Adobe Creative Suite.

Technologies

Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, GIS tools

Responsibilities

Review plans and technical reports for applications and proposals; mentor junior planners; lead planning projects and prepare high-quality planning reports and approval documentation; undertake research and policy reviews to inform strategies; collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for project approvals and masterplanning; build client relationships and support business development.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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