Town Planner

We are looking for a Town Planner!

As a town planner, you will be responsible for managing the development of new areas in towns. You will review existing areas, assist in gaining planning permission for developments and ensure that developments are assessed for the environmental and economic impacts.

Must have Revit and Lumion experience.

Special Skills Requirement:

-Good communications skills
-Ability to develop business relationships
-Creative thinking and great attention to detail
-Analytical skills
-Geography and mathematics knowledge
-commercial awareness
-project management experience
-Perceptiveness and attention to detail
-research skills
-The ability to work on a number of different projects at once.

This role involves the following duties:

-Developing planning policy at a national, regional or local level, taking into account transport, the local economy, jobs, green infrastructure, renewable energy, climate change and the historic environment
-Reviewing and monitoring existing planning policy documents
-Assisting with the preparation and implementation of transport policies and strategies to create an efficient transport network, possibly including cycle routes, rail and road routes and or runways
-Helping to ensure that areas are attractive, safe and pleasant to live, work in and visit
-Working to energize places that have become run-down
-Balancing the needs of a growing population with environmental impacts
-Conducting appropriate research to inform planning applications
-Helping to draft and review planning applications
-Assisting with consultations and negotiations with consultants and developers
-Enforcing planning controls for developments
-Preparing policy or guidance documents on how to manage historic environments, or refurbish or re-use listed buildings
-Assisting with the provision of services to clients and contributing to projects
-Producing planning submissions, appeals, design and access statements and other documents
-Managing a client portfolio
-Developing business relationships
-Running public consultations.

This is a full-time, remote role and you will be working with one of the best architectural firms in Australia.