Land & Planning Manager Eoi

CPB Contractors Pty; Melbourne; In loco; AUD 180.000 - 260.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

CPB Contractors Pty in Melbourne is seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced land and planning professionals for the Land and Planning Manager role to support delivery of major infrastructure projects. This leadership position drives planning approvals, land access and acquisition, and environmental/regulatory interfaces across project lifecycles, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

You will lead consultants and manage land planning strategies, governance, and risk, delivering

Competenze

• Significant experience delivering land and planning outcomes on large infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of planning and environmental approval frameworks.
• Experience managing land acquisition and stakeholder negotiations.
• Proven ability to work across government, contractor, and consultant environments.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.

Mansioni

• Lead land and statutory planning functions for major infrastructure projects.
• Develop and implement land access, acquisition, tenure, and property management strategies.
• Manage planning permit approval processes.
• Coordinate environmental, planning, and land-related approvals to support project delivery.
• Negotiate with landowners, government agencies, service authorities and stakeholders.
• Provide strategic advice on planning legislation, land acquisition frameworks and project risks.
• Lead specialist consultants, land access advisors, planners, and surveyors.
• Ensure compliance with project approvals, planning schemes, legislation, policies and project obligations.
• Identify and manage project risks associated with land access, approvals, and stakeholder impacts.
• Lead the development of Urban Design Landscape Plans.

Conoscenze

Land planning leadership

Stakeholder negotiations

Strategic & risk management

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Formazione

Urban & Regional Planning / Property / Environmental Management / Engineering / Law or related

Descrizione del lavoro

We are seeking Expressions of Interest from experienced land and planning professionals to fill the role of Land and Planning Manager supporting the delivery of major infrastructure projects.

This leadership role is critical to securing planning approvals, managing land access and acquisition requirements, navigating environmental and statutory approval processes, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex infrastructure programs. Working across multidisciplinary project teams, you will play a key role in balancing project objectives, stakeholder interests, regulatory requirements, and community expectations.

The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership across land, planning, property, environmental interfaces, and stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead land and statutory planning functions for major infrastructure projects.
• Develop and implement land access, acquisition, tenure, and property management strategies.
• Manage planning permit approval processes.
• Coordinate environmental, planning, and land-related approvals to support project delivery.
• Negotiate with landowners, government agencies, service authorities and key stakeholders.
• Provide strategic advice on planning legislation, land acquisition frameworks and project risks.
• Support project development, design, procurement, and construction teams in resolving land and planning issues.
• Lead specialist consultants, land access advisors, planners, and surveyors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant project approvals, planning schemes, legislation, policies and project obligations.
• Identify and manage project risks associated with land access, approvals, and stakeholder impacts.
• Lead the development of Urban Design Landscape Plans.

About You

You are a commercially astute and collaborative leader with experience delivering land and planning outcomes on large-scale infrastructure projects.

You will bring:

• Significant experience in land, property, planning, or infrastructure delivery environments.
• Strong knowledge of planning and environmental approval frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience managing land acquisition and stakeholder negotiations for complex projects.
• Proven ability to work across government, contractor, and consultant environments.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing external service providers.
• Strong strategic, commercial and risk management capabilities.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Degree qualification in Urban and Regional Planning, Property, Environmental Management, Engineering, Law, or a related discipline.
• Experience working on transport, rail, road, utilities, energy, water, or social infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of Victorian statutory planning approvals and land access processes.
• Professional membership with relevant industry bodies.
• Experience working within alliance, public-private partnership (PPP) or major project delivery environments.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to contribute to infrastructure projects that leave a lasting legacy for communities and future generations.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Influence the planning and development of nationally significant infrastructure.
• Work with industry-leading professionals and delivery partners.
• Lead complex land and planning initiatives across major projects.
• Drive positive outcomes for communities, stakeholders, and project delivery teams.
• Build your career within a dynamic and high-performing project environment.