NSW Civil Infrastructure Lead | Planning & Approvals

EBR Ever Better Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CRIS is seeking a full-time Civil Infrastructure Team Leader in NSW to lead a team through statutory and strategic planning, drive master planning and precinct planning, and deliver high-quality reports and client outcomes.

Responsibilities include mentoring teams, securing private sector approvals, engaging with clients, and managing risks while building strong client relationships across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in NSW statutory and strategic planning.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field.
• Ability to lead and motivate high performing teams.
• Strong communicator and natural collaborator.
• Experience navigating DAs, SSDs, or precinct or development scale is highly regarded!

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of professionals, including mentoring, coaching and providing technical guidance
• Delivering private sector approvals with diversity of scale across a range of markets
• Engaging with clients to support master planning, precinct planning or regional planning outcomes
• Utilising a strong appreciation of the role infrastructure in land use planning
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams
• Preparing reports to exceptional technical and editorial standards
• Managing commercial risks and opportunities
• Improving or building key client relationships

Skills

Team leadership

Statutory planning

Strategic planning

Client engagement

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CRIS is seeking a full-time Civil Infrastructure Team Leader in NSW to lead a team through statutory and strategic planning, drive master planning and precinct planning, and deliver high-quality reports and client outcomes.

Responsibilities include mentoring teams, securing private sector approvals, engaging with clients, and managing risks while building strong client relationships across projects.