Senior Manager, Precinct & Place - Transport Planning

McArthur; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

McArthur is seeking an experienced Manager - Precinct & Place to lead planning and coordination for a major Australian Government transport infrastructure program. The role is a 12-month contract with potential extension, based in Sydney with hybrid work options.

You will oversee station precincts, urban design, placemaking, and land-use investigations, coordinating with Commonwealth, State and local government partners, consultants and advisers.

Qualifications

• Degree in urban and regional planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, property, development or related discipline.
• Experience in precinct planning, strategic land use, urban design, placemaking, property development or major infrastructure
• Experience on station precincts, transport infrastructure, transit-oriented development or major urban development
• Strong understanding of integrated land-use, planning, design and place outcomes
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultants and technical advisers
• Experience within or with Commonwealth or State Government agencies
• Experience navigating complex government stakeholders environments, including councils, planning authorities and infrastructure agencies
• Ability to review technical and design information and turn it into clear, practical advice
• Strong project coordination, stakeholder engagement and written communication skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities, project deliverables, risks, schedules and governance requirements

Responsibilities

• Coordinating precinct and place activities across a major transport infrastructure program
• Supporting station and precinct planning, urban design, placemaking, public realm and activation outcomes
• Undertaking and coordinating strategic land-use planning and development investigations
• Contributing to future station planning and precinct strategies
• Supporting design excellence and formal design review processes
• Coordinating multidisciplinary planning, urban design, property, development and technical advisers
• Reviewing planning, design and technical material and consolidating consultant inputs
• Working closely with Commonwealth, State and local government stakeholders
• Coordinating engagement with councils, landowners, developers and other key stakeholders
• Supporting alignment between precinct planning, property, transport, design and infrastructure outcomes
• Managing schedules, actions, deliverables, risks, issues and project dependencies
• Preparing clear briefings, governance papers, reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Precinct planning

Urban planning

Urban design

Placemaker

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in urban planning/urban design

Architecture or related discipline

Job description

McArthur is seeking an experienced Manager - Precinct & Place to lead planning and coordination for a major Australian Government transport infrastructure program. The role is a 12-month contract with potential extension, based in Sydney with hybrid work options.

You will oversee station precincts, urban design, placemaking, and land-use investigations, coordinating with Commonwealth, State and local government partners, consultants and advisers.