Technical Director - Planner

GHD; Bunbury; Presencial; AUD 180 000 - 240 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

GHD is seeking a Technical Director – Planner to join our WA Environment Business Group. You will lead technical delivery across diverse urban and regional planning projects, ensuring fit-for-purpose outcomes, quality and compliance, while building strong client relationships and pursuing new work.

With 10+ years in urban/regional planning, you will guide a high-performing team, mentor staff, and collaborate with government and private sector clients to drive growth and community impact in

Qualificações

• 10+ years’ experience in an urban or regional planning environment.
• Experience delivering major projects in Western Australia.
• Strong knowledge of WA planning system, policy frameworks and approvals.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical leadership and strategy across a portfolio of urban and regional planning projects.
• Act as Technical Director/reviewer on complex planning deliverables with a focus on quality and compliance.
• Lead client relationships, pursue work, and contribute to proposals and technical assessments.
• Support growth of the Planning team through mentoring, supervision and training.
• Engage with government agencies, clients, sub-consultants and stakeholders to uplift capability.

Conhecimentos

Technical leadership

Strategic planning

Client relationship management

Mentoring and training

Public sector experience

WA planning knowledge

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Urban and Regional Planning

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

We’re looking for a Technical Director – Planner to join our WA Environment Business Group.

As a key member of the WA - Environmental Planning group you will be responsible for the delivery of a wide range of projects for our vast network of government and private clients. You will play an integral role in delivering projects across Western Australia, supporting business growth and contributing to the company’s vision of creating lasting community benefit.

Working with an energetic and high performing small team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Providing technical leadership, strategic advice and resource coordination across a diverse portfolio of major projects spanning multiple sectors.
• Acting as Technical Director/reviewer on the design and delivery of complex urban and regional planning projects, ensuring fit-for-purpose outcomes, quality and compliance.
• Building and maintaining client relationships, leading key pursuits and contributing to proposals, reports and technical assessments.
• Supporting the growth and development of the Planning team through mentoring, supervision, knowledge sharing and technical training.
• Liaising with Commonwealth, State and Local Government clients, agencies, internal specialists, sub-consultants and other key stakeholders.
• Providing visible leadership and technical coaching to uplift capability, support succession and role model GHD’s values.

What you will bring to the team:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Urban and Regional Planning or a related discipline, supported by 10+ years’ experience in an urban or regional planning environment.
• Western Australian experience, ideally within a consulting environment, will be highly regarded, together with a experience delivering major projects.
• Strong knowledge of Western Australia’s planning system, including relevant legislative, policy frameworks and approval processes
• Demonstrated client leadership experience, including account management, business development and work-winning with government and/or major private sector clients.
• Well-developed commercial, risk management and communication skills, with the ability to provide strategic advice and make sound, technical and business decisions.
• A collaborative and client-focused approach, with the credibility to influence outcomes, develop people and build high-performing teams.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process.

We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

About Us

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GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.