Town Planner or Senior Town Planner

Moliago; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional learning

Mentoring from industry leaders

Parental leave with pay

Scholarship opportunities

Income protection

Wellbeing and employee assistance

Hybrid work arrangement

Part-time options

Job summary

Moliago, a Brisbane-based planning consultancy, seeks a Town Planner or Senior Town Planner to contribute to statutory and strategic planning across residential, mixed-use, tourism, renewable energy, industrial, commercial and government projects. The role offers hybrid working and part-time options, with professional learning, mentoring and defined career development.

You will work across sectors, engaging with diverse stakeholders on varied projects, from new communities to infill development,

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary town planning qualification and two to five years of postgraduate experience within Queensland’s planning system.
• Sound knowledge of Planning Act, Planning Regulations and Economic Development Act.
• Involvement in statutory and/or strategic planning across varied projects.
• Strong communication abilities with clients and stakeholders.
• Enthusiasm for planning and understanding of contemporary planning matters.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to statutory and strategic planning across residential, mixed-use, tourism, renewable energy, industrial, commercial and government projects.
• Collaborate across sectors and with diverse stakeholders on planning projects of varying complexity.
• Engage with client and stakeholder relationships and support career development within a design-led practice.
• Support hybrid and flexible work arrangements and professional learning opportunities.

Education

Town planning qualification

Job description

A Brisbane-based Town Planner or Senior Town Planner will contribute to statutory and strategic planning across residential, mixed-use, tourism, renewable energy, industrial, commercial and government projects, requiring a relevant tertiary qualification, two to five years of postgraduate experience in Queensland’s planning system, legislative knowledge and strong stakeholder communication skills. The role offers multidisciplinary collaboration, supportive colleagues, hybrid working and part-time options, professional learning, mentoring and defined career development, alongside paid parental leave, scholarship opportunities, income protection and employee assistance and wellbeing support.

Help shape Queensland’s communities through a varied portfolio of statutory and strategic planning assignments. A multidisciplinary planning and design consultancy is seeking a Town Planner or Senior Town Planner for its Brisbane-based Queensland team.

Working across sectors and with diverse stakeholders, you will contribute to planning projects with differing levels of complexity. The Queensland portfolio includes prominent assignments involving new communities, infill development, mixed-use precincts, tourism, renewable energy, industrial premises and commercial development. There is also strategic planning work for state and local government, alongside other project opportunities.

Experience and approach

You will bring:

• A relevant tertiary town planning qualification and two to five years of postgraduate experience within Queensland’s planning system.
• Sound working knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Planning Act, Planning Regulations and Economic Development Act.
• Proven involvement in statutory planning, strategic planning or both, covering projects of varied complexity and engagement with different stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication abilities, both spoken and written, and confidence establishing productive client and stakeholder relationships.
• Genuine enthusiasm for planning, initiative and a commercially minded outlook.
• An informed understanding of contemporary planning and development matters, including their economic, social and environmental context.

The practice and working environment

This national consultancy combines expertise in town planning, landscape architecture, urban design and related digital media. Its breadth of services and organisational scale support projects ranging widely in size and complexity. Drawing on varied professional perspectives, the practice develops sustainable, distinctive places for everyday life, recreation and employment, together with the infrastructure linking and supporting them.

You will collaborate with urban designers and landscape architects in a design-led, people-focused workplace supported by helpful colleagues.

Flexibility and workplace

The position is advertised as full-time, with part-time arrangements also supported. Hybrid flexibility allows time to be divided between home and the office.

The modern, open-plan Brisbane CBD office location offers high-quality end-of-trip amenities which support staff who commute by bicycle, on foot or by running.

Development and employee benefits

• Professional learning through courses, seminars and conferences, complemented by collaboration with internal design specialists.
• Defined career progression and development opportunities.
• Direct mentoring from recognised industry leaders.
• Parental leave with pay, scholarship opportunities, income protection cover and an employee assistance service.
• Complimentary access to a wellbeing and health program offering support from GPs, psychologists, dietitians and health coaches.

An inclusive team

The practice values different perspectives, experiences and ideas, and promotes a respectful, inclusive culture. It welcomes Indigenous Australians, people across all gender identities and sexual orientations, people with disability, and individuals from every cultural background and life experience.

Working hours:

Full-time, Part-time

Work arrangement:

Hybrid

Experience:

3–5 years