Intermediate Planner

RGIT Australia; Lower Hutt; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Profit share scheme

Career development

Industry conferences and training

Employee benefits and discounts

Job summary

Align in Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tora) is seeking an Intermediate Planner to join our multidisciplinary team delivering infrastructure and environmental planning across New Zealand. You will contribute to resource consent processes, planning advice, and stakeholder engagement within a collaborative consultancy environment.

You should have a NZPI-accredited planning degree with about 4 years of industry experience, strong written and oral communication, and a license to drive in NZ.

Qualifications

• NZPI-accredited planning degree or equivalent.
• 4 years of planning experience.
• Experience with resource consent applications and assessments.
• Knowledge of NZ planning legislation and statutory processes.
• Strong written communication and technical report writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound organisational and time management abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Current full New Zealand driver''s license.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and assisting with resource consent applications, notices of requirement and assessments of environmental effects.
• Supporting plan change, policy and strategic planning projects.
• Providing planning advice to public and private sector clients.
• Preparing technical reports, submissions and planning assessments.
• Undertaking stakeholder and community engagement activities.
• Attending project meetings, workshops and site visits.
• Coordinating specialist technical inputs where required.
• Supporting project delivery, programme management and client reporting.
• Working collaboratively with planners and multi-disciplinary project teams to achieve successful outcomes.

Skills

Written communication

Report writing

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder engagement

Time management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Driving license

Microsoft Office

Education

NZPI-accredited planning degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Full-time Permanent Mid-level Senior

Posted 01 Sep 2026

Description

INTERMEDIATE PLANNER

WELLINGTON / TE WHANGANUI A TARA

Who we are

Align delivers infrastructure projects that help bring places and communities to life. We are a fast-growing and respected multi-disciplinary consultancy providing planning, property, GIS, project management and strategic advisory services to clients across New Zealand.

We work with central and local government agencies, utility providers, developers, and private sector clients across a wide range of sectors including transportation, water, energy, housing, education, recreation and open space planning.

Aligns collaborative team combines expertise across environmental and urban planning, spatial planning, parks and open space planning, property acquisition, legalisation and disposal, geospatial services, project management and strategic asset management to help deliver successful project outcomes for our clients and communities.

What you'll do

As an Intermediate Planner, you will work alongside experienced planning professionals on a diverse range of infrastructure, development and environmental projects throughout New Zealand. You will provide planning advice, prepare statutory planning documentation, engage with stakeholders and contribute to delivering high-quality outcomes for our diverse range of public, private and commercial clients across Aotearoa.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and assisting with resource consent applications, notices of requirement and assessments of environmental effects.
• Supporting plan change, policy and strategic planning projects.
• Providing planning advice to public and private sector clients.
• Preparing technical reports, submissions and planning assessments.
• Undertaking stakeholder and community engagement activities.
• Attending project meetings, workshops and site visits.
• Coordinating specialist technical inputs where required.
• Supporting project delivery, programme management and client reporting.
• Working collaboratively with planners and multi-disciplinary project teams to achieve successful outcomes.

Skills, experience and qualities

We're looking for an emerging planning professional who is motivated, solutions-focused and keen to continue developing their career within a supportive consultancy environment. We are looking for those who have the following skills and experience:

• A NZPI-accredited planning degree or a relevant tertiary qualification in planning, resource management, environmental science, geography or similar.
• 4 years of relevant industry planning experience.
• Experience preparing or contributing to resource consent applications and assessments.
• Knowledge of New Zealand planning legislation and statutory planning processes.
• Strong written communication and technical report writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound organisational and time management abilities.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• A current full New Zealand driver's licence.

With significant planning reform underway and continued investment in major infrastructure across New Zealand, there has never been a more exciting time to join Align. You'll have the opportunity to work on exciting, meaningful projects while helping clients navigate an evolving regulatory environment and deliver outcomes that benefit communities for generations to come.

For the right person, we will offer:

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• A company profit share scheme.
• Career development and progression opportunities.
• Exposure to a diverse range of exciting planning projects.
• A supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Professional development support, including payment of professional membership fees.
• Access to industry conferences and training opportunities.
• Employee benefits and discount programmes.

Applications for this position close on 30th September 2026; however, it may close earlier if we find the right applicant. For further information, [e-mail] one of our team will be in touch.

Company Overview

Align is a specialist infrastructure focused planning, property, advisory, and project management consultancy with a proud 25 year history. Recognised as one of New Zealand's leading mid sized multidisciplinary consultancies, we provide the expertise and front end project services needed to help deliver infrastructure projects with certainty. Working across the network utility, central and local government, commercial, and energy sectors, we secure the land and property rights, consents, approvals, and stakeholder support that bring projects to life. Our multidisciplinary services include Property Acquisition, Legalisation and Disposal, Strategic Advice, Project Strategy, Route and Site Selection, Strategic Asset Management, Spatial Planning and Growth Scenario Advisory, Project Management, Geospatial Data and Design, and Environmental and Urban Planning. Together, we provide the advice and expertise to help build a better future for New Zealand.