Senior Planner

GHD; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Hamilton team. You will lead environmental planning efforts for multi-disciplinary projects, manage client relationships, and contribute to project delivery with strong technical oversight.

You will collaborate with a national team of planners, support growth, mentor junior staff, and help shape proposals while prioritizing regulatory approvals and sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in environmental planning or related field.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in environmental planning.
• Full NZPI membership or working toward it.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to environmental assessments and planning approvals for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Act as Project Manager for routine projects, coordinating with stakeholders for client satisfaction.
• Collaborate with national planners, mentoring less experienced staff and supporting growth.
• Develop proposals and pursue business development opportunities with clients.
• Grow through mentoring, training, and involvement in professional organisations and communities.
• Be part of a diverse, collaborative culture with flexible work-life balance.
• Utilise or develop expertise in community and stakeholder engagement to drive engagement strategies.

Skills

Environmental planning

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Client management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Planning

Job description

Job Description

There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment and communities, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.

Join us as we strive for a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.

Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.

Wellington. We contribute to a wide variety of projects, with a strategic focus on transport, water, renewable energy and social infrastructure.

Job Description

There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment and communities, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.

Join us as we strive for a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.

Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.

GHD is actively seeking highly motivated and skilled Senior Planner to join our team in Wellington. We contribute to a wide variety of projects, with a strategic focus on transport, water, renewable energy and social infrastructure.

A position offers a variety of work and will see you:

• Leading and contributing to the preparation of comprehensive environmental assessments and planning approval applications for multi-disciplinary projects
• Acting as a Project Manager for routine projects, collaborating effectively with project stakeholders to ensure positive client experience in project delivery
• Working with a national team of planners, including learning from our highly experienced Technical Directors and supporting the growth and development of less experienced planners, coaching and motivating them to deliver quality outcomes for our clients
• Leading and contributing to the preparation of proposals and seeking out business development opportunities in a client-facing role
• Growing and developing professionally through mentoring, training, and active involvement in professional organisations and our GHD global technical communities
• Being part of our diverse, collaborative and supportive GHD culture, with the ability to work flexibly for work-life balance
• There is an opportunity to leverage existing expertise or experience in community and stakeholder engagement, or upskill in this area, to develop and implement consultation and engagement strategies

About you

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in environmental planning
• Full Membership of the NZPI (or working towards this)
• Proven technical planning record in regional council, local council or private sector planning including the consenting of infrastructure projects
• Project management experience, including financials, budgets, programming
• Experience in client management and business development
• Experience in community and stakeholder engagement advantageous
• Well-developed communication skills - both verbal and written
• Proactive, decisive, and problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical thinker; self-motivated and energetic
• Enthusiastic to work collaboratively with other technical disciplines and think laterally to deliver integrated solutions on multi-disciplinary projects

Ki GHD, ka ākina te kaimahi e mātou kia tutuki ōna ake moemoeā. Nā te mea, ko te kaha o te tangata te tuarā o te pakihi. Nā reira, he hiahia nō mātou ki te whiwhi kaimahi nō ngā ahurea tuakiri maha, nō whenua rerekē, tane mai, wahine mai.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

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

About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact.

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let's drive real change.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

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.