Planning Lead

Overview

Lead strategic planning, grow Adelaide team, deliver urban design and economic projects.

Key Responsibilities

• team leadership
• strategic direction
• project management
• cross‑functional
• collaboration
• team growth

Tasks

-Leadership within the planning business at Arup. This may include: leading projects, managing staff and helping to shape the strategic direction for the City Planning team. -Work within multi-disciplinary teams including engineering, technical, digital, research and innovation. -Growing the planning team and capability in Adelaide.

Requirements

• strategic planning
• statutory analysis
• spatial analytics
• precinct planning
• 10+ years
• planning degree

What You Bring

-Understanding of statutory and strategic planning across South Australia, a real understanding of the strategic context of growth planning with ability to demonstrate what issues matter on the projects you deliver -Experience in planning reform for government across policy, statutory and operational spheres. -Presence in market. Established connections within the industry. Ability to identify opportunities, pursuits and future directions of clients. -Ability to deliver high-quality technical work across policy review, spatial analytics, infrastructure requirements, statutory analysis, and approvals. -Minimum 10 years’ relevant experience in Planning, along with tertiary qualifications in Planning, Economics, Social Sciences, Engineering or similar. Experience within a consulting or government (pref) environment is highly regarded. -Adelaide based but integrated into broader national and global planning team. -Experience working on projects, with an understanding of scope and timeframes and the commercial realities of program delivery. -Experience in business development, bidding or procurement will be advantageous. -Experience in precinct planning from policy creation to development facilitation -Depth of market understanding - Understanding the movement and future opportunity in SA, what's needed to deliver on growth predictions. -Client relationship and management skills.

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Benefits

-Paid parental leave for the non-primary carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave of up to 16 weeks if you later become the primary carer (any leave taken at the time will be deducted from the total 16-week parental leave benefit). -I nternational mobility opportunities -Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans -Ovasaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers. -Insurances (life & income protection) -Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours. -Annual leave loading -Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees. -Novated car lease -Birthday leave -Opportunities to expand individual impact by contributing to thought leadership, research and knowledge sharing programs -Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.

About Arup

-Specializing in infrastructure, architecture, engineering, and urban planning. -Portfolio spans globally recognized projects, from landmark buildings to major transportation systems. -Engineers, designers, and planners deliver cutting-edge, innovative solutions that anticipate future needs. -Key projects include the Sydney Opera House, Crossrail in London, and the Eden Project in the UK. -Collaborative approach integrates diverse disciplines to create solutions that drive progress and innovation. -A global leader in engineering consultancy with a unique culture prioritizing creativity and client-centered solutions.

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