Senior Planner

About The Business And The Role

Do you believe you can make the world a better place?

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen, which we achieve by having a team of experts who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world’s most complex sustainability challenges.

SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services. With close to 200 staff spanning the length of Aotearoa New Zealand and an additional 1000+ staff across Asia Pacific, we provide consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients. We celebrate a ‘One Team Culture’, where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results.

There is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Planner to join our tight knit Planning Team, based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington . This team is supported by the wider National Planning team of 60 enthusiastic and motivated planners, allowing you to work on a variety of projects and locations across Aotearoa. We are seeking a Senior Planner who shares the same values as we do who is keen to develop their career across Council, infrastructure and energy projects.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Planning Team, you will support delivery and take lead of a range of exciting projects across a variety of industries and business sectors. You will be responsible for the following:

• Supporting the delivery and management of our existing Council client base, which includes achieving their policy, urban growth, infrastructure planning and regulatory planning requirements,
• Ensuring achievement of outcomes for our other Government and private clients which includes planning for infrastructure projects, energy, forestry, subdivision and land use and more across the Planning discipline.
• Working beside the rest of the New Zealand & Pacific Service Line partnering with specialists from other disciplines across New Zealand who will be involved in our project work in Wellington.
• Delivering planning analysis research and outcomes for our clients to ensure delivery exceptional results.
• Developing, facilitating and enhancing effective relationships with our clients and internal SLR team members, particularly across other technical disciplines.
• Establishing strong working relationships with clients, councils, government agencies and the team across SLR.

Skills And Experience

You will also possess the following skills:

• A professional qualification in planning or other relevant degree.
• Obtained or working towards full NZPI membership.
• 5-8 years of planning experience.
• Experience delivering infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience working in and/or leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple deliverables on competing timeframes.
• A clear, concise and professional writing style.
• An understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Our Benefits

We are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. SLR supports flexible working arrangements as we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.

You can find a comprehensive list here.

Next Steps

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability. When you apply, feel free to tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.