Associate Director
Would you like a 铿俥xible work environment with a supportive team? The opportunity of career progression within a national planning 铿乺m? Access to experienced urban planning mentorship?
With continued growth across our business, we are looking to appoint a talented and energetic town planner in the role of Associate Director.
Who is Mecone?
At Mecone, we are committed to creating better urban environments. Above all, we value our people and pride ourselves in the caliber of our employees to deliver superior client outcomes, while fostering an inclusive and diverse culture for our team.
As urban planning specialists, we provide advice and services in strategic planning, statutory planning, integrated land use, social planning, transport planning, urban analytics and planning tech.
Working with us offers enormous bene铿乼s – and not just our rewards recognition and generous bonus scheme! Mecone offers the opportunity to be truly valued as an employee in a close-nit team. You will enjoy interesting and challenging work across metro Sydney and regional NSW with a focus on large-scale transformational projects and being mentored by the best in the business.
About the role
Supported by knowledgeable and experienced Directors, this role is focused on providing urban planning services in one or more of the following key areas:
- Statutory planning, due diligence assessment and development advisory
- 黑料大事 proposals and strategic planning advisory.
About you
You’re a high-performing driven individual who can demonstrate solid statutory and strategic urban planning knowledge while providing attentive, professional service to our valued clients.
Your skills & experience
- Degree quali铿乪d in relevant discipline
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Minimum 6-8 years experience, preferably including work in both private and public planning roles
- Con铿乨ence in decision making and ability to work independently
- Ability to astutely apply and articulate relevant statutory planning issues
- Australian citizen or appropriate work visa
- Commitment to workplace 铿俥xibility, diversity, equality and environmental sustainability.
Your key responsibilities:
Consultancy Services
- Employ a thorough understanding of statutory, strategic, and land use planning principles at a strategic and technical level to provide practical and expert planning advice to clients and the project team
- Prepare, or manage, the preparation of high-quality planning reports and deliverables including but not limited to statement of environmental effects, environmental impact statements, Clause 4.6 variations, planning proposals, precinct/master plans, strategic planning reports, and expert advice and reports for the Land and Environment Court
- Interact with technical professionals, the project team, and other stakeholders within multi-disciplinary planning projects
- Ensure deadlines and project objectives are being achieved and meet company, client, and quality standards
- Act as an expert witness in the Land and Environment Court
- Represent Mecone as a key team leader at client workshops/meetings and provide advice on planning matters
- Maintain direct and independent contact with senior government agency staff (Council, DPHI etc) to progress planning applications and consulting work.
Project and Team Management
- Ability to manage and progress projects with minimal oversight, including direct contact with client PMs
- Awareness and tracking of project budgets and prepare monthly project invoices for review by Directors
- Management and prioritisation of competing deadlines, alerting Directors where capacity issues are foreseeable
- Provide guidance to junior staff
- As required, manage team members to ensure deliverables are provided on time and within budget to client’s satisfaction.
- As required, manage subconsultants and ensure their deliverables are meeting deadlines and project objectives.
Marketing and Business Development
- Prepare fee proposals and tender responses
- Maintain awareness of planning trends and ability to identify further work opportunities from these for existing jobs and clients
- Identify business development opportunities and utilise your networks to facilitate business growth
- As required, actively seek and source new business opportunities including arranging marketing meetings with potential or new clients
- As required, promote the Mecone brand in business functions and professional events.
For more information, please visit our website or email info@mecone.com.au
