Associate - Planning And Approvals

Your Impact:Our People & Places Solutions business - reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow.Our clients trust Jacobs to help solve their most complex challenges in ways which deliver positive environmental outcomes. As environmental consultants, we partner with the broader Jacobs business to deliver leading expertise on new infrastructure projects, sustainability and environmental initiatives, and technically innovative studies around the globe.Bring your creativity, collaborative spirit and attention to detail, and we'll help you grow, pursue and fulfil what drives you - so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together.The Jacobs Environmental Approvals team deliver complex and technically challenging local and national projects for clients involved in a wide range of infrastructure and development activities, including state and national public utilities, large-scale environmental initiatives, renewable energy projects, transport infrastructure, resources and energy projects and large scale environmental management programs. We are seeking to appoint an experienced Associate Environmental Planner to our Melbourne based Planning and Environmental Approvals team as we continue to build our national practice. In this role you will be responsible for leading the pursuit and delivery of environmental and planning approvals projects, multi-disciplinary assessment, providing strategic advice to internal and external clients and supporting the Section Leader and Team Leader to mentor and grow our Planning and Environmental Approvals team.

• Manage projects of appropriate size and complexity including timeframes, budgets, supervision of team members and client interaction.

• Be responsible for providing strategic advice to internal and external clients.

• Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to less experienced team members.

• Continue to develop own technical and functional skills to progressively take on greater responsibilities as experience grows.

• Takean active role in coaching and training less experienced team members.

Here's what you'll need:

• Tertiary qualification in planning, environmental science or other relevant degree is essential
• Demonstrated success in obtaining planning approvals including planning permit applications and planning scheme amendments
• Successful experience networking to pursue new opportunities
• Ability to build high functioning teams
• Business acumen
• Project management experience including managing budgets and timelines
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Excellent presentation and verbal communication skills
• Excellent report writing abilities

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In Australia, our Reconciliation journey continues to be a considerable focus across all levels of the Jacobs community as we progress our Innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).Our Bronze Employer status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion recognises our progress in creating an environment where our Jacobs employees can bring their whole selves to work.We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we're inclusive, we're more connected, and if diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our eight global Jacobs employee networks centred on driving inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and our Women's Network - find out more about ourNo matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals - all at a single global company.We're an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.AccessibilityPlease contact the team if you require support or reasonable adjustments regarding our recruitment process (for example, you need the application form in a different format).Don't meet every single requirement? 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