Planning And Environment Manager

• Make a real difference and help shape our customers’ Energy Future
• Hybrid working > 2 days WFH > Choose your office days
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment 

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together, making Real. Progress

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.
 

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

In this role, you'll lead our Land Planning and Environment team, taking charge of all land Planning and Environmental approvals for the large infrastructure projects in our Development & Future Networks (DFN) division.

You'll offer strategic leadership and expert guidance on land tenure, statutory planning, environmental approvals, and cultural heritage. Your expertise will ensure our projects are successfully secured and delivered.

With a 3/2 Hybrid (Office/WFH) split this role is based in CBD with Ad-Hoc travel to site and is part of the Community Engagement and Land Planning Team.

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Lead and manage the Land Planning & Environment team, setting strategic objectives and fostering talent development.
• Contribute to tender submissions by evaluating Planning and Environmental requirements, scoping, and cost estimation.
• Oversee budgets and forecasts in line with authority delegations.
• Provide subject matter expertise in design reviews, offering guidance on environmental outcomes and EES approvals.
• Offer senior advice on technical environmental issues to ensure regulatory compliance and EES approval.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to secure planning permits, scheme amendments, consents, and EES approval.
• Coordinate and review environmental Planning and approval activities, preparing technical advice for internal and external audiences.
   

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:

• Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science, Engineering, Planning, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of statutory planning, State and Federal environmental approvals, and utility legislation.
• Proven track record in delivering complex land, planning, and Environmental approvals for major infrastructure projects.
• Experience in environmental assessments, technical report preparation, project monitoring, and meeting deadlines and budgets for large-scale projects.
• Significant contribution to achieving EES approval on similar projects.
• Experience managing subcontractor delivery.
• Proven ability to manage large teams of specialists in Planning and Environmental scopes.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to build relationships, communicate effectively, manage conflicts, and influence outcomes positively.

A real place to belong 

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.  

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.