Senior Planner
With ongoing expansion locally and nationally, Hames Sharley is in search of talented Senior Planner to work out of our Perth Studio on a either a 12-month contract or in a permanent position. This presents exciting opportunities to engage in various sectors and advance professionally within one of Australia's largest multi-disciplinary practices.
Hames Sharley is a leading, award-winning national design practice, delivering Architecture, Urban Design and Interior Design services across a wide range of portfolios, including Health, Commercial, Retail, Workplace, Education, Defence, Residential, Transport and Urban Development.
The team at Hames Sharley are passionate, motivated and talented, driven by the desire to be challenged, creative and involved. We work together as a supportive and cohesive team that shares ideas and provides avenues for those with the appetite to take on new responsibilities and become leaders in their field.
The role of Senior Planner is to enhance the company’s image as a quality service provider of urban development, design and planning throughout the government, institutional, business and commercial sectors.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Provide professional and technical advice, including preparing planning and policy documents, overseeing graphics and imagery production, and producing high-quality written reports.
- Manage urban development projects, ensuring adherence to project plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Prepare expressions of interest, submissions, proposals, and tenders.
- Lead urban design projects or components under senior staff guidance.
- Develop skills in urban design and planning through seminars and courses.
- Assist in acquiring industry knowledge and mentor junior staff.
- Promote and develop the Hames Sharley brand.
- Ensure effective communication with clients and project teams.
- Utilize project management and quality assurance systems, with training as needed.
To be successful in this role, you should have the below skillset:
- MS Office (required); Adobe InDesign (preferred)
- Ability to work in a collaborative studio environment with planners, urban designers and architects, and align to Hames Sharley’s values.
- Communication techniques to build positive and supportive relationships with clients, colleagues, and the wider urban planning and development community.
- Approach to research, gathering data and engaging to undertake context analysis for projects. Then, how you can distil and add value to this information into high-quality and accurate reports, presentations and plans to assist our with our clients, stakeholders and partners in decision making.
- Understanding of the WA planning framework, with experience applying and interpreting legislation, schemes, strategies, plans and policies in your work.
- Knowledge of project management fundamentals, and how you coordinate work to meet timeframes and budgets (with the support of senior colleagues).
Why join Hames Sharley:
At Hames Sharley, we place significant emphasis on fostering a healthy balance between professional responsibilities and personal well-being. We actively advocate for our team members to prioritize family and personal time, recognizing the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle.
Hames Sharley team you can expect to receive:
- Access to an EAP program
- Be a part of an active Mentor Program
- Proactively working on sustainable workplaces
- Opportunities for inter-studio transfers through our national exchange program
- A salary package commensurate with talent and experience
- Hybrid working options available
- Paid Parental Leave
- HS+ Benefits including vehicle salary sacrificing, flu vaccinations and more
- Funded Professional memberships and Architectural registration
How to Apply:
If you want to be a part of a team and greater organisation, that contribute to some of Australia’s leading projects and multi-disciplinary practices, then please click ‘apply’.
