The Opportunity:
Would you like a flexible work environment with a supportive team? The opportunity to work on renewable energy and infrastructure projects with an environmental focus? Career progression within a national planning firm? Access to experienced environmental and urban planning mentorship?
While the work will primarily be NSW focused, there would be an opportunity for interstate work across our Mecone offices.
Who is Mecone?
At Mecone, we are committed to creating better urban environments and a more sustainable future. Above all, we value our people and pride ourselves in the calibre of our employees to deliver superior client outcomes, while fostering an inclusive and diverse culture for our team.
As urban and environmental planning specialists, we provide advice and services in strategic planning, statutory and environmental planning, integrated land use, social planning and community engagement, urban analytics and planning tech.
Working with us offers enormous benefits – including a focus on work life balance, generous parental leave policy for both primary & secondary carers, health & wellbeing programs, regular social events and team activities, ongoing training and professional development, rewards recognition and a bonus incentive scheme!
Mecone offers the opportunity to be truly valued as an employee in a close-knit team. You will also enjoy interesting and challenging work, with a focus for the Environmental Planning Team on renewable energy, industrial and extractive industries, transport, education and health infrastructure.
About the role
Working closely with, and supported by, the experienced Environmental Planning Director, this role is focused on providing planning approval services, including:
- Planning and environmental risk assessments and due diligence
- Undertaking environmental impact assessments to support Development Applications, Review of Environmental Factors and Environmental Impact Statements.
- Project managing and coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams
- Stakeholder and agency consultation
About you
You are a high-performing motivated professional with strong statutory planning expertise and a proven ability to apply it in practice. You bring a sound understanding of development processes and environmental systems, allowing you to navigate complex planning challenges with confidence. Committed to ongoing professional growth, you are eager to expand your technical capabilities while delivering responsive, high-quality service to our valued clients.
MORE THAN WORK
Our social initiatives are vested in making work feel less like work, and more like a collective group of people who share the same fascination and joy for building thriving communities and places.
We provide social, environmental and community activities
A culture club
Team building and staff events
Sustainable work practices
Paid volunteer leave
Wellbeing support and health allowances
Flexible work options with select team in-office anchor days