Salary range: $140,000-$165,000

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

We are currently looking for a Principal Planner to join our Statutory and Strategic Planning team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead projects as the main contact for the project team from implementation to delivery.
• Lead on development of proposals.
• Develop and strengthen existing client relationships and maintain a client base to secure ongoing projects.
• Generate new opportunities and relationships with prospective clients; development of strategies and initiatives to further grow the business.
• Preparation of reports to and attendance at Tribunal and Planning Panels
• Preparation of reports, written advice, and correspondence on statutory and strategic planning projects for the Director of Planning.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to junior members of the team.
• Keep up to date with legislation and regulations relevant to the role.
• Develop and implement initiatives to improve Voice of the Customer survey score.

 Key competencies and experience

• Tertiary qualification in Planning, Urban Planning, or similar.
• 10+ years’ relevant experience in statutory or strategic planning and application of the Victorian Planning Provisions, ideally in a local government or consultancy environment.
• Current Victorian driver’s license.
• Demonstrated experience managing project deliverables to completion, within budget and timeframe, and to a high standard.

Skills and behaviours 

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; able to produce high quality reports as well as communicate confidently with a variety of clients and stakeholders.
• Exceptional organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and ability to work methodically and thoroughly.
• Well developed customer service capabilities with the ability to develop and nurture stakeholder relationships at all levels.
• Adaptability and a growth oriented mindset, with a willingness to learn and improve expertise.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Self-motivated with a desire to achieve high standards.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities. 

Desirable

• Established client network and contacts.

Working here

Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have drive, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking.

Wellbeing and work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that's working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programs and policies that support individuals including flexible working, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our Employee Assistance program.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can.

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.