Principal Planner

Company Description

Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 64 countries, our 17,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert real estate and investment advice to clients.

The Colliers Engineering and Design team specialises in civil, infrastructure, water engineering, town planning and urban design. Key services provided to developers in this service line include site assessment and due diligence, planning approvals and engineering design through to completion of construction.

Job Description

We are seeking to appoint a Principal Planner in Brisbane or the Gold Coast. This is a newly created role due to strong organic growth. You will report directly into the Director of Planning and have the backing of a team of over 450 experts nationally. You will be responsible for converting clients to advocacy status, including developing strategic relationships with potential clients and improving and maintaining existing client relationships.

Specifically:

• Superior knowledge of planning schemes and relevant legislations within QLD
• A solid network of relationships with clients in urban development or other sectors and demonstrated skills in leveraging these relationships to maximise business opportunities
• Contribute to sustainable profit generation and growth
• Manage commercial risk and demonstrate responsible judgement
• Recruit, manage, train and mentor staff
• Manage financial targets including budgets, profitability etc

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in town planning
• You will have a high level of commercial acumen, financial management and leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• A commitment to providing high level quality service to clients

Additional Information

At Colliers, we are enterprising. What sets us apart is not what we do, but how we do it. Our people are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities. We accelerate their success by empowering them to think and act differently to drive exceptional results. 

With circa 9,000 experts in Asia Pacific, our enterprising culture and decentralised operating model allows us to act with speed in local markets, seizing opportunities to innovate and accelerate the success of our clients and our people.

Our collaborative culture sets us apart. We help experts become true specialists and provide the long-term structure and platform to accelerate their success.

We foster an environment in which everyone at Colliers feels respected and comfortable bringing their authentic selves to do their best work. It’s our people who set us apart and we actively recruit people who represent the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We take great pride in doing what’s right and operating in ways that benefit the business, our people, our clients, our communities, and the environment.

Experts join experts, and we welcome you to join us as we lead the industry into the future.

Please apply with your CV or call Devina Marcelyn for 0409 878 045 for more information.

Please be advised that applications will only be accepted directly rather than via recruitment agencies.