Senior Planner

About the business and role

SLR Consulting is an international environmental consultancy focused on helping clients address complex sustainability challenges and advance positive environmental outcomes. Its purpose is to make sustainability happen through expert advice, collaboration, and tailored support.

The company has a strong footprint across Aotearoa New Zealand, with close to 200 employees locally and more than 1,000 additional team members across Asia Pacific. It works with a wide mix of business, regulatory, and government clients on both strategic and site-specific matters. The organisation values a One Team culture that brings together different perspectives to deliver high-quality results.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced planner to join the close-knit Planning Team in Wellington. The role sits within the wider national planning network of 60 planners, giving you the chance to contribute to projects in a range of locations and sectors across Aotearoa. The team is looking for a Senior Planner interested in building a career across council work, infrastructure, and energy projects.

What you will do

• Assist with the delivery and ongoing coordination of the existing council client portfolio, including policy, urban growth, infrastructure planning, and regulatory planning needs.
• Help deliver successful outcomes for government and private sector clients across projects involving infrastructure, energy, forestry, subdivision, land use, and other planning-related work.
• Work alongside the New Zealand and Pacific service line and collaborate with specialists from other disciplines on Wellington-based project work.
• Carry out planning analysis, research, and reporting that supports strong client outcomes.
• Build, maintain, and strengthen effective relationships with clients and internal team members, including colleagues in other technical disciplines.
• Develop productive working relationships with councils, government agencies, clients, and wider SLR teams.

Skills and experience

• A recognised qualification in planning or another relevant field.
• Current NZPI membership, or active progress toward full membership.
• Between 5 and 8 years of planning experience.
• Background in delivering infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to work in, and lead where needed, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong organisational and time management ability, with confidence handling multiple deadlines at once.
• Clear, concise, and professional written communication.
• Working understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.

Benefits

SLR offers a collaborative workplace culture and flexible working arrangements, recognising that people have different needs. The organisation’s benefits are designed to support a broad range of employees. A full list of benefits is available through the company.

Additional information

Hiring decisions are made on the basis of experience, skills, and passion. Interview panels are gender diverse wherever possible. Applicants are welcome to share their pronouns and any reasonable adjustments needed during the interview process.

Unsolicited CVs from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. Only recruiters included on the preferred supplier agreement list, coordinated through the Talent Acquisition team, will be considered.