We are an integrated team of passionate town planners, urban designers, landscape architects, surveyors, civil engineers, water engineers, and visual media artists providing specialist consultancy services to the property and infrastructure sectors. Our team of more than 350 people work across ten offices in VIC, NSW, SA, QLD and the ACT.
About our Town Planning Team Now is an exciting chapter of growth for our Town Planning team our business as we continue to invest in building deep technical expertise, fostering strong relationships and offering solutions that enhance our clients’ success.
Our vision is to be the number one consultancy for planning in property and infrastructure known for our expertise and impact by unlocking value in complex projects across our core markets of Urban Development and Renewable Energy, in addition the Health, Education and Local Government sectors.
As part of a truly integrated property and infrastructure consultancy, we are connected to a larger team of specialists and broad industry expertise. By integrating seamlessly with our multidisciplinary teams, our goal is to set a new benchmark for planning services—one defined by excellence, trust, and impact.
We partner with our clients, who put their trust in us to guide them on their journey and achieve their goals. With a focus on achieving the right approach for our clients, we succeed in delivering the best outcomes for our communities.
Job Description
The Opportunity
Our Town Planning team is growing! With exciting project prospects on the horizon and ambitious growth plans afoot, we are now seeking expressions of interest from experienced town planners.
As a Town Planner at Spiire, you will:
Prepare Planning, site assessments and due diligence reports
Communicate with Spiire team members and / or clients to articulate recommendations for the site or land use to allow based on original assessments prepared
Liaise with other project subconsultant specialists (e.g. ecologist, traffic, cultural heritage) to obtain fit for purpose reports to support planning permit applications, this will include reviewing draft reports and providing feedback
Manage planning applications for a variety of projects including built form, greenfield and infrastructure
Liaise with clients, council and other authorities on the status of planning applications, this includes presenting at Council meetings or forums
Negotiate successful outcomes when there is diverging opinions
About You
First and foremost, you share our passion for bettering the communities we live and work within, both now and in the future. You are a qualified, experienced town planner or urban planner who has often been described as dependable and responsive; you are known for doing what you say you’ll do. You will come to us with:
Minimum two years’ relevant post graduate experience, coupled with relevant Bachelor Degree Qualification
Excellent record in project delivery
Experience in problem solving across projects
Postgraduate qualification in a related discipline (desired)
International experience in high density environment (desired)
A willingness to stay up-to-date with changes in the planning policy framework across Victoria
Experience in a consulting firm (desired)
Our Culture
At Spiire, we believe that our culture is our difference. We’re a forward thinking, people-centric business that recognises the importance of working as one team towards a common goal. As a successful and growing employee-owned business, we recognise and reward the contributions of our people and provide real opportunities and pathways for career progression. We’ve built a vibrant team culture and inspiring environment for our people to grow as we grow. We believe in our people, and they value what we do – it’s why they join and stay.
Here’s a snapshot of what’s on offer:
An awesome CBD office location that emanates our corporate value of fun! Includes a breakfast bar, table tennis, regular happy hour and wellness room
Health and wellbeing events promoting physical and mental wellbeing
An extension of leave benefits including study leave, volunteer days and attractive parental leave policy
If this role sounds like you, please follow the link below to apply. For more information on Spiire, check out our website at www.spiire.com.au
