Planner Kaiwhakamāhere

**Planner | Kaiwhakamāhere (Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara)**
- Make an impact and take the next step in your career, delivering transformational projects across the infrastructure, three waters, and land development sectors.
- Help shape the Te Whanganui-a-Tara region and beyond, providing planning consultancy services to ‘make everyday better’.
- Develop your career working with, learning from, and being mentored by, industry leaders in a fun and collaborative workplace.

**The opportunity | Te kāinga rua**

Join our planning practice, where you will play a key role in our Wellington-based team, delivering projects predominantly across the city, region, and lower North Island. In joining the team, you will have the opportunity to be an integral part of projects currently shaping the region, and work alongside a diverse range of clients.

This role will build your technical understanding, experience working with clients, and leading projects that shape our taiao. As part of a nationwide practice which includes some of the county’s top planning practitioners, you will be well supported in your professional development. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the other technical disciplines within our Community Shaping team including landscape architects, transport planners, urban designers, and environmental advisors. During this time of significant change in our planning system, we are investing heavily in our people so that we are at the forefront of the reforms and our planners have the skills needed to be effective into the future.

You will join a tight-knit and supportive team that is known and respected for their high-quality planning and environmental consulting advice to a diverse range of clients. You will have the opportunity to work with Wellington Water, Waka Kotahi, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, regional and district councils, local Iwi, Rūnanga and Hapū and many other government agencies. You will be part of a team that is proud of their work as trusted advisors on community shaping projects across the region and around Aotearoa New Zealand.

**About you | Te rongoā**

In this role, you will be able to:

- Demonstrate a desire to extend your technical skills and knowledge and take the initiative in pursuing learning opportunities and relevant professional accreditation.
- Work independently to produce high-quality planning advice, reports, and proposals to meet client’s needs.
- Communicate in a positive and effective manner, and be confident in building relationships with colleagues, clients, and contractors.

**What we offer | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou**

Further, we offer:

- Professional development opportunities including support as you progress to your full NZPI membership.
- Opportunities to learn from our industry experts and technical gurus across Aotearoa New Zealand.
- A supportive and caring work environment where you can bring your whole self to work.
- Flexible working arrangements to balance your personal/family commitments.
- Excellent benefits provided to all staff - including discounted health insurance, discounts on gym memberships, and a huge number of social club events.

**About us | Ko wai mātou**

Beca is one of Asia Pacific's largest independent advisory, design, and engineering consultancies. We are an international team of almost 4,000 who brings a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.

We are proudly New Zealand headquartered and an employee-owned business creating a culture of collaboration, ownership, and care. Our team is passionate about Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Aotearoa and love making a difference to the community in which they live and play.