Senior Planner

**There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to have a positive impact on the environment and society, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.**

**Join us as we strive for a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.**

**Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.**

**GHD**is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Planner to join our team in **Christchurch.**

We contribute to a wide variety of projects, with a strategic focus on transport, water, renewable energy and social infrastructure.

**Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you**:

- Acting as a Project Manager for routine projects, collaborating effectively with project stakeholders to ensure positive client experience in project delivery
- Working with a national team of planners, including learning from our highly experienced Technical Directors and supporting the growth and development of less experienced planners, coaching and motivating them to deliver quality outcomes for our clients
- Leading and contributing to the preparation of proposals and seeking out business development opportunities in a client-facing role
- Growing and developing professionally through mentoring, training, and active involvement in professional organisations and our GHD global technical communities
- Being part of our diverse, collaborative and supportive GHD culture, with the ability to work flexibly for work-life balance

**About you**:

- Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in resource management planning
- Full Membership of the NZPI (or working towards this)
- Proven technical planning record in regional council, local council or private sector planning, including in consenting infrastructure projects and/or plan review processes
- Well-developed communication skills - both verbal and written
- Proactive, decisive, and problem-solving skills
- Strong analytical thinker, self-motivated and energetic
- Enthusiastic to work collaboratively with other technical disciplines and think laterally to deliver integrated solutions on multi-disciplinary projects
- Experience in business development, including preparation of competitive proposals
- Experience in client management, with established client relationships and network

**Ki GHD, ka ākina te kaimahi e mātou kia tutuki ōna ake moemoeā. Nā te mea, ko te kaha o te tangata te tuarā o te pakihi. Nā reira, he hiahia nō mātou ki te whiwhi kaimahi nō ngā ahurea tuakiri maha, nō whenua rerekē, tane mai, wahine mai.**
- We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage. _

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**Come together and make a meaningful impact.**

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

**Let's drive real change.**

**Our Pledge to You**
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.
That’s the **#PowerOfCommitment**

**Who we are**
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.