Shape major NSW approvals across Transport, Water, Energy Utilities Senior role with real autonomy, client influence and ownership Join an established national platform and help shape what comes next Our client is accelerating the growth of its NSW planning and environmental capability, creating an opportunity for a senior planning professional to join a high-performing team and help shape what comes next.
You'll join an established national consultancy with significant planning, environmental and multidisciplinary capability, an existing NSW team and project pipeline, and growing demand across Transport, Water, Utilities, Energy, Renewables, Data Centres and major Government infrastructure .
There is already capability around you.
The opportunity is to help take it further.
You'll remain technically credible and close to complex infrastructure projects while gaining greater influence across clients, approvals strategy, major pursuits, mentoring and the continued development of the NSW planning practice .
This is an prospect to make a visible impact.
What's On Offer Shape the Next Phase – Join an established NSW planning and environmental capability and play a meaningful role in where it goes next.
Major Infrastructure Exposure – Work across Transport, Water, Utilities, Energy, Renewables, Data Centres and other significant NSW infrastructure.
Influence Earlier – Help shape approval pathways, project strategy and risk rather than simply delivering documentation after key decisions have been made.
Deep Environmental Capability – Work alongside experienced planners, environmental specialists, ecologists, heritage professionals and multidisciplinary technical teams.
More Ownership, Fewer Layers – Lead projects,



strengthen client relationships and contribute commercially with direct access to senior decision-makers.
Broader National Platform – Draw on engineering, environmental, planning, survey and technical capability across the wider business.
Leadership Runway – Build credibility within the business and position yourself for broader leadership responsibility as the NSW capability continues to expand.
What You'll Be Doing You'll take a senior role across environmental planning and approvals for complex NSW infrastructure projects.
This will include: Leading planning and environmental approvals across major infrastructure projects.
Providing senior advice across Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Reviews of Environmental Factors (REF), State Significant Development (SSD), State Significant Infrastructure (SSI), Development Applications and strategic planning matters .
Developing approvals strategies and advising clients on pathways, regulatory requirements, programme risk and project constraints.
Identifying approval constraints, environmental risks and stakeholder sensitivities early and developing practical strategies to address them.
Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs across complex projects.
Building trusted relationships with infrastructure owners, utilities, government agencies, developers and delivery partners.
Contributing to proposals,



tenders and major project pursuits.
Identifying opportunities to deepen existing client relationships and develop new work.
Mentoring planners and contributing to the continued development of the NSW planning capability.
About You Your current title matters less than the level you're operating at.
You may currently be a Principal, Associate, Senior Associate or Team Lead and will bring: Strong NSW infrastructure planning and approvals experience.
Current technical capability across EIS, REF, SSD and SSI.
Strong understanding of NSW planning legislation and approvals pathways.
Experience across Transport, Water, Utilities, Energy, Renewables or major infrastructure.
Consulting and commercial project experience.
Confidence dealing directly with senior clients and government stakeholders.
Experience contributing to proposals and developing others.
Why Consider It?
Many experienced planners reach a point where the next step means moving further away from the technical work and further into management.
This opportunity offers something different.
You'll remain closely involved in challenging infrastructure planning and approvals while gaining greater influence over c lient relationships, approval strategy, major pursuits, capability development and the future direction of the NSW practice.
There is an established team, existing work and significant national capability behind you.
The attraction is the opportunity to put your fingerprints on what comes next.
Apply directly or contact HRG to discuss the opportunity in confidence.
Reference number: ******* Profession:Property PlanningUtilities Company: HRG Date posted: 12th Aug, ****

📌 Principal Planner - Major Infrastructure & Approvals (New South Wales)
🏢 Hrg
📍 New South Wales