Intermediate Planner Jobs

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Your ability to become an Intermediate Planner in New Zealand will largely come down to your level of accreditation. Most employers will expect Intermediate Planners to hold Intermediate Membership with the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI). To accomplish that, you will need:

• To have completed a NZPI recognised planning degree and at least two years’ work experience in planning
• To be currently working in the field of planning
• To commit to completing, or have already completed, three core Continuing Professional Development courses:
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• Planning for Maori Values: An Update
• Ethics for Planners
• Plan Making series or Resource Consents series
• Two NZPI members to sponsor your application (one must be a Full member)

Typical Responsibilities

• Planning buildings, streets, car parks, recreational parks, reserves, facilities and utilities
• Acquiring resource and planning consents
• Analysing the development of residential, environmental and commercial areas
• Researching and reporting the effects of proposed developments, particularly on the environment
• Collecting and analysing social, environmental and economic data
• Presenting reports to Government, local councils, companies and clients