Senior Planner Jobs

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Collecting and analysing social, environmental and economic How to Enter

To become a Senior Planner in New Zealand, you will need to hold a degree in Planning that is recognised by the New Zealand Planning Institution and be a full NZPI member. To accomplish that, you will need:

• To have completed a NZPI recognised planning degree and at least three years’ work experience in planning (including two years’ in New Zealand) OR
• At least seven years’ work experience in planning (including two years’ in New Zealand)
• To be currently working in the field of planning
• To have already completed the following core Continuing Professional Development courses:

• Planning for Maori Values: An Update
• Ethics for Planners
• Expert Witness – Presenting Planning Evidence
• Guide to becoming a Full Member of NZPI
• A course from the Plan Making series
• A course from the Resource Consents series
• Three NZPI members to sponsor your application (one must be a Full member, and have been for at least three years’)
• To provide a statement of experience corroborated by your employer
• To provide three copies of three separate work examples
• To conduct a satisfactory membership interview with a panel of three

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
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• Presenting reports to Government, local councils, companies and clients

Progression

For many Senior Planners, the next step in their careers is to stead towards executive management or Policy Administration.