Town Planner

Join our tight-knit team of planning professionals, working on projects across a range of sectors to make an impact in the industry. Flexible working arrangements available for the right candidate.

Tract is a national planning and design practice specialising in town planning, urban design, landscape architecture and associated digital media. As planners and designers our charter is to deliver sustainable and memorable solutions, shaping places for living, leisure and work, and the infrastructure that supports and connects these places. We do this by harnessing the strength and diversity of our collective expertise.

Our comprehensive planning and design service offer, and the size of our practice provide the capacity to address projects of all scales and complexities.

Tract is seeking a capable Town Planner to join our growing Victorian team. This is both a statutory and strategic planning role and the successful applicant will be exposed to projects across a range of sectors. Your submission should highlight your key project experience and describe the sectors where you have greatest town planning experience.

• Navigate complex planning frameworks to provide clear and accurate advice
• Manage smaller scale planning projects with guidance from senior planning staff including scoping of projects, drafting of advice and reports, coordination of inputs
• Provide inputs on a range of medium and large-scale projects including rezonings, PSPs, and development approvals in collaboration with Tract's Urban Design, Landscape Architecture and Media teams
• Engage with clients, authorities, and stakeholders to deliver innovative planning solutions
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team culture

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in town planning
• Post graduate experience in the Victorian planning system
• A solid understanding of the Planning and Environment Act, Victoria Planning Provisions and associated policies
• Demonstrated capabilities in statutory and/or strategic planning projects of various complexities and dealing with a variety of stakeholders
• Awareness of current planning, development, economic, social and environmental issues
• An enthusiastic, proactive and commercial attitude
• The ability to build rapport with clients and stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A genuine passion for planning

Be part of a design-focused firm with a national presence, working alongside our wonderful urban design and landscape architecture teams, all the while with a people-oriented environment, backed by supportive teammates.

It's all about diversity. We support our staff by offering the flexibility to partly work from home, in the office and on a part-time arrangement. In this role you will gain exposure to a mix of high-profile projects and a range of sectors across Victoria, including:

• new communities
• central city developments
• infill and mixed use
• industrial and commercial
• tourism
• social impact assessments
• strategic planning project work with state and local government
• masterplans, development plans and activity centre plans
• a multitude of other opportunities

Tract also offers a wide range of benefits to staff including:

• Professional development - opportunities to attend conferences / seminars / courses, and working with in-house, design-based disciplines
• Mentoring - work alongside and learn directly from well-known leaders in the industry
• Paid parental leave, scholarships, income protection insurance, employee assistance program
• Free access to a health and wellbeing program comprising general practitioners, psychologists, dietitians and health coaches
• Conveniently situated opposite Flinders Street Station in Southbank, our contemporary office has an open plan arrangement, sweeping city and river views and state-of-the-art end of trip facilities for those wanting to ride, run or walk to work
• Salary + Work/Life Balance + Income Protection + Paid Parental Leave

At Tract, we believe in celebrating and advocating for diversity within our team. We are committed to a culture that is inclusive, respectful and reflects the strengths of diverse thoughts, ideas and experience. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, people with disability, people from all cultures, backgrounds, and life experiences.