The Senior Environmental Planner contributes to the conception of creative, contextually responsive and sustainable urban planning strategies and solutions, working within the studio team to provide technical support on allocated city scale strategic planning, spatial planning, master planning and urban design projects from environmental planning perspective
Responsibilities
Will be required to coordinate environmental permitting processes, establish environmental baseline conditions and adopt a sustainability design philosophy and approach in line with current local sustainability initiatives and international best practice standards, while considering client requirements and expectations
Will contribute technical expertise on planning and design projects by providing social, environmental and economically viable sustainability strategies and solutions
Will work with colleagues within Urbanism + Planning including planners, urban designers, architects, economists, environmental planners, landscape architects, graphic designers and other disciplines, to deliver integrated services on a range of projects
The role includes the application of analytical skills in environmental planning, environmental impact and mitigation measures identification, sustainability strategy development as an integral part of spatial planning, strategic planning and master planning and public realm design projects
Experience and/or qualifications in environmental planning, ecology, ecological mapping, sustainable development, climate change mitigation and adaptation, resilience and low carbon design solutions are highly preferred
Provide support in terms of technical environmental and sustainability expertise including sustainable land-use planning, sustainable urban and infrastructure design Support Environment & SustainabilityLead in sustainability and environmental elements of projects and bids with the broader Urbanism + Planning team
Develop existing environmental conditions / environmental baselining and environmental opportunities and constraints sections of the planning and design project reports
Develop sustainability vision, objectives, framework and strategies and sustainability key performance indicators for planning and design projects, produce plot and community level sustainable design development guidelines, sustainability certification strategies and outline sustainability implementation plans
Prepare presentations for ultimate delivery to clients, stakeholders and government (approving agencies) to advance understanding of environmental and sustainability aspects of projects, approvals for: development, master plans, development guidelines and policies
Provide environmental and sustainability input into urban design, spatial planning, statutory planning, stakeholder liaison, preparation of reports and presentations
This will include the co-ordination and management of environmental planning and sustainable design meetings, workshops and presentations with authorities, clients and staff as appropriate
Generate written and illustrative environmental and sustainable planning principles, concepts, strategies, controls and guidelines in line with local and international regulations and standards
Liaise with local government and regulatory planning and environmental authorities such as DMT Estidama, EAD, Mostadam, NCECC, USGBC etc
to support environmental permit and sustainability certification approvals for master planning projects
Specific Skills Required: Very good understanding of local environmental planning and permitting regulatory requirements and the green community certification rating systems
Experience working on a range of urban planning projects
Experience on planning, development and design projects at different scales
Ability to work on multi-disciplinary projects to successful delivery of outcomes within budget and programme
Understanding of environmental and sustainability requirements in different scales and stages of urban planning, urban design and landscape design projects
Skills in Adobe Suite InDesign, ArcGIS, MS Powerpoint and llustrator and other packages will be advantageous
Requirements
5-10 years experience in Planning and/or Environmental Planning and Sustainability; applicants would ideally have a mixture of private sector and some government experience
Estidama PQP, LEED AP, CEEQUAL or BREEAM Assessor or Mostadam AP is preferable
Bachelors degree in environmental planning or equivalent is essential
Masters level degree or at least 3 years of relevant work experience in sustainability in urban planning and urban design projects is essential