Principal Planner (Adelaide)

Fyfe is an Australian-owned, integrated engineering, environment, planning and survey consultancy delivering innovative and practical solutions across a diverse range of sectors. With recent acquisitions and continued national growth, we're entering an exciting new phase – expanding our capabilities, our footprint, and our impact. Our culture is built on collaboration, technical excellence, and giving our people the autonomy to do their best work. Our Adelaide planning team is seeking an experienced Principal Planner to play a key role in growing the team and strengthening our capability in planning and approvals for large-scale infrastructure projects. This role will focus primarily on environmental and infrastructure planning, while also contributing to business development to support the team's continued growth and financial performance. We are looking for someone who enjoys mentoring others and sharing their expertise to build capability across the team. About the role Lead and deliver a diverse range of planning projects, including strategic and statutory planning and development applications Undertake due diligence, structure planning, master planning, and community consultation Provide expert technical planning advice on complex and high-profile projects Prepare, review, and approve planning reports, development applications, and technical documentation Build, maintain, and grow strong relationships with public and private sector clients Identify, pursue, and secure new planning opportunities aligned with business strategy About you Tertiary qualification in Town Planning Extensive experience in statutory and strategic planning and development matters Experience working on large- scale infrastructure projects Demonstrated success in project management, client management, and business development Strong leadership capability, with the ability to role model constructive and professional behaviours Experience in client service and stakeholder management Why Fyfe? Be part of a growing national business with solid momentum Work on diverse and impactful projects across Queensland Collaborative and supportive team culture with real autonomy Opportunity to shape the direction of the planning team Salary Sacrificing Options: Take advantage of salary sacrificing for motor vehicles, and more! How to apply If you believe you meet the above criteria and would like to join our team, click on the APPLY FOR THIS JOB button to submit your application. Follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with our news and projects. Please note only shortlisted candidates and those who are Australian Citizens, hold permanent residency will be contacted. Please note that agency applications will not be accepted. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rqaxw