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Senior Planner Jobs

If you have organisation and leadership skills, experience, and appropriate educational background in engineering, architecture, or planning or resources management, you might want to try senior planner jobs.

Senior planner jobs are types of building jobs that span a wide spectrum of planning functions in the building industry. People employed in senior planner jobs may be in charge of different tasks depending on particular field such as urban and regional planning, town planning, resource management planning, tourism planning, commercial planning, zoning, and many more.

On the job

Building jobs, particularly senior planner jobs, involve providing expert, effective and efficient planning and development services to the building and construction firm.

People employed in senior planner jobs may perform some or all of the following tasks and responsibilities:

• provide expert development advice in the assessment of a project
• prepare, interpret and implement policies and planning instruments
• prepare documents and correspondence on planning-related activities
• administration of planning scheme related to local laws, policies and legislations
• negotiate with contractors and other project stakeholders on development proposals
• liaise with other departments, community groups and other stakeholders
• participate in community consultation and dialogue
• ensure that work is carried out in accordance with local legislations and policies
• perform complex planning activities like advance planning and special projects
• direct and supervise the work of less-experienced planning staff members
• ensure that occupational health and safety guidelines are followed.

What you should have

Senior planner jobs require that you possess a bachelor degree in planning, public administration, law, architecture or a field related to the area of assignment. You must also have years of planning related experience to qualify in senior planner jobs.

Some employers require that you possess licences, professional registration, certification or specialised training related to the area of assignment.

You must also demonstrate planning, project management, and strong communication skills. You must also have excellent research and writing skills. Ability to work under pressure and deadline is an advantage.

A very good knowledge of the building and construction industry and the emerging trends of building and construction could work to your advantage. Computer skills are useful. You must also have a driver's licence.

Money matters

Salaries vary depending on skill level, experience, employer, and location of employment. Some employers also offer fringe benefits like health insurance, pension plan, car allowance, and annual bonuses.