Senior Planner
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 25, 2026.
Achieving positive environmental outcomes for regional communities starts with strong local knowledge and experience. CQG Consulting (CQG) has recently become part of Beca, one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory,designand engineering consultancies. Together CQG and Beca are strengthening our environmental science, ecology, GIS, stakeholder engagement,planningand approvals capability across regional Queensland.
Both CQG and Beca have built their businesses on trusted relationships, outcome-focusedadviceand a strong understanding of their clients and the communities in which they work. Joining Beca creates new opportunities to grow our environmental services across Australia, particularly within the water, energy anddefencesectors.
The Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity to join CQG’s progressive and growingPlanning and Environmental Approvals teamas weseekto hire aSenior Planner inBrisbane.
The Senior Planner - Statutory Planning and Environmental Approvals provides high-quality statutory planning, environmentalapprovalsand impact assessment services to support CQG’s Planning and Environmental Approvals Team.You willberesponsible foridentifyingapproval pathways, preparing development and permit applications, coordinating technicalinputsand managing projects frominceptionto determination and, whererequired, post-approval support.
Thisrole will give you theopportunitytoprovidesound technical advice to clients, project managers and other team members, lead small projectteamsand work collaboratively with regulators, clients, subconsultants and community stakeholders. The role is also expected to understand client requirements andidentifyopportunities for further work.
About you
You will have tertiary qualificationsin Town Planning / Environmental Planning or a related discipline, with experience instatutory planning, environmentalplanningand/or environmental approvals, within a consulting environment. Passionate about the disciplineyou’llbe a member of, or eligibility for membership of, a relevant professional body such as the Planning Institute of Australia or the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand.
Your experience to date will have given you a soundunderstanding of the principles and practices of statutory planning, environmental planning and impact assessmentas well as a strongworking knowledge of relevant Queensland’s planning and environmental legislation, policies and guidelines,in particularthe Planning Act 2016, Environmental Protection Act 1994 and local government planning schemes.
The nature of therole will mean you will have a willingness to travel for project work,including toremote locations and, whererequired, overnight or extended staysand hold a current C Class driver’slicence.
Ambitiousto progress your career and relish an opportunity to work in an environment that encourages motivated, passionate, and enthusiastic consultants who want to make a difference.We'dlove to support youto becomea leader within your technical discipline. This position will provide you with wide exposure and create opportunities for career and professional development across theCQG andBeca businesses.
Ready to make the move? / Apply now
If you want to make every day better, apply online today! If you have any questions, you can find out more about our people and projects by visitingcqgroup.com.au andwww.beca.com
By applying for this role, you consent to authorised hiring managers at Beca and CQG accessing and processing your application and personal information for recruitment purposes.
If you are successful in your application for this role you will be employed by CQG, a Beca company.