Senior Manager - Property & Development Advisory

Senior Manager – Property & Development Advisory Bureau Veritas is seeking a planning-qualified senior urban consultant to join our Property & Development Advisory team in Perth. This is an opportunity for an experienced urban planning or development professional to broaden their career across property strategy, development advisory and early-stage project definition. Working across diverse public and private sector projects, you will combine strong planning and approvals expertise with wider property development advice.

You will join a close-knit and growing team, taking responsibility for your own projects and work streams while working closely with senior leaders, clients and multidisciplinary specialists across Bureau Veritas.

The Opportunity   As Senior Manager, you will help clients navigate complex planning, property and development decisions - from initial site investigations and development approvals through to feasibility studies, business cases, development strategies and delivery planning.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of urban development, property and infrastructure projects, delivering planning-led advice for both public and private sector clients. You will lead development approvals, planning due diligence and strategic planning assignments while developing your skills across the full property and development lifecycle and contributing to projects that shape places, communities and investment decisions.

Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you'll collaborate with clients, developers, government agencies and industry specialists to help shape successful project outcomes. The position is well suited to an experienced planner looking to broaden their expertise beyond statutory and strategic planning into property and development advisory.

Key Responsibilities   Manage planning due diligence, development approval processes and planning strategies for a diverse range of property, development and infrastructure projects.

Prepare high-quality development applications, planning reports, submissions and supporting documentation.

Interpret planning frameworks and translate planning requirements, opportunities and risks into clear, practical advice for clients and project teams.

Lead advisory projects and defined work streams, including project planning, consultant coordination, client engagement, reporting and action management.

Contribute to feasibility studies, business cases, asset strategies, site assessments, development strategies and early project definition assignments.

Undertake research and analysis of sites, planning frameworks, property markets, development trends and stakeholder requirements.

Provide responsive, expert urban planning advice to our Advisory team and the broader WA Buildings and Infrastructure business.

Lead day-to-day engagement with clients, local and State government, approval authorities, consultants and other project stakeholders.

Manage project scope, fees, programme, risks, quality and commercial performance.

Contribute to proposals, fee submissions, business development activities and the growth of client relationships.

Support and mentor junior team members while contributing to a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

About You   You are an experienced urban planning, property or development professional who is confident managing development approvals and providing practical, commercially focused advice. You may currently be working in a planning consultancy and looking to broaden your experience beyond statutory planning into property and development advisory.

You will bring:

Tertiary qualification in urban/town planning or a closely related discipline.

Typically 5+ years of relevant experience, including…