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 workstreams 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 workstreams, 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 strong consulting or comparable development/planning exposure.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex development approval processes and prepare persuasive, technically sound planning documentation.

• A profound understanding of the Western Australian planning system and experience engaging with local government, State government and approval authorities.

• Strong analytical, report-writing, verbal communication and presentation skills.

• The ability to turn complex planning, property and development information into clear advice and recommendations.

• Strong project-management skills and the ability to manage clients, consultants, competing priorities and deadlines across multiple assignments.

• An interest in broader property and development matters, including feasibility, property economics, business cases, development strategy and project delivery.

• An understanding of the commercial disciplines of consulting, including project budgets, time management, quality assurance, proposals and client service.

• Sound judgement, attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.

• A collaborative and accountable working style, with the confidence to take ownership of projects and workstreams.

Why Bureau Veritas – Buildings and Infrastructure?

At Bureau Veritas, you will have the platform to:

• Broaden your career beyond traditional planning into property and development advisory.

• Work across the full asset investment lifecycle, from early strategy and project definition through planning, development and delivery.

• Lead diverse and meaningful projects for government, institutional and private-sector clients.

• Work directly with senior leaders and clients in a close-knit, supportive Perth team.

• Collaborate with project managers, technical specialists, designers, cost consultants, economists and other industry experts.

• Build your commercial, client-advisory and project-leadership capabilities.

• Help shape the continued growth of our Property & Development Advisory capability in Western Australia.

• Leverage the expertise and opportunities of a global organisation while retaining meaningful local autonomy and influence.

• Build a long-term career with genuine scope to progress into senior management and leadership roles.

This is a role for someone who wants to do more than navigate the planning system - to understand the complete property development opportunity, influence investment decisions and help clients turn complex property challenges into successful projects.

More About Us – Buildings and Infrastructure

Bureau Veritas helps clients shape the buildings, infrastructure and places of tomorrow, from early strategy, planning and masterplanning through to development, delivery and ongoing operations.

Our end-to-end services are integrated across the full asset investment lifecycle, helping clients make informed decisions, manage risk and achieve the best value from their investments.

Formerly The APP Group, our Australian Buildings and Infrastructure business brings together deep local experience in property advisory, development management, project management and infrastructure services with the scale and specialist capability of Bureau Veritas globally.

From project conception and planning through development, construction and operations, we deliver with rigour, precision and a commitment to excellence. Across diverse market sectors, Bureau Veritas provides expert advice that contributes to more successful, resilient and future-ready places.

How we care

We offer a competitive salary and an opportunity to advance your career in a leading global organisation, as well as:

• BV4me Days - an additional four leave days each year to spend as you choose.

• Flexible working arrangements that support different professional and personal needs.

• Access to Sonder, our digital care platform providing 24/7 safety, mental health, physical health and wellbeing support.

• Mental health and wellbeing seminars.

• Social initiatives and sporting teams.

• Career-break options.

• Access to employee assistance, health insurance and corporate-benefit programs.

A rewarding career

This role offers more than building a resume it's a chance to leave your mark. We offer you the opportunity to build your career and give you the recognition you deserve. Make an impact doing work you can be proud of at Bureau Veritas. Contribute to a global mission to enhance standards with integrity, and help us create a brighter future for our next generations, and a safer society for us all. The opportunity to work within a supportive close-knit team, learn new skills and gain training which could lead to the broader Bureau Veritas network for future career development.

Apply now to join Bureau Veritas and help us create a brighter future for our next generations, and a safer society for us all.

Bureau Veritas is an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles at Bureau Veritas, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Veterans (Defense experience is desirable) and people of all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements, we will partner with you and assist you through our recruitment process.