Support private sector clients to navigate all aspects of the Western Australian planning and approval systemsProvide expert planning, policy and process advice to private sector and government clients Tactfully and respectfully negotiate planning and development solutions with and on behalf of clientsDeep analysis of Development Contribution ArrangementsDesign and deliver stakeholder and community engagement activitiesGather, analyse and creatively represent data to inform and add value to client projectsReview client policies, processes, systems and structures to achieve strategic objectives

Process development applications and subdivision referralsFacilitate the design review processPlan and implement community engagement and consultationNegotiate complex urban planning mattersProcess internal and land owner initiated scheme amendmentsLocal Planning Strategy reviewLocal Planning Scheme reviewPrecinct planning and planning instrument design and deliveryPolicy development and review Procurement and management of consultant services

Engage with external service providers on strategic planning mattersPrepare succinct reports for Council and leadership relating to strategic planning mattersRespond to public and private sector inquiries relating to strategic planning mattersConduct research, collect/analyse data and synthesis results

Spatial Network Analysis for Multi-modal Urban Transport Systems (SNAMUTS).Contributing to the development of the SNAMUTS tool - www.snamuts.comSNAMUTS utilises vast collections of transport data enabling transport planners to analyse the effectiveness of current public transport networks from 25+ cities around the globe.SNAMUTS can also be utilised to model metropolitan transport proposals enabling visually coherent assessment of proposed investments in transport infrastructure, changes to operations and adjustment to spatial distribution of residents and employment.Responsibilities include - Collecting and collating publicly available data, website creation and management, data input and map illustration (Adobe illustrator), academic report writing, professional management of data and provision of assistance in the organisation and running of stakeholder engagement workshops designed to test the SNAMUTS tool in real world circumstances.

Research, data collection and analysisSurvey preparation, distribution and response analysisPolicy developmentStakeholder consultationPreparation of submissions on behalf of the WA Local Government sector

In this role I was responsible for undertaking a third party evaluation of a number of urban development research projects funded by the Inter-American Development Bank for the think tank, Global Development Network. The project involved:Research designStakeholder engagementQuestionnaire preparation, distribution and response analysisStakeholder interviews, collect/consolidate qualitative data, transcription from audio recording. Spanish to English translationData analysisReport writing

Development assessmentVariation assessmentSubdivision assessmentSite inspectionsCustomer service

Data sourcingDatabase creationCommunicationSite visits/auditsData entryBuilding plan assessment

Surveying pedestrian traffic at major rail stationsSupervising survey teams at the international airportProducing coherent databases for analysis