Junior Urbanist, Planning

About the role

We are seeking a Junior Urbanist to join our company, based in our Brisbane Office. Successful candidates will be still studying either an Undergraduate or Post Graduate Planning (or closely related) degree. At Ethos Urban, we work in multi-disciplinary teams to approach projects from a holistic perspective – blending our services of urban design, economics, engagement, social strategy, project management and planning.

This unique approach means interns are referred to as ‘Junior Urbanists’ – as they learn to deliver urban solutions informed by a diverse range of expertise. Junior Urbanist have a general understanding of the built environment and property industry. They are collaborative and can work as part of team to help deliver the best urban outcomes for our clients and communities.

What will you do during your internship year?

As a Junior Urbanist, you will gain exposure to real projects to enhance your understanding of the industry. You get the opportunity to work across a diverse range of services; as well as having access to a variety of industry experts, the chance to grow your own networks and develop important work skills – all within a collaborative learning environment.

About Ethos Urban

We believe bringing collective intelligence to complex decisions delivers a better urban experience. Our towns and cities are always changing, and we know this creates choices that can make a difference to the quality of our urban living.

We believe we can always improve the urban life experience by creating engaging places that connect us to where we need to go, meet our changing needs and create opportunities for everyone to thrive.

For over 25 years our people have worked in partnership with the public and private sectors to provide them with the momentum to realise their ambitions for better places, communities and cities.

Why work with us?

We are more than just a multi-disciplinary firm.  We take the time to work with our clients, understand their needs and then assemble the ideal team to overcome the challenges or problem or realise an opportunity in front of us.  We refer to this collaborate approach as our collective intelligence and its what brings value to our clients and but importantly provides personal career growth opportunities including working on projects and with people in Queensland and nationally.

We continue to hire great people with a diversity of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups. We encourage applicants from any background to apply to join Ethos Urban!

We back our people: We are proponents of flexible work, we provide generous leave provisions including purchased leave (up to 4 weeks annually in addition to your standard 4), 18 weeks paid parental leave regardless of your parental definition, paid study leave & access to transitional coaching. In addition, we cover your industry memberships, we provide an access to an array of great learning and personal development initiatives and incredible career pathways. For more please visit our website.

We have adopted the globally recognised United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as our ESG framework. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) is a clearly defined pathway to improving our world, and how business can align its goals and actions to help us all collectively get there.

As part of the Ethos Urban career development framework, all of our people have the opportunity to participate in our corporate employee led Committees alongside doing the ‘day job’. These include our Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Committee, Sustainability Committee, Reconciliation Action Plan Committee, Ethos Urban Engage, Future Leaders, Health, Safety & Wellbeing Committee and our Women’s Network.

How to apply

Interested in joining our team? We’d love to hear from you. In your application tell us about yourself and the location to you are applying for. Send a cover letter, CV and a copy of your most recent academic transcript to recruitment@ethosurban.com.