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About Ethos Urban
Ethos Urban is Australia’s leading national urban solutions company. We blend design, economics, social strategy, engagement and planning to create sustainable futures centred around human needs. People are at the heart of our business and projects – that is our ethos, and we believe our collective intelligence provides better solutions to complex problems.
With a total of approximately 130 staff across three offices, our people work in partnership with the public and private sectors to provide them with the momentum to realise their ambitions for better places, communities, and cities.
About Ethos Urban Economics
Ethos Urban is a leading consultancy in the economic analysis of ‘people, places and spaces’. Our practical approach to urban and regional economic analysis is focused on providing private and public sector clients with robust advice that informs decision-making.
We work with developers, investors, policy makers, businesses, peak bodies, Government departments and agencies, and many other entities seeking advice on how economics applies to their real-world issues. This includes a wide variety of assignments, from detailed location analysis for national retailers through to advice on the economic impact of major infrastructure projects.
Our economics team are allocated to projects on a best-fit basis as opposed to where they are physically located. This means, at times, all economists are expected to travel.
The economics team includes a total of 17 professionals, with staff in all three offices.
About the Job Opportunity
We have an opportunity for an Urbanist role in our Melbourne Office to join our economics team.
Our teams are multidisciplinary and fluid, so you will work on varied projects with a range of talented urban professionals – continuing to learn and share your insights for the best client outcomes. The role will suit a self-starter, lateral thinker, and someone with a passion for solving complex problems.
Key responsibilities
The role we are seeking is an Urbanist with a skillset in bringing economic solutions to urban planning and development issues. The successful candidate will:
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate is an individual who thrives in a fast-paced highly collaborative environment. The role would suit a recent graduate, or someone with up to three years’ experience, with a passion for the built environment. Our ideal candidate is driven, proactive and results orientated with the ability to work in a team environment.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following capabilities:
Why work with us?
What we do and the way that we do it is unique. We view each project as a complex puzzle that requires different perspectives and alternative angles to solve it. At Ethos Urban, no one individual ever has the answer. It’s only when we bring people with different specialisations from different teams that we can see the full picture and then the way forward. We call it collective intelligence.
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.
How to apply
Interested in joining our team? We’d love to hear from you. Send a cover letter and CV to recruitment@ethosurban.com.