Rotorua Lakes High School
Urban/Regional Planner Kaiwhakamahere Tāone/Rohe
Urban/regional planners develop and administer plans for physical, environmental, social and economic development of urban and rural areas.
Urban/regional planners may do some or all of the following:
- plan and design buildings, streets, subdivisions, parks, reserves or sports facilities
- prepare plans up to 20 years ahead
- examine how areas are developing and the effect of proposed developments
- collect and analyse economic, social and environmental data
- manage projects, including communications strategies
- write and present reports on behalf of councils, companies, applicants and submitters at resource consent, environmental, and other hearings.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for urban/regional planners includes:
- work as a planning assistant for councils or consultant firms
- work on a building site
- draughting or research work
- volunteer work for community or environmental groups, or organisations such as the Department of Conservation.
Personal Qualities
Urban/regional planners need to be:
- able to relate to a wide range of people
- strong communicators
- good at risk analysis
- able to handle conflict
- open-minded
- persuasive.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for urban/regional planners includes:
- work as a planning assistant for councils or consultant firms
- work on a building site
- draughting or research work
- volunteer work for community or environmental groups, or organisations such as the Department of Conservation.
Subject Recommendations
A tertiary entrance qualification is required to enter further training. Useful subjects include geography, maths, social studies, te reo Māori and economics.
Urban/Regional Planners can earn around $60K-$77K per year per year.
Urban/regional planners can progress by moving into senior or managerial positions.
They may also specialise in an area such as:
- Catchment Management Planner
- Catchment management planners advise on the use and development of natural resources, such as fishing quotas, water management, and other environmental activities.
- Policy Analyst (Planner)
- Policy analysts gather and analyse information to assist in the planning, development and interpretation of rules and regulations.
- Recreation Planner
- Recreation planners plan and design recreational facilities such as parks, reserves, swimming facilities and cemeteries.
- Resource Consent Planner
- Resource consent planners process applications for resource consents and take part in resource consent hearings.
- Urban Designer
- Urban designers advise councils, developers and government on land zoning, and how to best use urban spaces.
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