Intermediate Planner Jobs

How to Enter

Your ability to become an Intermediate Planner in New Zealand will largely come down to your level of accreditation. Most employers will expect Intermediate Planners to hold Intermediate Membership with the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI). To accomplish that, you will need:

To have completed a NZPI recognised planning degree and at least two years’ work experience in planning
To be currently working in the field of planning
To commit to completing, or have already completed, three core Continuing Professional Development courses:

Planning for Maori Values: An Update
Ethics for Planners
Plan Making series or Resource Consents series
Two NZPI members to sponsor your application (one must be a Full member)

Typical Responsibilities

The role of an Intermediate Planner can include any of the following:

Planning buildings, streets, car parks, recreational parks, reserves, facilities and utilities
Acquiring resource and planning consents
Analysing the development of residential, environmental and commercial areas
Researching and reporting the effects of proposed developments, particularly on the environment
Collecting and analysing social, environmental and economic data
Presenting reports to Government, local councils, companies and clients