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Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company? AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow. Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning… Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.   A Snapshot   As the Director, Planning & Permitting, you will report to the Senior Director, Planning, Permitting & Due Diligence and work closely with Site Advisory, Site Concept Design, Site Acquisition, Energy & Utility, Product, Design, Development and Construction teams. You will make your mark in several ways:   Manage planning and permitting workstreams for new sites and expansions across  AirTrunk's  APJ and growth markets, including Australia, Malaysia/Singapore, Japan,  India  and the Middle East.   Develop and  provide  practical advice on statutory planning, approvals pathways, permitting requirements and planning execution for assigned projects and markets.   Coordinate planning applications and  permitting  activities, working with internal stakeholders,  consultants  and authorities to support  timely  and positive planning outcomes.   Provide governance, reporting and escalation support on planning and  permitting  matters, ensuring risks, dependencies and approval timelines are clearly understood.   Your Day to Day   Manage planning and permitting workstreams for new sites and expansions, ensuring clear ownership, timing,  quality  and governance of planning deliverables.   Support the development of market-specific planning and  permitting  strategies to help AirTrunk achieve reliable,  timely  and commercially practical approvals outcomes.   Onboard, manage and coordinate third party planning consultants,  permitting  specialists and technical advisers to support planning, permitting and approval outcomes.   Review planning legislation, policy instruments, approval  pathways  and authority requirements across relevant  jurisdictions  and translate them into clear project advice.   Manage the preparation,  review  and  lodgement  of planning applications and supporting documentation  in accordance with  applicable legislation,  policies  and guidelines.   Build and  maintain  constructive working relationships with government agencies, regulatory authorities, local councils,  consultants  and internal stakeholders.   Track planning and  permitting  progress,  identify  risks and opportunities, and work with project stakeholders to mitigate delays or unresolved authority issues.   Collaborate with Site Advisory and Site Acquisition teams on planning due diligence and pre-acquisition advice to support informed site decisions.   Engage with authorities and regulatory bodies as a planning lead for assigned projects, escalating material risks or strategic issues where  required .   Prepare regular reporting, updates and presentation materials for senior management and internal stakeholders, inc