Callum Little is an Adelaide-based principal planner, with over 20 years’ experience across private industry and the public sector. Callum’s experience includes environmental impact assessment, environmental licensing, statutory planning, strategic planning, planning policy, master planning, and transaction advisory.
Throughout his career, Callum has led multidisciplinary teams to create approval, licensing, and design documentation for complex energy, infrastructure, and urban development projects. This has included approvals strategies for oil and gas projects, export wharfs, marine structures, and major roads projects.
As an experienced consultant that has worked for a variety of government organizations and consulting firms, Callum brings unique insights and capabilities established through a career developing policy advice, business cases, due diligence reports, and engagement activities for large-scale energy, infrastructure, commercial, medical, and residential development projects.
What do you find most rewarding about the work that you do?
I enjoy working with clients to develop solutions to complex problems. It is especially rewarding to solve the problems that have been keeping someone up at night.
What are you currently working on?
I am currently working on licensing and approvals for a 400-megawatt-hour grid-scale battery. I am also peer reviewing approval documentation for other energy projects and working on a major land division project, a mine closure plan, and financial assurance calculators.
How can our clients benefit from this service/particular innovation?
Engaging the right advisors at the right stage of a project can lead to material time-and-cost savings. Experienced consultants will identify risks and develop strategies to overcome regulatory, environmental, and engagement concerns.
What advice do you have for recent graduates?
Put your hand up for every new opportunity; it can take your career in interesting directions!
