At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to manage and deliver major infrastructure projects.
- Company: AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting.
- Benefits: Flexible hybrid work options, competitive salary, and diverse benefits.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on communities while working on prestigious projects.
- Qualifications: Licentiate Member of RTPI or equivalent, with planning policy knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Company Description
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
Job Description
Due to significant infrastructure planning wins and new opportunities, we are looking to hire a Consultant Town Planner. You will be joining a great team; you will have an interesting and diverse workload and you will be given the opportunity to make the most of your abilities. Based from our offices in Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bristol, Chesterfield, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Nottingham or Plymouth, with an option for hybrid working.
You will be joining a market leading, experienced infrastructure planning team and will be given the following responsibilities:
- Assisting in the management and successful delivery of major development applications, including coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across various project types.
- Providing planning advice to colleagues and clients, including consenting routes and the application of permitted development rights.
- Carrying out planning research and analysis and assisting with the identification of planning risk.
- Writing Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications.
- Contribution to the preparation of successful commercial tenders and participating in internal and external meetings.
About our team
AECOM’s rapidly growing Town Planning team plays a key role in delivering major infrastructure and development projects. AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. Working as a planning consultant within AECOM means access to some of the highest profile and prestigious development projects in the UK, collaborating with top-tier planners, impact assessment specialists and project managers.
Qualifications
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Licentiate Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or an equivalent professional town planning organisation, and working towards full accreditation.
- Sound knowledge of UK planning policy and legislation, and an understanding of Environmental Impact Assessment legislation.
- Demonstrable experience of working on major planning applications and/or Development Consent Orders.
- Commercial awareness and the ability to write clearly and concisely.
- Client focused with good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working approach with a high level of commitment to quality.
- Able to work to tight deadlines and identifying, evaluating and managing planning risk.
Additional Information
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