At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate major development projects and provide planning advice to clients.
- Company: Join AECOM, a leading global infrastructure consulting firm.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive salary, and diverse career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with access to prestigious projects.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on communities while working on exciting infrastructure projects.
- Qualifications: Experience in planning applications and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World. 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
Start here. Grow here. Due to significant infrastructure planning wins and new opportunities, we are looking to hire a Senior 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 Birmingham, Cardiff or Manchester offices, with an option for hybrid working. You will be joining a market leading, experienced infrastructure planning team and will, be given the following responsibilities.
Here’s what you’ll do:
- Project Coordination and Delivery
- Assisting in the successful delivery of major development applications and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across various project types.
- Assisting with project management and implementing quality and health and safety principles.
- Planning Advice and Strategy
- Providing planning advice to colleagues and clients on planning consent requirements and the application of permitted development rights.
- Carrying out planning research and analysis and assisting with planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.
- Documentation and Application Management
- Writing Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications.
- Leading, submitting, and managing planning applications, including liaison and negotiation with local planning authorities and other key stakeholders.
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
- Working closely with the Environmental Impact Assessment team.
- Participating in internal and external meetings.
- Research, Business Development, and Project Management
- Contribution to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.
- Carrying out planning research and analysis and assisting with planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.
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. AECOM is also a worldwide leader in environmental and engineering consultancy and working as a planning consultant within AECOM means access to some of the highest profile and prestigious development projects in the UK, working with colleagues operating at the cutting edge of their disciplines as part of the largest UK environmental consultancy.
Become part of our Environment business, and collaborate with top-tier planners, impact assessment specialists and project managers to consent a variety of captivating projects, from local developments to major and national infrastructure, from developing planning strategies to obtaining consent and post consent work. At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued. Come grow with us.
Qualifications Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Sound knowledge of English planning policy and legislation
- Demonstrable and relevant experience of working on planning applications
- Client focus, with good interpersonal skills and collaborative working approach
- High level of commitment to quality
- Commercial awareness
- Ability to write clearly and concisely
- Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure
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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).
