At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead major infrastructure planning projects and collaborate with diverse teams.
- Company: Join AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive pay, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Flexible locations across the UK with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on communities and the environment through innovative planning.
- Qualifications: Degree in Town Planning and experience in large infrastructure projects required.
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 worldâs most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. 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. We have an opportunity for a Principal Town to work on infrastructure planning projects across the UK, with a particular expertise and focus on DCO projects. We have an impressive portfolio of involvement in major infrastructure projects, including delivery of projects through various consenting regimes including DCOs. We are currently leading on planning applications for renewables and wider energy/electricity related infrastructure, transport, defence, water and much more. You will be able to work on a range of prestigious infrastructure projects for our clients in the energy transition, rail and water development sectors, as well as a range of regional and local developments. AECOM is a market leader in UK infrastructure development, with experience of over 80 DCO projects. carbon capture and storage projects;large aviation and rail projects; We are passionate about delivering planning to support complex projects. As our Town Planning team is national, and we support hybrid working we are flexible in terms of base location. The role can be based from our offices in Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Nottingham and Plymouth, with an option for hybrid working. Here's what you'll do: You will be joining a market leading, experienced infrastructure planning team and will, be given the following responsibilities. Project Leadership and DeliveryLead and assist in the delivery of major development applications. Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across various project types. Submit and manage planning applications, including liaising and negotiating with local planning authorities and key stakeholders. Planning and Advisory ServicesProvide planning advice to colleagues and clients on consent requirements and permitted development rights. Produce planning feasibility reports and consent strategies. Write Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications. Lead and contribute to the preparation of successful commercial tenders. Project and Operational ManagementOversee project management, ensuring quality and adherence to health and safety principles. About our teamAECOM'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. Education & Professional MembershipsDegree in Town Planning or a related discipline. Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or an equivalent professional body. ExperienceSignificant relevant experience of leading applications for planning consent for large infrastructure projects across a range of consenting regimes. Existing relationships with clients and local authorities. Quality & CommitmentHigh level of commitment to quality. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more! For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (3) Anne Marie Flynn | LinkedInAbout AECOMAECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. Strategy/PlanningExperience level: AssociateIndustry: Construction
Town Planner Town Planning Officer in Nottingham employer: AECOM
At AECOM, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our extensive career development opportunities, flexible hybrid working model, and a culture that values diversity and inclusion. Join us in the South East, where you can make a meaningful impact on transport planning while enjoying a range of personalised benefits tailored to support your well-being and professional aspirations.
