Technical Director Town Planner in London

As an Arcadian, you help deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.

As part of a growing and agile business, our Environmental Planning team is looking for a Technical Director with a strong track record of leading the environmental and consenting aspects of projects, with particular experience in building and growing teams. This role suits someone who is passionate about the integration of environmental input within the Planning process – a Chartered Town Planner and the role forms part of the leadership for the Planning and Environmental Assessment and Management (PEAM) Team.

As part of our Environmental team, you’ll help improve quality of life. With your specialism in environmental management, or your technical or sustainability expertise, your work could involve protected species, pollution, surface water and materials management, air quality or noise. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Role accountabilities:

• You will be working on a diverse range of projects including large scale energy and infrastructure, rail, highways, water and defence projects, mixed-use development schemes for both private and public clients, public realm and masterplanning projects as well as more small scale projects that require a nimble and agile approach.
• You will play a key role in the successful delivery of multidisciplinary projects across the UK / worldwide.
• You will also be responsible for the following:
• Working as part of the Leadership, responsible for recruitment, growth, actively overseeing bidding and project delivery and leading on some key Clients.
• Leading on the coordination and delivery of planning / environmental work being undertaken by multi-disciplinary teams, influencing project development and delivering optimal environmental and planning outcomes.
• Support business development activities through participation in external market profile raising activities and functions, and through involvement with key clients.
• Raise awareness of our services, winning new opportunities and building new contacts.
• Actively engage in key client relationships, lead by example creating cross selling opportunities for the wider business.
• Engaging with consultees and stakeholders.
• Managing projects, overseeing our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Excellent working knowledge of the UK Planning system and consenting process, including EIA practices and procedures, including case law, and a solid understanding of environmental and sustainability principles and environmental technical specialisms.
• Experience across a range of project types.
• Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills with experience in reviewing the work of others to ensure quality.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary co-ordination and leadership of projects, with good project management and technical skills.
• Experience in consulting and negotiating with planning authorities, regulators and stakeholders.
• Commercial expertise, including forecasting, project management and quality assurance.
• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification, preferably with chartered status or working towards.
• A flexible, pragmatic, and collaborative approach to work.
• Experience in the delivery of DCO/TWAO/Hybrid Bills.
• Full Member of RTPI.

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life.