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 experience.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
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.
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.
- Participating in internal and external meetings.
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.
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.
- An understanding of Environmental Impact Assessment legislation.
- Demonstrable experience of working on major planning applications and/or Development Consent Orders.
- Experience of working in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams.
- 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.
- Identifying, evaluating and managing planning risk.
At AECOM, you'll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued. Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
