Infrastructure Planning & Consents in Leeds

Build the world you want to live in with a career in the infrastructure and energy sector.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Planner / Associate Planner with experience of Planning Act 2008 procedures to join our Infrastructure Consents team.

The role would be based from our Leeds and we offer flexible working arrangements and encourage our team to balance quality time in our office hubs with working from home.

Our experienced and fast-growing team is already delivering on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) across various project sectors including rail, road, energy, high voltage transmission, business and commercial NSIPs. We have a strong forward workload of green energy projects which provides an opportunity to be developed at the forefront of progressing some of the most ambitious renewable energy initiatives in the UK.

The Consents team has a proven track record of advising on a huge range of infrastructure projects across a wide spectrum of consent regimes including, but not limited to, DCOs, TWAOs, Section 36 projects and conventional TCPA projects. The team has managed and recently submitted four DCOs, a multi-billion-pound TWAO, and several smaller renewable TCPA applications, and we have more projects currently starting their NSIP journey.

With members of our team being amongst few professionals in the UK industry to have delivered DCO consents from initial inception through to consent, our client is positioning itself as a leading provider of these services throughout the UK and across all sectors and is seeking ambitious professionals to join us in realising this ambition.

You would be joining one of the country's fastest growing infrastructure teams working with some of the UK's largest infrastructure clients, including Network Rail, National Highways and National Grid, alongside the opportunity to work with industry leading renewable energy clients and investment companies, contributing to the national energy ambitions for clean energy.

We offer a highly competitive salary package which includes a fantastic benefits package including a variety of flexible benefits allowing you to choose those that suit your personal circumstances including purchasing additional leave, health cash plans, cycle to work scheme and so on! In addition, we welcome applications from those seeking flexible or agile working arrangements and can be discussed at the application stage.

What does it take to be successful?

As a key member of our growing and ambitious team, you will be able to carve your own niche, contributing to the delivery of high-quality professional services to our existing clients, promoting our services to new clients and promoting our expertise to the market working with our marketing and business development teams, and colleagues within the business.

This role would be ideal for a qualified planner or similarly qualified individual, with experience and knowledge of the NSIP and/or similar regimes, or with experience managing large and complex project teams. A willingness and ability to travel throughout the UK is an advantage, but flexibility and ensuring a healthy work/life balance is one of our key values.

Your day-to-day role will comprise the delivery of excellent technical, fee-earning work for our clients alongside our land teams and project managers. You will also become involved in business promotion - for example networking events, working with our professional partners to run seminars, publish thought-pieces, legislation and technical updates to the market etc. You will take responsibility for the management and delivery of projects, including program and budgeting autonomy, with the support of your colleagues and the senior management team and Partners.