At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to work on exciting town planning projects across the UK.
- Company: Stantec, an award-winning and inclusive workplace with a focus on sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, flexible working, and extensive professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Opportunities available across multiple UK locations with a supportive culture.
- Why this job: Be part of a growing team making a real impact in urban development.
- Qualifications: Experience in town planning, ideally chartered MRTPI or working towards it.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Are you an experienced Town Planner looking for a new opportunity with an established, growing team? Do you want to work on a variety of exciting projects that offer fantastic career development possibilities? If so, then Stantec could be for you!
We are looking to recruit a number of Planning professionals at various different levels to join our expanding teams across the UK. We have planning teams based in Bristol, Taunton, Cardiff, Birmingham, Reading, Kings Hill, London, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. If you are interested in being considered for our open vacancies or would like to share your interest in Stantec for the future, please submit an application with us.
About you:
- You will ideally be a chartered MRTPI town planner, or working towards it.
- You will have proven planning experience either from a consultancy, private sector, or public sector environment.
- We deliver a wide range of projects but a track record in residential, mixed-use, strategic, commercial, and energy projects is particularly advantageous.
- You will have experience of preparing, submitting, and negotiating planning applications of a variety of sizes and types.
- For more senior hires, experience of lodging appeals and appearing at informal hearings is advantageous.
- You will have proven experience in coordinating internal and external project teams, ensuring quality assurance on projects.
- You will have the ability to build and maintain client relationships, providing quality advice and service.
- You will ideally have local knowledge of, and a track record of working in the region you are interested in joining. However, relocators will be considered.
- Ideally hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car.
Why join us?
- People culture: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive, and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
- Award winning workplace: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
- Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - we want you to be part of it!
- Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
- Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.
- Professional development: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.
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