Spatial Planning and Development - Year in Industry in Bristol

Please note: This role may close soon depending on the level of interest so don’t miss out! Thank you for your interest in applying for this role. We’d like to remind you that you must ensure you are eligible for this scheme before applying. Please read through the eligibility criteria below carefully and ensure that you are eligible before applying.

This application will also contain a series of questions to establish whether or not you are eligible. It is important that you take great care in reading and answering these questions as we will not be able to revert your application if an error is made.

We only allow one application for any of our Graduate, Year in Industry or Summer Internships schemes per year. Any subsequent applications will be withdrawn.

The Year in Industry scheme provides the opportunity to gain real-world experience in planning and the built environment, building on your university studies and helping you take the next step towards a professional career.

At Transport for London (TfL), we are offering two distinct Year in Industry pathways, each providing unique experiences. To guide your development, you will be asked to express a preference for one of the following pathways upon application:

• Spatial Planning: Spatial Planning is at the heart of major planning and investment decisions, responsible for helping ensure it stays that way.
• Places for London: TfL’s dedicated commercial property company to manage its commercial estate and property development.

This will be a role focused on the delivery of housing on TfL’s surplus land and commercial development.

Salary: £27,029

Location: Dependent on the pathway you choose, you will be based at the locations provided:

• Spatial Planning - Stratford, London, E20 1JN
• Places for London - Victoria, London, SW1

You will be expected to be in the office 4 days a week. With agreement from your manager, you may work from home one day per week.

What we offer: You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household
• Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel
• Minimum 28 days Annual leave (Pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more

Duration: 1 year

Entry requirements: You will be at university working towards a minimum of a 2:2 degree in urban planning, geography or another relevant built-environment/real estate discipline. Alternatively, for the Places for London Role, you can be completing your Bachelors degree and seeking to gain experience before you start a Masters / Diploma year. You will need to have completed at least two years of university by summer 2027 to be eligible for this scheme. This role is designed for a sandwich year student.

Proposed start date: 6th September 2027

Job overview: Help shape the future of London through planning, development and transport. Our Spatial Planning & Development Year in Industry programme offers two distinct pathways:

• Spatial Planning pathway: Focuses on the relationship between transport and growth across London.
• Planning & Development pathway: Based within Places for London, TfL's commercial property company.

Whichever pathway you join, you'll gain hands-on experience, work on real projects and contribute to the sustainable growth and success of one of the world's most dynamic cities.

What will I be doing?

• Spatial Planning: You will work at the cutting edge of the relationship between development and transport.
• Development Management: Helps ensure that new development supports the Mayor’s planning priorities.
• London Plan and Planning Obligations: Helps shape planning policy at a London-wide level.
• Growth and Masterplanning: Helps shape how London grows, ensuring that new development is well connected, inclusive and sustainable.
• Section 278 Highways: Manages the delivery of highway and public realm improvements associated with new development.
• Planning & Development: You will be a Planning and Development Assistant in the Homes, Partnerships & Development (HPD) team.
• Sustainability: You will help to implement our Sustainable Development Framework (SDF).

Where can this take me? Students who have completed this programme have secured positions in both public and private sectors. This Year in Industry placement would be relevant to those seeking built-environment careers in:

• Property development & research
• Surveying
• Academia
• Innovation
• Political and corporate communications
• Development management
• Transport planning
• Policy making
• Regeneration
• Master planning
• Sustainability
• Local Government / Civil Service

What training and support will you get? Our award-winning teams will support your ongoing development, through a wide range of on-the-job practical experience.

What do we look for? Our core values are extremely important to us, and seek to recruit candidates who are:

• Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work
• Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together
• Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate

Application process: The application process consists of 5 steps, including online assessments which will need to be completed within an allocated time frame.

Inclusive recruitment process: We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Important information: A majority of the roles available will be based within the Spatial Planning pathway, please specify the route you would like to take upon application.