Associate Town Planner

Associate Town Planner

Belfast or Edinburgh

Deliver High‑Value Planning Solutions Across the UK & Ireland

Tetra Tech is seeking to appoint an experienced Associate Town Planner to join our established and growing Planning team based in Belfast or Edinburgh. This role presents an excellent opportunity to progress your career within a leading multi‑disciplinary consultancy, delivering strategic planning advice across a diverse and engaging portfolio of projects.

As an Associate Town Planner you will play a key role in the delivery of planning projects from early conception through to consent and post‑consent stages, working under senior guidance while taking increasing ownership of project delivery and client relationships. The role is client‑facing and will involve leading planning applications, managing consultants and stakeholders, and contributing to multi‑disciplinary project teams. You will be responsible for progressing projects through the planning process, including managing submissions, responding to consultee feedback, and discharging planning conditions.

The nature of the team’s work means that you may be involved in projects across different planning jurisdictions, with occasional travel aligned to the expectations of a role at this level.

Through your technical expertise, professional judgement and project leadership you will directly influence the successful delivery of development proposals across a wide range of sectors. Your work will help clients navigate complex planning systems, manage risk and achieve positive outcomes in a timely and commercially effective manner. By contributing to projects from inception through determination and beyond, you will help shape sustainable development proposals, support informed decision‑making and strengthen long‑term client relationships.

Your ability to coordinate inputs, manage competing priorities and lead effectively within multi‑disciplinary teams will be central to the value you bring to both clients and the wider business.

You will bring a strong grounding in planning practice, with experience leading projects under senior guidance and progressing applications through to consent. Your understanding of planning policy, process and decision‑making will allow you to provide clear, practical advice tailored to client needs. Experience of Environmental Impact Assessment and energy‑related development is advantageous, though not essential.

You will demonstrate the ability to manage projects effectively from conception through to completion, balancing competing deadlines and priorities. Comfortable working autonomously, you will also contribute positively within collaborative, multi‑disciplinary project teams. Your organisational skills and commercial awareness will support efficient delivery and strong client outcomes.

As a client‑facing professional, you will communicate clearly and confidently with clients, stakeholders and project teams. Your written and verbal skills will support high‑quality reports, planning statements and correspondence, underpinned by sound professional judgement and attention to detail.

You will be comfortable working within and, where appropriate, leading multi‑disciplinary project teams. Your ability to integrate planning considerations with environmental, engineering and design inputs will help deliver coordinated, high‑quality project outcomes across a wide range of sectors.

You will produce clear, accurate and persuasive written outputs, including planning statements, supporting documents and correspondence. Your verbal communication skills will support confident participation in meetings, presentations and client discussions, underpinned by sound analytical capability and attention to detail.

You will have substantial experience working in a planning role and be a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or Irish…