Senior Associate Town Planner

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott Mac Donald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

We are seeking an Associate Town Planner to join our expanding town planning team, to be based at our Birmingham office, supporting us in the delivery of a range of major projects. This is to support and grow our capabilities in providing strategic advice and securing planning approvals across a range of sectors, including rail, defence, energy generation and energy and water infrastructure, climate resilience, education, health, housing, employment, mixed-use regeneration and waste focused schemes.

You will be responsible for leading and helping to grow our Midlands Planning Team based in our Birmingham city centre office, reporting to the UK Town Planning team leader. You will be responsible for developing relationships with colleagues across the business, you will have a particular focus on developing links within your city region.

You will be working alongside the full range of technical disciplines Mott Mac Donald offers on some of the largest and complex infrastructure and development projects in the UK. These will cover multiple sectors including energy, water, transport and the built and natural environment, for clients including Network Rail, Severn Trent, local authorities, National Highways, Environment Agency, NHS, and energy generating companies.

• Leading and working as part of the planning team to deliver a range of planning projects, including working alongside and potentially project managing other disciplines as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Writing and reviewing planning deliverables to a very high standard. This includes high level options appraisals, preparing and reviewing documents for planning applications, Marine Licensing, Environmental Permitting, Energy Consents, TWAOs or DCOs and planning policy preparation and advice.
• Project managing and co-ordinating the preparation of planning applications.
• Liaising with Local Planning Authorities / Statutory Consultees as necessary to ensure applications are registered and determined within a timely manner.
• Preparing inputs and potentially leading bids for new work.
• Supporting more junior members of staff in their chartership and professional development.

You will be required to have the following skills and experience:

• Degree and/or Masters in Town Planning.
• Extensive town planning experience across a range of consenting types, including the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Development Consent Order and Transport and Works Act Order processes.
• Chartered Member of the RTPI.
• Experience of preparing and submitting planning applications, drafting reports, feasibility studies, masterplans and regeneration strategies.
• Experience of working with a range of client bodies including both private sector and public sector.
• Previous experience of, and having an active role in the delivery of varied infrastructure, regeneration and environmental projects.
• Experience in overseeing, and/or project managing multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience of supporting and mentoring more junior members of the team.
• Experience of team working to support the delivery of projects.
• Experience of financial accountability for projects and delivery of projects within budget.

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the…