Senior Town Planner

• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line:
  Environment
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Operating Group:
  International
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  UK
  - Birmingham
  - Colmore Plaza

Due to significant infrastructure planning wins and new opportunities, we are looking to hire a Senior Town Planner. You will be joining a great team; you will have an interesting and diverse workload and you will be given the opportunity to make the most of your abilities.

As our Town Planning team is national and we support hybrid working, we are flexible in terms of base location. The role can be based from our offices in Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bristol, Chesterfield, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester and Plymouth, with an option for hybrid working.

You will be able to work on a range of prestigious infrastructure projects for our clients in the energy transition, rail and water development sectors, as well as a range of regional and local developments. AECOM is a market leader in UK infrastructure development, with experience of over 80 DCO projects. Join us now and you could be working on:

• Numerous solar DCOs with a pipeline of future work;
• Carbon capture and storage projects;
• Energy transmission schemes;
• Large aviation and rail projects;
• Housing and mixed‑use development consenting.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Project Coordination and Delivery

• Assisting in the successful delivery of major development applications and coordinating multi‑disciplinary teams across various project types.
• Assisting with project management and implementing quality and health and safety principles.

Planning Advice and Strategy

• Providing planning advice to colleagues and clients on planning consent requirements and the application of permitted development rights.
• Carrying out planning research and analysis and assisting with planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.

Documentation and Application Management

• Writing Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications.
• Leading, submitting, and managing planning applications, including liaison and negotiation with local planning authorities and other key stakeholders.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

• Working closely with the Environmental Impact Assessment team.
• Participating in internal and external meetings.

Research, Business Development, and Project Management

• Contribution to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.
• Carrying out planning research and analysis and assisting with planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Education and Qualifications

Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline (desirable).

Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or an equivalent professional body (desirable).

Experience

Demonstrable and relevant experience of working on planning applications.

Knowledge

Sound knowledge of English planning policy and legislation.

Skills

Ability to write clearly and concisely.

Personal Qualities

Client focus, with good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working approach.

High level of commitment to quality.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We are a Disabilty Confident Employer  and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview  Scheme.