Town Planner - Industrial Infrastructure
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Engineering
Environmental & Urban Planning, Civil Engineering
- Industrial Infrastructure
Vacancy
Title:
Town Planner
- Industrial Infrastructure
Vacancy
Title:
Town Planner
- Industrial Infrastructure Contract Type:
Permanent
Location:
Ellesmere Port Industry: Consultancies Salary: £65,000-£80,000 + excellent benefits
Start Date:
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Tony Marsden Contact Email: to Vacancy Published: 1 day ago
Town Planner
- Major Industrial Infrastructure & Energy Projects
Location:
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Salary: £65,000-£80,000 + excellent benefits
An opportunity to shape major UK infrastructure projects
Are you a Town Planner with experience of major industrial, energy or infrastructure projects, looking for an opportunity to take your career to the next level?
We are seeking a talented planning professional to join an established Regulatory Planning team within a major industrial organisation investing billions of pounds in the transformation of one of the UK's most significant energy and manufacturing sites.
Based in Ellesmere Port, you will play a key role in securing planning permissions and consents for an ambitious portfolio of major developments, including low-carbon hydrogen production, carbon capture, sustainable aviation fuels and next-generation energy infrastructure.
This is an excellent opportunity to move client-side, take ownership of significant planning work streams and contribute directly to projects supporting the UK's industrial decarbonisation ambitions.
The position offers opportunities for Town Planners at mid-level through to Senior and Principal level, depending on experience.
The roleWorking closely with the Regulatory Planning Manager, project teams, engineering and environmental specialists, external consultants and regulatory stakeholders, you will support and lead planning and consenting activities from early project development through to approval and post-consent delivery.
The portfolio encompasses applications under the Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA), alongside Development Consent Order (DCO) and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) requirements.
Key responsibilities will include:- Leading and coordinating planning applications and consenting strategies for major industrial, energy and infrastructure developments.
- Supporting TCPA applications and contributing to DCO/NSIP processes where required.
- Coordinating Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and associated technical submissions.
- Identifying planning risks, interpreting legislation and policy, and developing practical solutions to complex consenting challenges.
- Managing external planning consultants, specialist advisers, deliverables and budgets.
- Building relationships with local authorities, regulators, statutory consultees and community stakeholders.
- Supporting the discharge of planning conditions and ongoing consent requirements.
- Contributing to the site's long-term masterplan and future Local Development Order ambitions.
- Taking ownership of key planning work streams, with opportunities to deputise for the Regulatory Planning Manager at Senior or Principal level.
You will have experience of complex planning applications and a good understanding of the UK planning system, ideally gained within industrial, energy, infrastructure or brownfield development.
You will ideally have:- A degree in Town Planning, Urban Planning, Architecture, Environmental Science or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting or leading significant elements of complex planning applications and securing development consents.
- Strong knowledge of the Town and Country Planning Act, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and relevant planning policies.
- An understanding of Environmental Impact Assessment requirements.
- Excellent project management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage external consultants.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging with technical teams, regulators and senior stakeholders.
Experience of DCOs and NSIPs would be particularly advantageous, especially at Senior or Principal level. Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), or a commitment to achieving chartership, is desirable.
Above all, you will be proactive, commercially aware and motivated by the challenge of delivering complex industrial infrastructure projects.
What’s in it for you?- Major projects:
Work across a multi-billion-pound programme of energy and infrastructure investment. - Client-side experience:
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