Town Planning consultant

Town Planner to Technical Director - Infrastructure Planning

Location:

Bristol, United Kingdom

Are you passionate about shaping major infrastructure projects and looking to grow your career within a leading consultancy? We are working with a highly respected planning consultancy that is expanding its Infrastructure Planning team in Bristol and is keen to hear from Town Planners through to Technical Directors.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established, forward-thinking team involved in some of the UK's most ambitious and nationally significant infrastructure and energy schemes. Depending on your level, you will have the chance to develop your technical expertise, lead complex projects, mentor colleagues, and play a key role in the continued growth of the team.

Why This Role Stands Out

• The team delivers high-quality planning and consenting advice across a broad range of sectors, including energy, renewables, water, nuclear, net zero, rail, transport, and aviation.
• Following a year of major contract wins and secured frameworks across both the public and private sectors, the team is building on this momentum as it moves into 2025.

• Support, mentor, and line-manage junior team members (senior levels)
• Contribute to and lead complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects
• Provide high-quality technical planning advice to a diverse client base
• Prepare and manage major consent applications, including DCOs, and applications under the Planning Act 2008, Town and Country Planning Act, Electricity Act, and Transport and Works Act
• Collaborate closely with environmental, land, and engineering teams
• Manage project delivery, including budgets, programmes, and client relationships
• Contribute to business development, tendering, and framework opportunities (senior levels)

• Experience working on infrastructure projects within statutory planning processes (level-dependent)
• A solid understanding of UK planning legislation, including the Planning Act 2008 and Town and Country Planning Act; experience with other consent regimes is advantageous
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams
• Project management capability, with people management experience at senior levels
• A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline
• Eligibility for or membership of the RTPI

Whether you're a Town Planner looking to build your infrastructure experience, a Senior or Associate Planner ready for the next step, or a Director-level professional keen to shape strategy and lead teams, this role offers genuine career progression within a supportive and high-performing environment.