Senior Town Planner

Job Description

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.

Based from our office in Leeds or Birmingham 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; and
• housing and mixed‑use development consenting.

You will be joining a market leading, experienced infrastructure planning team and will be given the following responsibilities.

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.

About our team

AECOM’s rapidly growing Town Planning team plays a key role in delivering major infrastructure and development projects.

AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. AECOM is also a worldwide leader in environmental and engineering consultancy and working as a planning consultant within AECOM means access to some of the highest profile and prestigious development projects in the UK, working with colleagues operating at the cutting edge of their disciplines as part of the largest UK environmental consultancy.

Become part of our Environment business, and collaborate with top‑tier planners, impact assessment specialists and project managers to consent a variety of captivating projects, from local developments to major and national infrastructure, from developing planning strategies to obtaining consent and post‑consent work. At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward‑thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

Come grow with us.

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.

A wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability‑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 Reaso if you would like to apply through the Disability‑Confident Interview Scheme.

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