Consultant Town Planner

Role Overview

At AECOM’s Planning and Stakeholder Engagement business, we are recruiting a Consultant Town Planner to support our national Town Planning team. The role can be based from Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, or Plymouth with hybrid options.

You will work on a range of prestigious projects including solar development consent orders, carbon capture and energy storage, national grid transmission schemes, aviation and rail projects, and housing and mixed‑use development consenting.

• Assist in the management and successful delivery of major development applications.
• Provide planning advice to colleagues and clients, including the application of permitted development rights.
• Carry out planning research and analysis and assist with the identification of planning risks.
• Prepare Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements to support development applications.
• Liaise with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) team to ensure coordinated project delivery.
• Help coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams across various project types.
• Assist with project management activities to support successful project outcomes.
• Implement quality assurance and health and safety principles.
• Contribute to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.
• Participate in internal and external meetings.
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and project stakeholders.

• Licentiate Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or an equivalent professional town planning organisation and working towards full accreditation.
• Demonstrable experience of working on major planning applications.
• Sound knowledge of UK planning policy and legislation.
• Experience of working on Development Consent Order (DCO) and/or Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) applications.
• Understanding of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation.
• Experience identifying, evaluating, and managing planning risk.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Consultancy experience, including monitoring and managing project budgets and programmes.
• Client‑focused with strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative working approach.
• Experience working in collaborative, multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Ability to work effectively to tight deadlines.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.