Principal Town Planner

Company Description

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Job Description

Start here. Grown Here.

We have an opportunity for a Principal Town to work on infrastructure planning projects across the UK, with a particular expertise and focus on DCO projects. We have an impressive portfolio of involvement in major infrastructure projects, including delivery of projects through various consenting regimes including DCOs. We are currently leading on planning applications for renewables and wider energy / electricity related infrastructure, transport, defence, water and much more.

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.

We are passionate about delivering planning to support complex projects.

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, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Nottingham and Plymouth, with an option for hybrid working.

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.

Here’s what you’ll do :

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

Project Leadership and Delivery

Lead and assist in the delivery of major development applications.

Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across various project types.

Submit and manage planning applications, including liaising and negotiating with local planning authorities and key stakeholders.

Planning and Advisory Services

Provide planning advice to colleagues and clients on consent requirements and permitted development rights.

Produce planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.

Write Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications.

Client and Business Development

Contribute to business development in specific market sectors, including sector strategy.

Identify opportunities and build client relationships.

Lead and contribute to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

Work closely with the Environmental Impact Assessment team.

Participate in internal and external meetings with stakeholders.

Project and Operational Management

• Oversee project management, ensuring quality and adherence to health and safety principles.
• High level of commitment to quality.

Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, read on…

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…