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Consultant Town Planner
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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
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We have an opportunity for a Consultant Town Planner. AECOM’s Planning and Stakeholder Engagement business is recruiting Consultant Planners to help deliver our existing portfolio of projects and a pipeline of projects, across a range of sectors, principally large-scale infrastructure.
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
- Plymouth
With an option for hybrid working.
Responsibilities
You will be joining a market-leading, experienced infrastructure planning team with the following responsibilities:
Planning & Development Management
- 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.
- Conduct planning research and analysis and assist with identifying planning risks.
Technical Reporting & Documentation
- 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.
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Project Coordination & 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.
Business Development & Commercial Support
- Contribute to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.
Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
- Participate in internal and external meetings.
- Build effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and project stakeholders.
About the Work
We believe that infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. AECOM’s work spans projects that:
- Improve commutes,
- Keep the lights on,
- Provide access to clean water,
- Transform skylines to help people and communities thrive.
Our team is currently leading on planning applications for:
- Renewables and wider energy/electricity-related infrastructure,
- Transport,
- Defence,
- Water,
- And many other sectors.
Projects you may work on include:
- Numerous solar DCOs with a pipeline of future work;
- Carbon capture and energy storage projects;
- Energy transmission schemes, including for **National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade;
- Large aviation and rail projects; and
- Housing and mixed-use development consenting.
AECOM is a top ten UK Planning consultancy by size, employing around 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners, practicing across all areas of the discipline. We are also a worldwide leader in environmental and engineering consultancy, providing access to opportunities on some of the highest-profile and prestigious development projects in the UK and beyond.
You’ll be joining a great team with an interesting and diverse workload, supported by colleagues at the cutting edge of their disciplines.
Requirements
Here’s what we are looking for:
Professional Qualifications
- Licentiate Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or an equivalent professional town planning organization.
- Working towards full accreditation.
Planning & Technical Expertise
- Demonstratable experience of working on major planning applications.
- Sound knowledge of UK planning policy and legislation.
- Experience of working on:
- Development Consent Orders (DCO).
- Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) applications.
- Understanding of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation.
- Experience identifying, evaluating, and managing planning risks.
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Commercial & Consultancy Skills
- Commercial awareness and the ability to write clearly and concisely.
- Experience monitoring and managing project budgets and programmes.
Stakeholder & Team Collaboration
- Client-focused with strong interpersonal skills.
- Experience working in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams.
Project Delivery & Technical Competencies
- Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including:
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Project
Benefits & Opportunities
Freedom to Grow in a Dynamic World
- Enjoy hybrid work options.
- Work in a dynamic environment championing integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a pioneering mindset.
- Be part of an inclusive and respectful workplace, where diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise create transformational change.
Support & Growth
- Access to industry-leading technology and forward-thinking perspectives.
- Transformational work with high impact, supported by our globally recognized ** compensation, benefits, and well-being programs**.
- Investing in your growth and aligning it with ours as we face together.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
- AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to reaching the potential of every person we employ.
- We encourage applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions to indicate their need for accommodations via ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com to explore Disability Confident Interview Opportunity.
Why Join AECOM?
- Be part of a globally recognized infrastructure consulting firm, rated among the Fortune 500.
- Access high-impact projects and meaningful change across global communities.
- Balance your work life with work flexibility—hybrid and tailored work arrangements.
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