Senior Town Planner

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Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

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.

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, Chesterfield, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester and Plymouth,  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.

Qualifications

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

• Commercial awareness.

• 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.

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (3) Anne Marie Flynn | LinkedIn

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides 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  View email address on jobs.smartrecruiters.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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