Senior Town Planner

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.

This role contributes to major infrastructure and development projects in energy transition, rail, water development, and housing sectors, helping to advance sustainable development and infrastructure planning in the UK.

• Experience in town planning, particularly with major infrastructure projects
• Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and manage project delivery
• Knowledge of planning consent requirements and permitted development rights
• Experience writing planning documentation and managing planning applications
• Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
• Experience with environmental impact assessment collaboration
• Business development experience including tender preparation

Hybrid working option, opportunity to work on prestigious infrastructure projects, inclusive and forward-thinking work environment, access to high-profile development projects, collaboration with top-tier professionals in environmental and engineering consultancy.

AECOM is a worldwide leader in environmental and engineering consultancy and a top ten UK planning consultancy, delivering major infrastructure and development projects with access to some of the highest profile and prestigious development projects in the UK.