Assistant Town Planner

Arup; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy in Cardiff is looking for an Assistant Town Planner to support various planning projects. This role involves assisting with statutory consents, business case development, and providing policy advice. The ideal candidate will work in a collaborative environment with various specialists, helping to shape meaningful planning outcomes. Strong interest in planning and a desire to work on diverse projects are essential. Excellent benefits including private medical insurance and flexible benefits will be provided.

Qualifications

• Eager to grow and contribute to planning projects.
• Ability to work with diverse teams in multiple sectors.
• Understanding of planning and development processes.
• Research and evidence base development
• Impact assessment and evaluation
• Digital planning

Responsibilities

• Support statutory consents and develop business cases.
• Provide policy advice and undertake research.
• Contribute to impact assessments and digital planning.
• Contribute to impact assessment and evaluation activities.
• Explore opportunities in digital planning and data-informed approaches.
• Collaborate with environmental, design, energy, sustainability and other specialists.

Skills

Statutory consents

Business case development

Policy advice and development

Research and evidence base development

Impact assessment and evaluation

Digital planning

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an Assistant Town Planner who is eager to grow, collaborate and contribute to exciting projects. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to build experience across multiple sectors and disciplines, supporting the delivery of high‑quality planning and development outcomes. Your work may include supporting statutory consents, developing business cases, providing policy advice, undertaking research, building evidence bases, contributing to impact assessments and evaluation, and exploring opportunities in digital planning.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with diverse teams and shaping places in a meaningful and responsible way. If you’re enthusiastic about planning and keen to broaden your expertise across a variety of areas, we’d love to hear from you.

Is this role for you?

We are looking for an Assistant Town Planner with potential for gaining experience across a wide range of sectors and disciplines, including but not limited to the following:

• Statutory consents
• Business case development
• Policy advice and development
• Research and evidence base development
• Impact assessment and evaluation
• Digital planning

Our town planners work collaboratively with specialists from a wide range of backgrounds, including environmental, design, energy, sustainability, legal, costing, engineering and infrastructure, and transactions to ensure our advice is pragmatic and delivers value.

Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Drina Zupanovic at [e-mail] – Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide private medical insurance, life assurance, accident insurance and income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross‑cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact [e-mail] to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/

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Closing Date: 10.03.2026

We may close the role earlier than the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications, so please ensure you apply early.